Video highlights: LA Galaxy dominate Dallas at home, move off Western Conference basement

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Bottom line for the Galaxy: Lively. Dangerous. Minimal dumb errors.

The Galaxy dominated a Dallas team that never looked competitive Wednesday, moving off the Western Conference basement with a much needed win.

Better yet, it was an entertaining game in Carson after some tedious road moments in recent outings that tested the patience of the many fans.

And, the score shouldn’t have been that close, said Galaxy coach Bruce Arena:

“It was a little unfortunate that the linesman missed the offside, which resulted in the Dallas goal, but that’s all part of it. I give our backline credit. They did what they are supposed to do on a play like that. It’s unfortunate that the linesman missed it and we had to scramble over the last 15 minutes.”

Midfielder Kenny Walker, playing his second MLS game two years after playing his first, was solid and the central defensive combination of Tommy Meyers and Kofi Opare received better reviews from some than the error prone Leonardo and substandard Omar Gonzalez.

Stefan Ishizaki was subbed after two bad giveaways that are threatening to become a hallmark of the Galaxy season, but overall it was a more solid, livelier outing than we have seen in recent performances.

Beat writer Phil Collin has the game story.

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