LOS ANGELES (Saturday, October 11, 2025) – The LA Galaxy opened the scoring against FC Dallas Saturday night with a 42nd-minute goal by midfielder Elijah Wynder. LA carried the lead into halftime, but FC Dallas found the equalizer in the second half with a goal in the 52nd minute. Gabriel Pec scored from the center of the box in the 87th minute, with assistance from Emiro Garces, defeating FC Dallas 2-1 on Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Park in front of 18,312 fans. The LA Galaxy will celebrate Fan Appreciation Night and close the 2025 MLS Regular Season with a match at home on Saturday, Oct. 18 against Minnesota FC.
LA Galaxy Against FC Dallas:
Saturday’s match marked the 95th all-time meeting across all competitions between the LA Galaxy and FC Dallas, with LA leading the series 43-39-13. The Galaxy narrowly fell to Dallas 2-1 on Oct. 5, where Diego Fagundez scored his 79th MLS Regular Season career goal. Against Dallas, the Galaxy hold a 37-35-13 record in league play, a 2-1-0 record in the U.S. Open Cup, and a 4-3-0 record in the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Goal-Scoring Plays
LA – Elijah Wynder (Gabriel Pec), 42nd minute: Running down the right side, Pec played a through ball in front of Wynder who was streaking towards the goalkeeper with a defender at his back. Wynder’s shot deflected off the goalkeeper and into the back of the net.
DAL – Anderson Julio (Samuel Sarver, Shaq Moore), 52nd minute: Sarver crossed the ball into the box from the right side and Julio finished it into the net.
LA – Gabriel Pec (Emiro Garces), 87th minute: Emiro Garces made a quick pass to Gabriel Pec and after a small scramble, Pec sent a shot off his left foot into the bottom right corner of the net.
Postgame Notes
- Sixteen minutes into the match, Dallas’ Farrington was shown a red card, allowing the Galaxy to play a man-up for more than 74 minutes.
- Elijah Wynder scored his second MLS career goal in the 42nd minute, bringing his goal contributions to two goals and one assist in 2025 league play.
- In the 77th minute, Emiro Garces beat Samuel Sarver in a foot-race breakaway to knock the ball away and save a potential goal scoring play.
- The Galaxy recorded 14 shots (5 on target), over 690 passes, and 11 corner kicks while Dallas shot 9 (3 on target), 262 passes, and one corner kick.
- Diego Fagundez will enter the final match of the regular season at 79 goals and 79 assists.
Next Game
The Galaxy will host Fan Appreciation Night and play its final match of the MLS Regular Season on Saturday, Oct. 18 at Dignity Health Sports Park. LA plays against Minnesota at 6 p.m. PT (MLS Season Pass). As part of Fan Appreciation Night, the first 15,000 fans in attendance on Saturday, Oct. 18 will receive a Dia de los Muertos bobblehead. Fan Appreciation Night will also include seat upgrades and postgame player autographs.
Credit LA Galaxy
