LAFC builds 4-0 first-half advantage against San Jose Earthquakes, rolls to victory on its home field in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles FC forward Kei Kamara, right, recovers the ball against San Jose Earthquakes defender Rodrigues during the first half of an MLS match at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Los Angeles FC won 6-2. The Earthquakes surrendered four goals in the first 42 minutes on Saturday night at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles and fell to LAFC 6-2 in a Major League Soccer match.
“Obviously disappointing result,” Quakes coach Luchi Gonzalez said. “Didn’t compete, especially in the first half, in the sense of duels, in the sense of defensive recovery runs — knowing this is a good team, very dynamic offensively. We did have control of the ball equally as them early in the game, led to getting into their half. But lacked quality.Mateusz Bogusz opened the scoring when he converted a cross from Sergi Palencia to give LAFC a 1-0 advantage in the 15th minute.
Kei Kamara’s goal in the 33rd minute stretched the advantage to 3-0 and Ryan Hollingshead’s unassisted goal in the 42nd minute made it 4-0.After Bogusz scored his second goal of the match in the 48th minute, Kikanović found the back of the net for San Jose nine minutes later to bring the Quakes to within 5-2.San Jose will now set its sights on the annual California Clasico against the Los Angeles Galaxy this Saturday at Stanford Stadium.
The Quakes are celebrating their 50th anniversary this week dating to the franchise’s start in the North American Soccer League in 1974.
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