Ronaldo scores as Real thrash Galaxy

Cristiano Ronaldo netted a deft second-half goal as Real Madrid dominated David Beckham’s Los Angeles Galaxy Saturday in a 4-1 friendly victory. Jose Callejon and Joselu scored in the first-half and Frenchman Karim Benzema converted a header after the interval as the Spanish giants emphatically shook of the rust in their first pre-season match. Ronaldo, who set La Liga’s scoring record with 40 goals last season, came on at half-time. Eight minutes later he gained control of the ball outside the area and used some fancy footwork to elude three defenders and fire a crisp left-footed shot inside the near post. It was just the kind of display the crowd of 56,211 had come to see at LA’ Memorial Coliseum, which hosted the match rather than Galaxy’s smaller Home Depot Center ground in the suburb of Carson.