Carlos Vela scores twice to help LAFC remain unbeaten in a 3-2 victory over the Galaxy on Sunday in the latest edition of their El Trafico rivalry.
Carlos Vela scored twice and assisted on a third goal Sunday, carrying LAFC to a surprisingly hard-fought 3-2 win over the Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park.
Then a giveaway by Gastón Brugman at midfield led to LAFC’s first goal, with Vela, given plenty of space inside the penalty area on the right wing, curling in a left-footed shot to the far post. LAFC caught a break on the play when the ball bounced off Galaxy midfielder Mark Delgado in the center of the box and caromed to Vela, who finished cleanly for his second goal of the season.
The Galaxy, plagued by injuries through the first two months of the season, lost another player when center back Chris Mavinga appeared to tweak his right ankle early in the second half. That proved to be a turning point because when Mavinga limped off, Sega Coulibaly came on for the first time this season and the rust was quickly exposed when, nine minutes later, he threw a body block on José Cifuentes on the edge of the penalty area, drawing a penalty.
The Galaxy squandered a couple of chances to cut the deficit, with Riqui Puig lining a shot off the left post and Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, making his first start of the season, sending a right-footed at an open net well over the crossbar. Delgado finally found the back of the net in the 84th minute, rolling in a shot near the far post off an assist from Hernández to give the Galaxy late life.
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