Los Angeles FC, the team in which Mexican Carlos Vela plays, wins his first MLS Cup: El Financiero

Los Angeles FC (LAFC) of Mexican Carlos Vela won this Saturday 3-0 in a round of penalty to Philadelphia Union and so he won his first MLS Cup after both teams drew 2-2 in regulation time and 3-3 in extra time.

The Los Angeles team thus closed a spectacular double, as this year they also won the MLS Supporters’ Shield, which rewards the team with the most points in the regular season. This MLS Cup culminates the rise of the club which in five years has become one of the strongest teams in the league and that created a great rivalry with LA Galaxy.

In addition to Vela, who rejected the Mexican national team, Colombian striker Cristian Arango (18 points) and Spanish midfielder Ilie Sánchez contributed on the pitch. The summer reinforcements, the Italians Giorgio Chiellini and Gareth Bale, gave confidence to the directed by Steve Cherundolo.

This is how the LA Galaxy vs. Union of Philadelphia

In the California Bench Los Angeles, LAFC came out to bite with high pressure and had their first chance in the 11th minute with a candle blow bouncing off a defender. On an offensive foul, Acosta took responsibility and his shot went into the net after hitting McGlynn and knocking Blake out.

After a foul, Palacios stroked LAFC’s second after a assistance of the Mexican soccer player. Meanwhile, Uhre misses one-on-one after a serious LAFC mistake and, in the next play, Arango kicks high from outside the box.

After a corner kick, the ball was left to Martínez, who tried a long shot that became the perfect pass for Gazdag, who pulled Crepéau to equalize. Then Murillo appeared in 1983 with a superb header for a corner served by Vela.

The joy only lasted two minutes for the Angelenos, which Elliott took, also with a big header after a foul, to equalize again a game that went straight to extra time.