Miguel Berry scores late in stoppage time to seal Galaxy’s draw with Real Salt Lake

Miguel Berry’s injury-time goal on Saturday gave the Galaxy a 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake in front of a sellout crowd of 25,220 at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Berry came off the bench in the 69th minute and, 25 minutes later, connected with Riqui Puig’s cross with the final touch of the game to rescue a point. The Galaxy’s other goal came from Gabriel Pec, whose low left-foot shot deflected off RSL goalkeeper Zac MacMath early in the second half, breaking the team’s 269-minute goalless streak that dated back to April 21.

Cristian Arango scored both of RSL’s goals in 21 first-half minutes. Even with the late score, RSL (6-2-4) extended its best unbeaten streak in MLS to eight games and its lead in the Western Conference table to two points over Minnesota United, the Galaxy’s next opponent.

The Galaxy (5-2-5), without victories in the last three, remained third in the standings.

The Galaxy were ahead from the start, outscoring RSL 9-0 in the first 19 minutes. But the visitors made their first shot count, with Arango beating defender Maya Yoshida with a high cross in the middle of the box and heading past former LAFC teammate John McCarthy in the 21st minute.

Arango beat McCarthy through central 21 minutes later, this time with his right foot, latching on to a cool pass from Andrés Gómez. That goal was Arango’s 11th of the season, tying him with DC United’s Christian Benteke and Inter Miami’s Luis Suárez for the MLS lead.

Pec recovered after an RSL comeback 10 minutes into the second half.

Winger Joseph Paintsil ended up with the loose ball and sent it to Riqui Puig, who dribbled across the box before shooting with his right foot past Pec on the left wing. After the goal, his third of the season, Pec lifted the hem of his shirt to display on his white t-shirt a message dedicating the goal to the people of Rio Grande do Sul, his home state in southern Brazil, which has been devastated by recent floods.

Puig also assisted on that goal and leads the team with seven. More importantly, though, the score gave the Galaxy life and they pressed hard for the equalizer, outscoring RSL 23-12 and hitting six shots on target. They also had 10 corners to RSL’s four.

But MacMath was strong in goal until the final seconds, making five saves, before Berry finally fired a right-footed shot past him for his first goal with the Galaxy.

This story originally appeared on Los Angeles Times.