“A roller coaster,” LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo said of the MLSCup final in which both teams scored in the final minutes of regulation AND overtime. No one could have scripted what unfolded Saturday — the greatest of 27 MLS Cup finals played to date.
to run unmarked into the penalty box, positioning him to get on the end of a free kick by Kai Wagner.How LAFC went from missing the playoffs to playing for the MLS Cup in one season
“I’m absolutely devastated for him,” said McCarthy, who speculated Crepeau wouldn’t be able to represent Canada at the World Cup in Qatar later this month. Gareth Bale, third from left, reacts after heading in the tying goal for LAFC in stoppage time. Once the world’s most expensive player, he was used primarily as a substitute after joining LAFC in June.
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