
LAFC CARRIED THE WEST SEMIFINAL
The Galaxy of Riqui Puig 'hit' it in the Angeleno derby
Published:21/10/2022 - 18:07h
Updated:21/10/2022 - 18:07h
With a goal in the end of the party, Los Angeles FC won to the Galaxy of Riqui Puig and classified to the the final of the conference west in the MLS, giving the first disappointment for the mediocampista in his stage in United States
With the attention in the Mexican duel between Carlos Watches and Javier 'Chicharito' Hernández, the French Denis Bouanga with a doublet and the Colombian Cristian Arango with a goal saviour in the minute 93 gave him the victory to Los Angeles FC by 3-2 in front of the THE Galaxy of Riqui Puig. With this defeat in the semifinals of the conference West of the MLS finishes the season for the excanterano of the FC Barcelona.
In a derbi angelino very balanced, the LAFC, in which Gareth Bleat remained without playing by an injury of last hour, showed more tarpaulin in the areas in the denouement and classified for the west final, where will confront to the victorious of the party between Austin FC and the Dallas. Riqui Puig himself was all the party in the centre of the field of the Galaxy, although it could not mark too much difference.
After his victory in 'The traffic', the name of the intense derbi angelino of the MLS, the team of Sail, that had annoyances and was substituted, will continue the research of his first MLS Cup. Puig went back to be the baton of the centre of the field and the Galaxy surprised with a solid start in which it dominated to a LAFC that looked for the pressure up. With a lot of tension and lacking constants from the start, the first moment for the controversy arrived in the minute 12 when Puig encaró with Murillo and both received the yellow.
The rhythm of the party resintió as they advanced the minutes and accumulated the faults, the protests, the cards in a stretch of the duel with the totally balanced strengths. Already when it seemed that the party went to the extention appeared Arango, that received a refuse in another bad corner defended by the Galaxy and that classified to the LAFC after a meeting of high emotions.
First smart experience
Riqui Finishes his season in United States after 11 parties, ten like them to title, adding almost one thousand minutes and annotating three goals. On his possible continuity, the mediocampista already advanced: "If they offer me an agreement here by more years, definitively will consider it. You can live well here and breed a family. To my family likes him a lot of Los Angeles. For the moment, I do not close him the door to at all".