US EditionJoseph Paintsil notches hat trick in Galaxy’s win over Sporting KC
Joseph Paintsil scored three goals in the first half to lead LA Galaxy to a 4-1 win over Sporting Kansas City with 17,903 fans attending, despite coach Greg Vanney's suspension.
- On Saturday, LA Galaxy beat Sporting Kansas City four to one at Dignity Health Sports Park as Joseph Paintsil scored a first-half hat trick.
- With Greg Vanney suspended for one game, Dan Calichman, interim coach and 1996 inaugural Galaxy member, led the team Saturday after Vanney's yellow-card accumulation.
- Paintsil finished the half with a hat trick, scoring three times by halftime and pushing his season total to nine goals.
- With four games remaining this season, Diego Fagundez, Galaxy midfielder, moved closer to the 80-goal and 80-assist club with 78 goals and 79 assists.
- The match ended with LA Galaxy holding a man advantage after Shapi Suleymanov received a straight red for a violent tackle, and he will miss Sporting KC's next match.
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Joseph Paintsil notches hat trick in Galaxy’s win over Sporting KC
Galaxy defender Harbor Miller (26) kicks the ball against Sporting Kansas City during the first half of an MLS match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. LA Galaxy won 4-1. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer) Galaxy midfielder Elijah Wynder (22) moves the ball against Sporting Kansas City during the first half of an MLS match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Saturday, Se…
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Ghana winger Joseph Paintsil “happy” to score first MLS hat-trick for LA Galaxy
The Ghanaian winger becomes the third player in club history to score a first-half hat trick. Joseph Paintsil netted a stunning first-half hat trick Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Park, powering LA Galaxy to a commanding 4-1 victory over Kansas City. This historic performance cements his place in the California club’s record books. Joseph Paintsil put LA Galaxy on the front foot as early as the fourth minute, finding the back of the net…
Recap: Sporting KC falls 4-1 at Galaxy
Sporting Kansas City traveled to the West Coast to take on the LA Galaxy in a battle of the Western Conference basement. Sporting KC fell into an all-too-familiar pattern of allowing an early goal and another one late in the half. Joseph Paintsil scored a hat trick in the first half and Diego Fagundez added a fourth in the second half. Paintsil scored just four minutes into the match, and then another in the 25th before former Galaxy striker Dej…
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