By Jorge Hernandez
08 Sep 2024, 15:53 PM EDT
He LAFC He did not take advantage of the break Galaxy this weekend to get closer to them, who are at the top of the Western Conference of the MLS,
The Black & Gold were held to a scoreless draw against the Houston Dynamo at Shell Energy Stadium, in a duel in which they were up against the wall on several occasions, but the Dynamo could not translate their superiority on the field into the scoreboard, so the draw tasted like a victory for LAFC.
However, their gap with respect to the conference leader, the Galaxy, did not close as they would have hoped, as they only got one point closer and still have a four-point difference, as they reached 48 to 52 of their rival from Los Angeles, although they still have two games in hand.
In the Eastern Conference Inter Miami remains firm at the top of the leaguewith 59 points and an 8-point difference over Cincinnati FC, their closest rival. Both teams rested this weekend, so their positions did not change.
Only 5 games were played in the MLSdue to the FIFA date, in addition to LAFC vs. Cincinnati.
The New York Red Bulls rescued a 1-1 draw against Sporting Kansas City with a goal in the 89th minute by 16-year-old Julian Hall, in a game in which he previously The Mexican Alan Pulido opened the scoring In a great play in which he received the ball at the penalty spot, controlled it with a header and finished it in the air with his left foot.
The Columbus Crew fell 0-4 to the Seattle Sounders In a very eventful match in which he had to play the entire second half with a defender as a goalkeeper.
Due to absences due to the FIFA date, the current MLS Cup and Leagues Cup champions only had one goalkeeper available on Saturday, Abraham Romero, who started.
However, the goalkeeper was sent off in stoppage time of the first half and, with no keeper on the bench to replace him, defender Sean Zawadzki had to step in.
With ten men and no guarantees between the sticks, the Columbus Crew was thrashed by a Sounders team that had a hat trick from Albert Rusnák.
The home team missed its star player, Colombian Juan Camilo ‘Cucho’ Hernández, who is currently away with his national team.
For its part, eThe Chicago Fire fell 1-2 against DC United and New England Revolution and St. Louis City shared the points with a 2-2 draw. Spaniard Carles Gil and Argentine Luca Langoni scored for the New England Revolution.
In the last game of the day Vancouver Whitecaps and FC Dallas also tied the score, but without goals in a match that had few emotions.
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