ATLANTA — Gabriel Pec scored two goals late in the second half to rally the Galaxy to a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday night.
Pec used assists from Marco Reus and Joseph Paintsil to tie it in the 74th minute and then scored unassisted for the lead in the 79th for his first two goals of the season.
Reus subbed in in the 65th minute before collecting his fourth assist. Paintsil’s assist was his fourth in eight matches this season since returning from an injury.
Pec has scored 24 goals in 73 career appearances with the Galaxy (4-4-4).
Neither team found the net until Jay Fortune subbed into the match in the 60th minute and scored unassisted in the 69th to give Atlanta United the lead. It was his first goal this season and his third in 63 career appearances.
JT Marcinkowski turned away two shots on goal for Galaxy.
Lucas Hoyos had four saves for Atlanta United (3-8-1), which saw a three-match winning streak end. Both keepers had one save in a scoreless first half.
Atlanta United’s Stian Gregersen, Cooper Sanchez and Juan Berrocal all picked up yellow cards in a four-minute span of the first half.
Galaxy improved to 3-1-2 in its last six regular-season outings and picked up its first win in Atlanta to even the series 3-3-0 at the start of three straight on the road. The Galaxy lost the first three matches to Atlanta United, including twice on the road.
The Galaxy have now scored in 21 straight matches, extending the league’s longest current streak.
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