San Diego FC Upsets La Galaxy wins the first MLS -Match

In a game that will sink like in San Diego Sports Lore, San Diego FC on Sunday, February 23, in Dignity Health Sports Park, a monumental 2-0 surprise about the incumbent Major League Soccer-Champion, La Galaxy, traced back.

What made the victory even more satisfactory was not only that he came against his northern rival, but it was also the first game of the regular season for the club in MLS.

The first half was very uneventful when it came to achieving the chances on both sides, the best in the 45th minute when La Galaxy got a free kick from striker Marco Reus, who went far.

In the second half, the match started dramatically in the 52nd minute when Chucky Lozano took advantage of a Galaxy turnover and gave the team -mate Anders Dreyer a quick pass, who hit the shot to goalkeeper Novak Micovic.

SDFC had the chance to extend the lead in the 59th minute when defender Franco Negri stole the ball and passed on to Dreyer, who shot the ball out of six meters, but Micovic was able to bring it out of danger. Lozano had another clear chance when he had a one-one opportunity in front of a goal, but Micovic came up again with a left-hander to keep a score game.

La Galaxy made some substitutions, including striker Miguel Berry, who almost brought the game together in the 79th minute, but goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos used his body to use the point-blank shot of the former stand out of San Diego Loyal and the University of To block San Diego. The home team created another opportunity just a minute later a right shot from 10 meters from Ruben Ramos, who also came as a replacement, but dos Santos was in the right position to correct the attempt.

SDFC put the match back into the second half for three minutes when Tomas Angel sent a perfect pass to Dreyer on the counterattack, which placed a shot on the left, which laid down directly under the crossbar and into the back of the network.

The victory, which was observed by a great contingent of the FC supporters of San Diego, who made the trip to Carson, gives the club its first three points of the season, with the start of the home in the Snapdragon Stadium against St. Louis City .

“The most important thing is that the young conviction showed what we worked before the season,” said Mikey Varas, head coach of San Diego FC. “You have shown the quality you have. They brought football to life in the field and I am so proud of the conviction they showed

Grades

Goalkeeper: A-

CJ dos Santos was not called much other than these two chances late in the game for galaxy when they put pressure on the attachment target.

Attack: B

SDFC could have put the game on hold in the middle of the second half with the chance of Dreyer and Lozano, but the last touch failed. I think they wanted a dramatic Hollywood end when you consider that the game was in LA.

Midfield: B+

Although the possession of both teams was fairly evenly divided, it never looked as if San Diego was a lot on the background when it came to controlling the pace of the game except for a short two -minute stay.

Defense: A–

There was a large distance and the positioning of the backline with just a real error late in the first half, which became a free kick chance from directly outside the box.

Referee: B

There were a few fouls that the yellow cards should have been, especially when the match became Chippy and thought about how closely he described the match, but everything was considered, had no influence on the flow of the game.

Photos with friendly approval: San Diego FC