The Paraguayan forward Jesus Medina he scored the first goal with which New York City began the comeback in the match of the seventh date of the MLS of the United States that won away 1-2 at LAFC.
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Despite already having Mexican striker Carlos Vela in the starting lineup, and having a 1-0 lead from minute 56 with a goal from Corey Baird, once again the LAFC defense did not do their job and the Los Angeles team let themselves be snatched away. the victory.
Medina, 24, began to change the history of the game when at minute 70, the LAFC defense did not clear a ball that he had controlled and the Swedish defender Anton Tinnerholm, recovered it, put it to the Paraguayan striker who shot low and crossed to Mexican goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega.
Medina’s goal was his fifth of the season, leaving him as team leader and third on the league’s top scorer list.
The goal fell like a jug of cold water in the spirits of the LAFC players who saw that at minute 90, the Libyan Swiss midfielder Ismael Tajouri sent a shot to the left post when Sisniega was already beaten, for the 1-2.
New York City’s winning goal came despite the fact that from the 86th minute they were with 10 players after the Uruguayan midfielder Nicolás Acevedo, 22, was sent off with a direct red for a violent tackle.
New York City’s victory was the third it has achieved so far this season in MLS to score 11 points and share third place in the provisional Eastern Conference standings with four other teams.
While LAFC dropped to ninth in the Western Conference with eight points.
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