PASADENA, Calif. — Fireworks going off over the Rose Bowl was always going to be a perfect backdrop.
An anticipated match that was originally scheduled to kick off the Major League Soccer season in epic fashion at the Rose Bowl had to be postponed due to terrible weather in Southern California.
On paper it shouldn’t have ever been close — LAFC are the defending Cup champs and Supporters’ Shield winners, while the Galaxy are living life toward the bottom of the standings. But El Trafico always means more, regardless of current form or whatever other factors are surrounding the teams. It was evident the Galaxy were out to set a precedent in what was technically a home game for them, in a stadium the OG teams of the late 1990s actually used to play in.
In the 26th minute it paid off as one of his dangerous runs freed up space and he fed Tyler Boyd, who fought off a defender and ripped a banger from the edge of the box to open the scoring. Galaxy continued dictating the flow and could’ve probably scored another but the lack of finishing that has plagued them all year came back to bite.
LAFC’s Timothy Tillman delivered a ball near post off a corner and Ilie Sánchez was there to head the equalizer in the 57th minute.
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