2023-06-08 05:20:37
After being defeated in the final of the Concacaf Champions League 2023 once morest Club León of Liga MX, LAFC of Carlos candle returned to activity in the current MLS season. Despite having a good matchup, the Black & Gold they did not go beyond the tie once morest Atlanta United and the Mexican Carlos Vela missed a penalty that deprived them of returning to the path of victory.
Those led by Steve Cherundolo have not won a win since May 20, when they defeated the San José Earthquakes in the North American league. After this sum of three units, they suffered the elimination of the US Open Cup once morest LA Galaxy — with an alternative lineup — and the painful defeat in their second final of the Concacaf Champions League once morest León.
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It should be noted that Vela was not from LAFC’s starting lineup, but entered the second half of the match for the Polish Mateusz Bogusz. In minute 74, the maximum penalty was awarded in favor of the Black & Gold and the experienced Mexican who played for Real Sociedad of Spain might not send the ball to the back of Brad Guzan’s net.
Another interesting aspect is that the Atlanta United goalkeeper, who was part of the United States National Team for a considerable time, He became the figure of the game thanks to stopping Carlos Vela’s penalty on two occasions, since following the first save the shot had to be repeated, but even so he closed the door on the Los Angeles captain; Guzan made 8 saves in the meeting
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LAFC’s next duel will be a visit to the Houston Dynamo this Saturday, June 10so despite the bad time that the locals are going through, this meeting promises a lot of emotions. The urgency of the Black & Gold is to return to the path of victory to get out of the rut and aspire to become leaders of the West; Houston has in mind reaching the Playoff zone.
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