The win is the first time LAFC beat the Galaxy in Carson in the history of the teams' rivalry.
LA Galaxy honor oldest living Pearl Harbor survivor during halftime of El Tráfico
Tyler Boyd scored his first MLS goal and Mark Delgado made it close with a goal in the 85th minute, but the Galaxy remained winless this season.SUGGESTED:LAFC has been outstanding to open its title defense, rolling through a crowded schedule and advancing to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League.
Despite the boycotts, the Galaxy’s home stadium was announced with a sellout of 25,174, with empty seats only glaring in Victoria Block, the standing supporters’ section. LAFC’s famously voluble supporters sang from two hours before kickoff, also chanting "We love Klein!" The Galaxy equalized shortly before halftime on a long strike outside the box by Boyd, the 28-year-old winger who left Besiktas in the offseason.But LAFC took control midway through the second half. Shortly after Vela comfortably converted his penalty created by a foul from Séga Coulibaly, Hollingshead scored on his 32nd birthday, comfortably heading home Vela’s cross for his first goal of the season.
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