João Klauss, Lucas Sanabria spark Galaxy to 3-0 victory over Charlotte

Key Highlights

• Pec's first assist this season gives him 24 through his first 64 matches. Klauss scored the lone goal in a 1-1 season-opening draw with visiting New York City FC.
• He came over in a cash-for-player trade with St.
• Louis City in the hopes he'd help ease the loss of superstar Riqui Puig for a second straight season after complications from a torn ACL.
• So far, so good for the 29-year-old forward with 28 goals in 81 career appearances. Novak Micovic needed to make just one save to notch his fourth clean sheet in his 26th career start for the Galaxy. Kristijan Kahlina saved eight shots for Charlotte (0-1-1), which was coming off a 1-1 draw at St.
• Louis City on a goal by Pep Biel — one of 11 players in the league with double-digit goals and assists last season. Up nextCharlotte: Hosts Austin FC on Saturday. Los Angeles: At Colorado Rapids on Saturday.___AP soccer: https://apnews. com/soccer.