Riqui Puig and Gabriel Pec propel Galaxy to victory over Houston

Riqui Puig scored the go-ahead goal in the 59th minute, Gabriel Pec added a goal and an assist and the Galaxy beat the Houston Dynamo 2-1 on Saturday night.

Puig scored to give the Galaxy a 2-1 lead in the 59th minute. Pec sent a cross to Puig at the top of the area for the takedown from 15 meters.

The Galaxy (6-2-7) is undefeated for five consecutive games.

Goalkeeper John McCarthy tried to clear, but Latif Blessing stole it and rolled the ball into a wide-open net to give Houston a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute.

Pec, a 23-year-old rookie, scored his fourth goal of the season to make it 1-1 just before halftime. Miki Yamane, on the right side, cut to escape a defender then, on the edge of the area, fired an entry into the center of the area where Pec fired a header into the far post in the 44th minute.

Andrew Tarbell made four saves for Dynamo.

McCarthy stopped three shots for the Galaxy.

Houston (5-6-3) has scored multiple goals in just three games this season, all winning 2-1. Dynamo’s 13 goals this season place them second in MLS, behind the New England Revolution (nine).