{"id":14311,"date":"2023-04-19T04:07:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T03:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=14311"},"modified":"2025-03-25T04:16:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T03:16:53","slug":"lafc-claim-first-el-trafico-road-win-over-la-galaxy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/lafc-claim-first-el-trafico-road-win-over-la-galaxy\/","title":{"rendered":"LAFC claim first El Trafico road win over LA Galaxy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 18th edition of one of the best long-standing rivalries in Major League Soccer delivered fantastic goals, another effort from the derby&#8217;s goal king and a feat that has never been achieved before, as LAFC celebrated its first Trafico road win, defeating the winless LA Galaxy, 3-2 Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/granit-xhaka-plays-down-criticism-from-arsenal-boss-mikel-arteta-after-west-ham-draw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Granit Xhaka plays down criticism from Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta after West Ham draw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt feels great. I feel like we showed many times that we\u2019re better than them, but for some reason anytime we play here it\u2019s a crazy start,\u201d Carlos Vela said. \u201cAfter this one, I hope we win more often here and show every time that we play LA Galaxy that we\u2019re the team of this city.<br>\n<br>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lafc-claim-first-el-trafico-road-win-over-la-galaxy-lafc-wins-el-trafico.png\" alt=\"lafc wins el trafico\" class=\"wp-image-14313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lafc-claim-first-el-trafico-road-win-over-la-galaxy-lafc-wins-el-trafico.png 650w, https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lafc-claim-first-el-trafico-road-win-over-la-galaxy-lafc-wins-el-trafico-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption>source: Major League Soccer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vela played a key role in LAFC&#8217;s historic win, kicking off the scoring with a 22nd-minute golazo and adding a second from the penalty spot. This brings his total score to 12 goals, which is more than any other player in EL Trafico history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCarlos has a very special left leg and his football IQ is also off the charts,\u201d LAFC head coach Steve Cherundolo said. \u201cCarlos has done that time and time again and it\u2019s great to see that, it\u2019s great to see him finishing in the manner that he finishes his chances. He doesn\u2019t get many many chances, but he\u2019s there when we need him and that\u2019s why he is at LAFC and nobody else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LAFC: Short rest, no problem<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LAFC&#8217;s EL Trafico win comes days after the club secured a spot in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/concacaf-champions-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CONCACAF Champions League <\/a>semifinals where they&#8217;ll face Philadelphia Union in a rematch of last season&#8217;s historic MLS Cup &#8211; which was won by LAFC using penalty kicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The club has had a busy stretch of games, but they emerged from it as the only unbeaten team in Major League Soccer after Matchday 8 (a 5W-0L-2D record).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very difficult to win a game in this league, especially on the road. This was also our fifth game in two weeks and I think we saw a little bit of that tonight,\u201d Cherundolo said. \u201cTo win here and to continue in the Champions League in the fashion we did, and seeing where we are on the table, makes it much easier to forgive the guys for a rather average to below average performance.<br>\n<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor them to find a way to win after what they\u2019ve been through over the past couple of weeks is absolutely excellent and speaks about their mentality and where we are as a group.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LA Galaxy: defeated but encouraged<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lafc-claim-first-el-trafico-road-win-over-la-galaxy-la-galaxy-plays.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lafc-claim-first-el-trafico-road-win-over-la-galaxy-la-galaxy-plays.png 600w, https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lafc-claim-first-el-trafico-road-win-over-la-galaxy-la-galaxy-plays-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>LA Galaxy joined Sporting Kansas City to be the only two teams in MLS that are winless in 2023 (0W-4L-3D record). However, Galaxy coach Greg Vanney saw a glimmer of hope in his team&#8217;s play. Tyler Bord scored an outstanding goal from distance, the longest for the Galaxy in MLS since Zlatan Ibrahimovic&#8217;s 40-yard strike on his LA debut in 2018, via Opta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Javier \u201cChicharito\u201d Hernandez started his first match of the season in his return from injury and played the entire 90 minutes, providing an emotional spark to a team that desperately needed one. And Riqui Puig was sensational with Vanney saying he played his \u201cbest game of the season so far.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the club were brought down by self-inflicted wounds, delivering LAFC&#8217;s goals on a gold platter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor a lot of the day, I was pleased with our performance, I was pleased with our effort, our energy,\u201d Vanney said. \u201cWe punished ourselves today. Today we killed ourselves and that&#8217;s unfortunate against a good team that has momentum in their favor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a steep turnover by Gaston Brugman in midfield that assisted Vela&#8217;s first goal, the Galaxy entered the half courtesy of Boyd&#8217;s first MLS goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But \u201ctwo colossal mistakes\u201d two minutes apart led to Vela\u2019s second goal and Ryan Hollingshead&#8217;s goal giving the guests a 3-1 lead with 20 minutes to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m proud of the guys&#8217; effort.<br>\n<br> This is an interesting week for everybody.<br>\n<br> But the effort for the guys was fantastic. And I thought at times our performance was fantastic,\u201d Vanney said.<br>\n<br> \u201cI&#8217;ve never been more sure about this group&#8217;s ability to do something special this season than today. We\u2019ve got to cut out the part where we hurt ourselves to make the other team beat us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chicarito described it as LA Galaxy&#8217;s best play of the season and, although he said he hates to lose, he will take a loss in the way they did to LAFC over the 3-0 defeat Houston Dynamo FC dealt with them on Matchday 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday I think regardless of the result, it was the best performance in my opinion that we did because honestly if LAFC is considered the best team in the league, we outplayed them,\u201d he said. \u201cThe problem is we did [a] very naive mistake, all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LAFC intends to maintain their hot start to the season when they visit Nashville SC Saturday (8:30 pm ET | MLS Season Pass), while the Galaxy will host Austin FC Saturday (10:30 pm ET | MLS Season Pass).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 18th edition of one of the best long-standing rivalries in Major League Soccer delivered fantastic goals, another effort from the derby&#8217;s goal king and a feat that has never been achieved before, as LAFC celebrated its first Trafico road win, defeating the winless LA Galaxy, 3-2 Sunday afternoon. See: Granit Xhaka plays down criticism from Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta after West Ham draw \u201cIt feels great. I feel like we showed many times that we\u2019re better than them, but for some reason anytime we play here it\u2019s a crazy start,\u201d Carlos Vela said. \u201cAfter this one, I hope we win more often here and show every time that we play LA Galaxy that we\u2019re the team of this city. \u201d Vela played a key role in LAFC&#8217;s historic win, kicking off the scoring with a 22nd-minute golazo and adding a second from the penalty spot. This brings his total score to 12 goals, which is more than any other player in EL Trafico history. \u201cCarlos has a very special left leg and his football IQ is also off the charts,\u201d LAFC head coach Steve Cherundolo said. \u201cCarlos has done that time and time again and it\u2019s great to see that, it\u2019s great to see him finishing in the manner that he finishes his chances. He doesn\u2019t get many many chances, but he\u2019s there when we need him and that\u2019s why he is at LAFC and nobody else.\u201d LAFC: Short rest, no problem LAFC&#8217;s EL Trafico win comes days after the club secured a spot in the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals where they&#8217;ll face Philadelphia Union in a rematch of last season&#8217;s historic MLS Cup &#8211; which was won by LAFC using penalty kicks. The club has had a busy stretch of games, but they emerged from it as the only unbeaten team in Major League Soccer after Matchday 8 (a 5W-0L-2D record). \u201cIt\u2019s very difficult to win a game in this league, especially on the road. This was also our fifth game in two weeks and I think we saw a little bit of that tonight,\u201d Cherundolo said. \u201cTo win here and to continue in the Champions League in the fashion we did, and seeing where we are on the table, makes it much easier to forgive the guys for a rather average to below average performance. \u201cFor them to find a way to win after what they\u2019ve been through over the past couple of weeks is absolutely excellent and speaks about their mentality and where we are as a group.\u201d LA Galaxy: defeated but encouraged LA Galaxy joined Sporting Kansas City to be the only two teams in MLS that are winless in 2023 (0W-4L-3D record). However, Galaxy coach Greg Vanney saw a glimmer of hope in his team&#8217;s play. Tyler Bord scored an outstanding goal from distance, the longest for the Galaxy in MLS since Zlatan Ibrahimovic&#8217;s 40-yard strike on his LA debut in 2018, via Opta. 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But \u201ctwo colossal mistakes\u201d two minutes apart led to Vela\u2019s second goal and Ryan Hollingshead&#8217;s goal giving the guests a 3-1 lead with 20 minutes to go. \u201cI&#8217;m proud of the guys&#8217; effort. This is an interesting week for everybody. But the effort for the guys was fantastic. And I thought at times our performance was fantastic,\u201d Vanney said. \u201cI&#8217;ve never been more sure about this group&#8217;s ability to do something special this season than today. 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