FRISCO, Texas, May 18 (UPI) -- Edson Buddle's hat trick Sunday powered the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 5-1 Major League Soccer victory over Dallas FC.
The Galaxy fired in four goals during a 14-minute stretch of the first half, two of them by Buddle, who scored again late in the match.
Los Angeles (3-3-2) had lost its two previous contests.
Chris Klein and Landon Donovan also registered goals for the Galaxy.
Dominic Oduro scored for Dallas (2-3-3)