KANSAS CITY (May 13, 2026) – The LA Galaxy (4‑5‑4, 16 points) fell 3-1 to Western Conference adversaries Sporting Kansas City (2-8-2, 8 points) at Sporting Park on Wednesday night. Sporting Kansas City jumped out to a 2-0 halftime lead and added another in the second half to secure the points on the night. Gabriel Pec pulled one back late for the Galaxy with a long-range goal to extend LA’s scoring streak to an MLS-best 22 consecutive matches. 

Goalscoring Plays

SKC – Capita Capemba (Calvin Harris), 33rd minute: Sporting Kansas City countered down the left, as Harris got in behind and squared for Capita, who slid in to finish. 

SKC – Dejan Joveljić (Calvin Harris), 45+4th minute: After a long ball over the top, Harris set up Joveljić, who chipped the keeper to double the host’s lead. 

SKC – Calvin Harris (Manu García), 70th minute: García received the ball and broke a tackle before hitting a through ball into Harris, who finished low from the right into the bottom-left corner. 

LA – Gabriel Pec (Justin Haak), 89th minute: Haak found Pec on the right wing, where the Brazilian cut inside and curled a strike into the top-left corner from outside the box, pulling one back for the Galaxy. 

Postgame Notes

  • LA Galaxy midfielder Erik Thommy made his return to Sporting Park as a second-half substitute tonight, facing his former side for the first time in Kansas City since joining the Galaxy this past offseason. Thommy recorded 19 goals and 10 assists in 101 matches in over three years with KC. 
  • Galaxy forward Matheus Nascimento returned to the pitch as a second-half substitute tonight after missing the previous nine matches due to an injury he suffered in mid-March. 
  • The Galaxy extended their scoring streak to 22 consecutive matches with Gabriel Pec‘s left-footed curler, the longest active scoring streak in MLS. 
  • Defender Julián Aude (ankle) and forward João Klauss (foot) were unavailable for selection in tonight’s match due to injury. Prior to the match, Klauss was officially placed on the club’s Injury List and will miss the next six matches. He will be re-eligible for selection on August 1 against FC Dallas. 

Next Up

The LA Galaxy close out their three-game road swing on Saturday, May 16 in Seattle as they take on Sounders FC at Lumen Field (6:15 p.m. PT, FS1/Apple TV). 

Match Information

Match: LA Galaxy at Sporting Kansas City 

Date: May 13, 2026 

Venue: Sporting Park; Kansas City, Kansas 

Weather: Clear and 75°F 

Scoring Summary12F
Sporting KC 2 1 3 
LA Galaxy 0 1 1 

SKC: Capita Capemba (Calvin Harris), 33’ 
SKC: Dejan Joveljić (Calvin Harris), 45+4’ 

SKC – Calvin Harris (Manu García), 70 

LA: Gabriel Pec (Justin Haak), 89’ 

Lineups
LA Galaxy: GK JT Marcinkowski; D John Nelson, D Emiro Garcés (Justin Haak, 64’), D Jakob Glesnes, D Mauricio Cuevas (Miki Yamane, 65’); M Lucas Sanabria (Erik Thommy, 64’), M Edwin Cerrillo, M Marco Reus (Matheus Nascimento, 77’); F Harbor Miller (Elijah Wynder, 46’), F Gabriel Pec, F Joseph Paintsil 

Substitutes not used: Novak Mićović, Maya Yoshida, Isaiah Parente, Ruben Ramos Jr. 

Sporting Kansas City: GK Stefan Cleveland; D Jayden Reid, D Ian James, D Wyatt Meyer, D Jake Davis (Justin Reynolds, 81’); M Lasse Berg Johnsen, M Zorhan Bassong (Jacob Bartlett, 61’); F Capita (Stephen Afrifa, 46’), F Dejan Joveljic (Shapi Suleymanov, 90+2’), F Taylor Calheira (Manu García, 62’), F Calvin Harris 

Substitutes not used:John Pulskamp, Cielo Tschantret, Ethan Bartlow, Diego Borges 

Credit: LA Galaxy