He LA Galaxyand, immersed in a very serious crisis of results in the MLS, he gave himself joy in the round of 32 of the US Open Cup against the Seattle Sounders Meanwhile he New York City he said goodbye when he fell against Cincinnati.
The Galaxy, led by the Mexican Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez and the Spanish Riqui Puig, He has only achieved one victory in ten games in a very disappointing start to the season in the MLS and which has also been marked by protests from an important part of his fans towards the board.
But this Wednesday, the Los Angeles team took a breather by qualifying for the round of 16 of the Cup, eliminating the Sounders 3-1 with a brace from the Mexican-American Jose ‘Memo’ Rodriguez and a bit of the Argentine Julian Aude.
In a Dignity Health Sports Park stadium with a very poor entry, the Galaxy He left without making many rotations while the Seattle team did choose to reserve quite a few key men from their roster.
The game started wonderfully for the team Chicharito since, in minute 4, Aude caught a rebound at the peak of the area and sent it to the squad with a magnificent left-footed shot.
Already in the second half, Rodriguez scored the second for the locals from a corner in minute 66, paul rothrock closed the gap for the lead Seattle in ’68, and Rodriguez He sealed the final 3-1 with a great shot at the far post after a good run down the left wing.
For his part, he cincinnati bowed down to New York City 1-0 and with a header from Brandon Vázquez in another of the duels that this Wednesday measured two MLS teams.
The craziest meeting of the day took place between the Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake, which ended with a thrilling 3-4 win for the Utah team.
The Argentinian Sebastian White marked for him Portland taking advantage of a disastrous error by the visiting defense while Colombian Andrés Gómez scored for Salt Lake a great goal from outside the area.
Also, the Houston DynamoDespite playing with ten from the 35th minute due to the expulsion of Chase Gasper, they beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0 while Nashville defeated Dallas 2-0.
The win of the day was signed by Columbus Crewwho demolished Loudon 5-1, while the Vancouver Whitecaps also clinched a ticket to the next round with great ease, beating York 4-1.
Finally, Austin won 2-0 New Mexico United with a goal from Paraguayan Rodney Redes and another from Argentina’s Maximiliano Urruti, Pacific FC defeated Rovers 2-0, and Birmingham beat Memphis 3-0.
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