Football: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores two goals as LA Galaxy defeat Philadelphia Union

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice in the first half and the LA Galaxy beat the Philadelphia Union 2-0 for their fourth straight victory. The Swedish forward has six goals this season and 28 in 31 MLS appearances. Ibrahimovic opened the scoring with a header in the 27th minute for the Galaxy (5-1-0). He drew a penalty five minutes later and converted it into the left corner in the 36th minute. Philadelphia went down a man in the 76th minute when Auston Trusty was shown a red card, his second yellow, for unsporting behavior. Philadelphia (3-3-1) had won three straight and was unbeaten in four.