CARSON, Calif., April 24 (UPI) -- Landon Donovan broke a scoring drought with a pair of goals Saturday, powering the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 3-0 victory over Portland.
Four minutes after Chad Barrett gave the Galaxy an early 1-0 lead in fourth minute, Donovan was awarded a penalty kick after he was held by Rodney Wallace in the area.
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Donovan put it into the lower left corner past Troy Perkins for his first goal of the year after 731 minutes of play.
The Galaxy captain made it 3-0 in the 67th minute with a far-post header on a cross from second-half substitute Juan Pablo Angel.
Los Angeles raised its record to 4-1-3 with its second straight win.
Portland dropped to 2-3-2.
