CARSON, Calif. — Landon Donovan scored three goals and set up another for Robbie Keane to propel the Los Angeles Galaxy into the Major League Soccer Western Conference finals with a 5-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Sunday.
Donovan extended his career for at least three more weeks with a hat trick and a brilliant effort for the four-time MLS Cup champion Galaxy, who haven’t lost at home in 17 games since March 8.
Donovan has announced he will retire after the season, but first he extended his own MLS record to 25 playoff goals and left to a standing ovation.
The Galaxy will face the winner of the league-leading Sounders’ series with FC Dallas, which concludes Monday in Seattle.
Marcelo Sarvas also scored for the Galaxy.
At Foxborough, Mass., Lee Nguyen, Jose Goncalves and Teal Bunbury all scored to lead the New England Revolution past the Columbus Crew 3-1 and into the Eastern Conference finals.
The Revolution advanced 7-3 on aggregate and will face the New York Red Bulls for the conference championship. The first leg of the two-game series is at New York on Nov. 23.