Dejan Joveljic scored his thirteenth and 14th targets — and his first in MLS in additional than two months — and the LA Galaxy rallied from two right down to a 4-2 victory over visiting LAFC on Saturday night time.
Ricard Puig had two assists to convey his complete to fifteen, after which contributed his eleventh purpose for some late insurance coverage to make sure the Galaxy snapped their three-game slide in league play towards their intracity rival.
Edwin Cerrillo added his first profession MLS purpose, a brilliantly struck effort from about 22 yards out to degree the sport in between Joveljic’s tallies.
The four-goal, second-half outburst helped the Galaxy (16-6-7, 55 factors) broaden their lead over second-place LAFC (14-7-6, 48 factors) within the Western Convention race.
Denis Bouanga scored his seventeenth purpose and Mateusz Bogusz added his 14th as LAFC jumped out to a two-goal lead by the fifteenth minute.
However LAFC went from dominating the match earlier than halftime to struggling to maintain tempo after it, and was lowered to 10 males within the 79th minute when referee Ted Unkel dismissed Lewis O’Brien for a late problem together with his studs uncovered.
The Black-and-Gold noticed their halftime lead fully erased by the 10-minute mark of the second interval.
First got here Joveljic’s first purpose within the 53rd minute on a artful effort from the appropriate aspect of the penalty space. It was the Sebrian striker’s first tally since late June after battling a hamstring damage for many of the summer season.
Then got here Cerrillo’s strike from distance arrange by Puig’s feed from the appropriate flank, a wonderfully struck swerving effort that beat Hugo Lloris to the highest left nook.
Joveljic was in the appropriate place on the proper time for his second, redirecting what seemed to be Puig’s mis-hit shot into the underside proper nook from shut vary after a well-worked counter down the appropriate flank.
Puig was much more medical on his subsequent probability within the 86th minute, curling his effort from about 15 yards into the underside proper nook.
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