Robbie Keane scored either side of halftime to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy over DC United 3-1 Sunday for their first win of the Major League Soccer season.
Keane opened the scoring in the 45th minute when collected a header across the goalmouth from defender Todd Dunivant.
He scored his second in the 69th minute when Landon Donovan took the ball from United midfielder Branko Boskovic in midfield and raced up field before playing the ball to Keane, who fired it past United keeper Joe Willis.
''We've had chances to win, but we haven't taken them,'' Keane said. ''Today we took our chances and I think that the way that we've played for 85 minutes, we controlled the game. We played very well.''
Marcelo Sarvas made it 3-0 when he scored his first MLS goal in the 86th minute.
United scored just a minute later when Nick DeLeon added a goal from close range.
Prior to their match, the Galaxy handed out their championship rings from their MLS Cup victory.
The ceremony was a new experience for midfielder David Beckham and Keane, who had their first exposure to the tradition.
''I've always got medals and trophies in the past so to receive a ring is special,'' Beckham said. ''Last season was a special time. We had come very close in the last three years, so to do it the way that we did it last year in our home stadium was special so to get the ring was even more so.''
Earlier, Jaime Castrillon and Tony Cascio scored to give the Colorado Rapids a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Union at Chester, Pennsylvania.
Castrillon put the Rapids ahead 1-0 in the 56th minute when he gathered a loose ball in front of the net and tapped the ball past Philadelphia keeper Zac MacMath.
Colorado kept the pressure on after Rapids midfielder Jeff Larentowicz received a red card in the 58th minute.
In the 62nd minute, Cascio's goal extended the Rapids' advantage.
