alan gordon scored a first-half winner for la galaxy as they got over their nightmare start to the season against seattle sounders to move off the foot of the western conference in major league soccer .
robbie keane and clint dempsey were both left out of their sides through injury but despite the absence of their irish designated player - who was sat in the stands alongside david beckham , the galaxy were able to find just their second win of a difficult campaign so far .
gordon found the net with just his second goal of the season and it proved enough despite the sounders having plenty of chances to equalise at the stubhub centre .