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| LA Galaxy 5-1 New York City FC – as it happened | LA Galaxy 5-1 New York City FC – as it happened |
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| 10.15pm BST | |
| 22:15 | |
| Well, I think we’re going to wrap this blog up now. Well done to LA – they’re in really good form, and look a good bet for the MLS Cup. Thanks for reading, and for your emails – I really appreciate it. Bye. | Well, I think we’re going to wrap this blog up now. Well done to LA – they’re in really good form, and look a good bet for the MLS Cup. Thanks for reading, and for your emails – I really appreciate it. Bye. |
| 10.12pm BST | |
| 22:12 | |
| I think Frank Lampard was better off in the stand. Here’s Adrian F: “Well it has been domination hasn’t it? As an RBNY fan I just love seeing City Football Group lose, and lose heavily. Perhaps this will make retirement age European stars think twice about MLS? Hope so.” | I think Frank Lampard was better off in the stand. Here’s Adrian F: “Well it has been domination hasn’t it? As an RBNY fan I just love seeing City Football Group lose, and lose heavily. Perhaps this will make retirement age European stars think twice about MLS? Hope so.” |
| 10.12pm BST | |
| 22:12 | |
| In whupping NYC today, LA Galaxy have become the first MLS team in history to score 1,000 goals – and they go to the top of the Supporters’ Shield standings with that win. Great display, but gee whiz, NYC weren’t very good. | In whupping NYC today, LA Galaxy have become the first MLS team in history to score 1,000 goals – and they go to the top of the Supporters’ Shield standings with that win. Great display, but gee whiz, NYC weren’t very good. |
| Updated | |
| at 10.12pm BST | |
| 10.10pm BST | |
| 22:10 | |
| Full-time: LA Galaxy 5-1 NYC FC | Full-time: LA Galaxy 5-1 NYC FC |
| That’s it, and what a fine performance from the hosts. | That’s it, and what a fine performance from the hosts. |
| 10.10pm BST | |
| 22:10 | |
| 90 min + 2: Rogers and Velasque are pushing each other. Come on ref, just blow up, and we can go and have a nice cold drink. | 90 min + 2: Rogers and Velasque are pushing each other. Come on ref, just blow up, and we can go and have a nice cold drink. |
| 10.09pm BST | |
| 22:09 | |
| 90 min: Two minutes of stoppage time. Here’s Justin Kavanagh: “Until you mentioned it on 81 mins., I’d completely forgotten that the Sky Blues were the childhood team of “former Coventry ace,” Robbie Keane. Among others. | 90 min: Two minutes of stoppage time. Here’s Justin Kavanagh: “Until you mentioned it on 81 mins., I’d completely forgotten that the Sky Blues were the childhood team of “former Coventry ace,” Robbie Keane. Among others. |
| Yeah! Wolves, Cov, Inter, Leeds, Spurs, Liverpool. Celtic? West Ham? Villa? He’s played for a bunch, but what a great striker. And his record for Ireland is peerless: 65 for the national team. He’s miles ahead of anyone else. | Yeah! Wolves, Cov, Inter, Leeds, Spurs, Liverpool. Celtic? West Ham? Villa? He’s played for a bunch, but what a great striker. And his record for Ireland is peerless: 65 for the national team. He’s miles ahead of anyone else. |
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| at 10.14pm BST | |
| 10.07pm BST | |
| 22:07 | |
| 88 min: Keane and Gerrard just messed up what should have been a certain sixth. Gerrard passed to Keane when he should have shot, and Keane definitely should have shot, but chose to return the pass, and NYC got back to clear. | 88 min: Keane and Gerrard just messed up what should have been a certain sixth. Gerrard passed to Keane when he should have shot, and Keane definitely should have shot, but chose to return the pass, and NYC got back to clear. |
| 10.02pm BST | |
| 22:02 | |
| 85 min: LA Galaxy have been excellent today. NYC just want this to end. | 85 min: LA Galaxy have been excellent today. NYC just want this to end. |
| 10.01pm BST | |
| 22:01 | |
| 84 min: I thought it was in. Gio just curled it with his left, and it was just wide. | 84 min: I thought it was in. Gio just curled it with his left, and it was just wide. |
| 10.01pm BST | |
| 22:01 | |
| 83 min: Garcia is in for Lletget, who’s been terrific. Now a free-kick chance after Zardes is fouled. Giovani with a scorcher? | 83 min: Garcia is in for Lletget, who’s been terrific. Now a free-kick chance after Zardes is fouled. Giovani with a scorcher? |
| 9.59pm BST | |
| 21:59 | |
| 81 min: Long kick from Ricketts, and it’s well brought down by Lletget, who feeds Rogers with a lovely back-flick, and Rogers is away … he’s got time and space, and his low cross for Keane is just perfect, and the “former Coventry ace” just opens his body and taps home. Great goal. | 81 min: Long kick from Ricketts, and it’s well brought down by Lletget, who feeds Rogers with a lovely back-flick, and Rogers is away … he’s got time and space, and his low cross for Keane is just perfect, and the “former Coventry ace” just opens his body and taps home. Great goal. |
| 9.58pm BST | |
| 21:58 | |
| GOAL! LA Galaxy 5-1 NYC FC (Keane 81) | GOAL! LA Galaxy 5-1 NYC FC (Keane 81) |
| So NYC just go up the other end and score. | So NYC just go up the other end and score. |
| 9.57pm BST | |
| 21:57 | |
| GOAL! LA Galaxy 4-1 NYC FC (David Villa pen 80) | GOAL! LA Galaxy 4-1 NYC FC (David Villa pen 80) |
| Such a good PK. Well deserved for Villa. | Such a good PK. Well deserved for Villa. |
| 9.56pm BST | |
| 21:56 | |
| Penalty to NYC FC! | Penalty to NYC FC! |
| Ha. Gargan on Mullins. Soft, but he didn’t get the ball. | Ha. Gargan on Mullins. Soft, but he didn’t get the ball. |
| 9.55pm BST | |
| 21:55 | |
| 77 min: New York have been so passive today: David Villa’s been positive, and Poku has had his moments, but the midfield has strolled through the game. Not good enough. | 77 min: New York have been so passive today: David Villa’s been positive, and Poku has had his moments, but the midfield has strolled through the game. Not good enough. |
| 9.53pm BST | |
| 21:53 | |
| 75 min: Now Andrea Pirlo is yanked for Mullins. It’s not really happened for Pirlo today. | 75 min: Now Andrea Pirlo is yanked for Mullins. It’s not really happened for Pirlo today. |
| 9.52pm BST | |
| 21:52 | |
| 74 min: Change for LA: Gargan in for DeLaGarza. LA have attacked with some gusto today: Zardes, Lletget, Keane, Giovani, Rogers, Gerrard – they’ve been very impressive. | 74 min: Change for LA: Gargan in for DeLaGarza. LA have attacked with some gusto today: Zardes, Lletget, Keane, Giovani, Rogers, Gerrard – they’ve been very impressive. |
| 9.51pm BST | |
| 21:51 | |
| 73 min: Oh dear, Robbie Keane! LA broke again, and NYC’s midfield was nowehere: Giovani went down the right, found Keane, and he had so much time to pick his spot. Defenders were retreating, but Keane went for goal, and he smashed it over. A waste! | 73 min: Oh dear, Robbie Keane! LA broke again, and NYC’s midfield was nowehere: Giovani went down the right, found Keane, and he had so much time to pick his spot. Defenders were retreating, but Keane went for goal, and he smashed it over. A waste! |
| 9.49pm BST | |
| 21:49 | |
| 71 min: New York surrendered it in midfield, and LA broke at pace: Gerrard fed Zardes out wide, and Zardes returned it to Gerrard. His shot was weak, but Lletget just reacted quickest and turned it past Saunders. LA swarmed forward there, and NYC looked as if they just couldn’t be arsed. They’ve thrown in the towel. | 71 min: New York surrendered it in midfield, and LA broke at pace: Gerrard fed Zardes out wide, and Zardes returned it to Gerrard. His shot was weak, but Lletget just reacted quickest and turned it past Saunders. LA swarmed forward there, and NYC looked as if they just couldn’t be arsed. They’ve thrown in the towel. |
| 9.47pm BST | |
| 21:47 | |
| GOAL! LA Galaxy 4-0 NYC FC (Lletget 70) | GOAL! LA Galaxy 4-0 NYC FC (Lletget 70) |
| It’s four, and it’s a horror show from NYC. | It’s four, and it’s a horror show from NYC. |
| 9.46pm BST | |
| 21:46 | |
| 69 min: Yet more delicious combination play between Keane and Giovani: Keane pulled out to the right, waited for Gio’s run, and fed the Mexican as NYC tried to play offside. He wasn’t, and he ran through, totally clear, and just scooped it over Saunders. Great goal. | 69 min: Yet more delicious combination play between Keane and Giovani: Keane pulled out to the right, waited for Gio’s run, and fed the Mexican as NYC tried to play offside. He wasn’t, and he ran through, totally clear, and just scooped it over Saunders. Great goal. |
| “Just enjoy it,” says Taylor Twellman. Quite right. | “Just enjoy it,” says Taylor Twellman. Quite right. |
| 9.45pm BST | |
| 21:45 | |
| GOAL! LA Galaxy 3-0 NYC FC (Giovani 67) | GOAL! LA Galaxy 3-0 NYC FC (Giovani 67) |
| Giovani dos Santos! Too easy. | Giovani dos Santos! Too easy. |
| 9.43pm BST | |
| 21:43 | |
| 64 min: Breaking news: One Direction are splitting up. You heard it here first! | 64 min: Breaking news: One Direction are splitting up. You heard it here first! |
| Also, NYC FC are not getting back into this game. Rogers gets beyond Iraola on the left, and Saunders paws it clear. Rogers has been very good here: he’s gotten to the byline numerous times, and he’s combined really nicely with Lletget. | Also, NYC FC are not getting back into this game. Rogers gets beyond Iraola on the left, and Saunders paws it clear. Rogers has been very good here: he’s gotten to the byline numerous times, and he’s combined really nicely with Lletget. |
| 9.39pm BST | |
| 21:39 | |
| 61 min: LA have just had a breather since the goal. Not much happening now. | 61 min: LA have just had a breather since the goal. Not much happening now. |
| 9.37pm BST | |
| 21:37 | |
| 59 min: Double change for NYC: Diskerud and McNamara out, Velasquez and Grabavoy in. | 59 min: Double change for NYC: Diskerud and McNamara out, Velasquez and Grabavoy in. |
| 9.36pm BST | |
| 21:36 | |
| 58 min: David Villa drives at the LA defence, but he’s crowded out. Villa has been NYC’s best player. Everyone else has been, well, crap. | 58 min: David Villa drives at the LA defence, but he’s crowded out. Villa has been NYC’s best player. Everyone else has been, well, crap. |
| 9.34pm BST | |
| 21:34 | |
| 56 min: So easy. Giovani had it on the right, and Keane ran in behind: Giovani’s pass was perfect, and Keane just dinked it over the keeper as he came out. Fabulous goal. NYC were caught out badly, because no one in defence went with Keane, but it was a lovely finish. So calm! LA could win this 5-0 if NYC don’t buck themselves up. | 56 min: So easy. Giovani had it on the right, and Keane ran in behind: Giovani’s pass was perfect, and Keane just dinked it over the keeper as he came out. Fabulous goal. NYC were caught out badly, because no one in defence went with Keane, but it was a lovely finish. So calm! LA could win this 5-0 if NYC don’t buck themselves up. |
| 9.31pm BST | |
| 21:31 | |
| GOAL! LA Galaxy 2-0 NYC FC (Keane 54) | GOAL! LA Galaxy 2-0 NYC FC (Keane 54) |
| What a finisher this guy is. | What a finisher this guy is. |
| Updated | |
| at 9.43pm BST | |
| 9.29pm BST | |
| 21:29 | |
| 52 min: Good stop from Facey to deny Zardes, who looked as though he was going to go clear. | 52 min: Good stop from Facey to deny Zardes, who looked as though he was going to go clear. |
| Here’s Ian Copestake: “I was at Gerrard’s first game at the Stubhub with my lovely lady, and we were treated to a seemingly long suffering fan who, as Robbie Keane stepped up to take a penalty, could be heard saying ‘I swear, Keane. I swear.’” But what could it mean?? | Here’s Ian Copestake: “I was at Gerrard’s first game at the Stubhub with my lovely lady, and we were treated to a seemingly long suffering fan who, as Robbie Keane stepped up to take a penalty, could be heard saying ‘I swear, Keane. I swear.’” But what could it mean?? |
| 9.28pm BST | |
| 21:28 | |
| 51 min: It comes to nought, and New York go down the other end and force a corner of their own. Donovan Ricketts comes to claim, and gets a fingertip to it. It’s another corner, but LA clear. | 51 min: It comes to nought, and New York go down the other end and force a corner of their own. Donovan Ricketts comes to claim, and gets a fingertip to it. It’s another corner, but LA clear. |
| 9.27pm BST | |
| 21:27 | |
| 49 min: Lletget goes down the left again, and causes mayhem in the box. It’s another corner. New York are in a funk here. Man the barricades! | 49 min: Lletget goes down the left again, and causes mayhem in the box. It’s another corner. New York are in a funk here. Man the barricades! |
| 9.24pm BST | |
| 21:24 | |
| 47 min: Galaxy had 15 shots in that opening period – tied for the most in MLS in a first half this season. David Villa connects with Iraola’s cross, but it’s wide. | 47 min: Galaxy had 15 shots in that opening period – tied for the most in MLS in a first half this season. David Villa connects with Iraola’s cross, but it’s wide. |
| 9.23pm BST | |
| 21:23 | |
| We're back! | We're back! |
| 45 min: No changes for the second half. NYC really struggled in that last 15 minutes of the first half. Maybe Jason Kreis shoved a metaphorical rocket up their collective arse at half-time. | 45 min: No changes for the second half. NYC really struggled in that last 15 minutes of the first half. Maybe Jason Kreis shoved a metaphorical rocket up their collective arse at half-time. |
| 9.08pm BST | |
| 21:08 | |
| Half-time: LA Galaxy 1-0 New York City FC | Half-time: LA Galaxy 1-0 New York City FC |
| New York had the better of the opening 10 or 15 or so, but then it was all LA, and, really, they should be more than one goal ahead. Pirlo looks hot and tired: he’s been quiet. | New York had the better of the opening 10 or 15 or so, but then it was all LA, and, really, they should be more than one goal ahead. Pirlo looks hot and tired: he’s been quiet. |
| Bruce Arena says: “I thought our last 30 minutes were good. We settled into the game well, and could have scored the second goal. We can play a little bit better, and this game isn’t over until we get that second goal.” | Bruce Arena says: “I thought our last 30 minutes were good. We settled into the game well, and could have scored the second goal. We can play a little bit better, and this game isn’t over until we get that second goal.” |
| See you in 15. | See you in 15. |
| Updated | |
| at 9.09pm BST | |
| 9.07pm BST | |
| 21:07 | |
| 45 min + 1: Gerrard takes, but it’s blocked. From the corner, Gonzalez heads wide. | 45 min + 1: Gerrard takes, but it’s blocked. From the corner, Gonzalez heads wide. |
| 9.05pm BST | |
| 21:05 | |
| 45 min: Keane reads Zardes’s flick-on, but he can’t get any power on his shot, and Saunders saved. Now Gerrard is fouled by Iraola. Good chance for LA. | 45 min: Keane reads Zardes’s flick-on, but he can’t get any power on his shot, and Saunders saved. Now Gerrard is fouled by Iraola. Good chance for LA. |
| 9.04pm BST | |
| 21:04 | |
| 43 min: Lletget and Rogers have been excellent for LA down the left. And they’re nearly in again, combining really nicely with a one-two, but NYC do just enough to clear. It’s all LA at the moment! | 43 min: Lletget and Rogers have been excellent for LA down the left. And they’re nearly in again, combining really nicely with a one-two, but NYC do just enough to clear. It’s all LA at the moment! |
| 9.02pm BST | |
| 21:02 | |
| 42 min: And now Giovani again! Blocked by Hernandez and over. Gio seemed certain to score. NYC on the ropes at the moment! | 42 min: And now Giovani again! Blocked by Hernandez and over. Gio seemed certain to score. NYC on the ropes at the moment! |
| 9.02pm BST | |
| 21:02 | |
| 40 min: Off the line from Keane’s effort! DeLaGarza saw loads of space in front of him, and he just attacked it: he fed Giovani down the right, and he was in – he chose to cross rather than shoot, and Keane prodded it goalwards, but Facey, I think it was, got back to clear. | 40 min: Off the line from Keane’s effort! DeLaGarza saw loads of space in front of him, and he just attacked it: he fed Giovani down the right, and he was in – he chose to cross rather than shoot, and Keane prodded it goalwards, but Facey, I think it was, got back to clear. |
| Updated | |
| at 9.02pm BST | |
| 8.59pm BST | |
| 20:59 | |
| 38 min: Oh, McNamara should have scored! Poku just attacked the middle of the Galaxy defence, and it broke to McNamara in the box, but he couldn’t get a proper connection, and he kind of spooned it over. Big chance: it should be 1-1. | 38 min: Oh, McNamara should have scored! Poku just attacked the middle of the Galaxy defence, and it broke to McNamara in the box, but he couldn’t get a proper connection, and he kind of spooned it over. Big chance: it should be 1-1. |
| 8.58pm BST | |
| 20:58 | |
| 36 min: What a good piece of quick thinking from LA, and what terrible, sloppy defending from NYC. Villa was whistled for a foul about 40 yards from the NYC goal, and Gonzalez took it quickly down the right to Keane, but NYC just switched off! Keane swung it in, and Zardes was free, and he pushed his header past Saunders. | 36 min: What a good piece of quick thinking from LA, and what terrible, sloppy defending from NYC. Villa was whistled for a foul about 40 yards from the NYC goal, and Gonzalez took it quickly down the right to Keane, but NYC just switched off! Keane swung it in, and Zardes was free, and he pushed his header past Saunders. |
| 8.56pm BST | |
| 20:56 | |
| GOAL! LA Galaxy 1-0 NYC FC (Zardes 35) | GOAL! LA Galaxy 1-0 NYC FC (Zardes 35) |
| It’s Zardes! | It’s Zardes! |
| 8.54pm BST | |
| 20:54 | |
| 33 min: Big save from Saunders. Diserkud gives it away really sloppily, and Giovani is suddenly in: unfortunately for LA, though, it’s on his right foot, and although he hit it well, it was straight at the goalie. Corner. It’s cleared. | 33 min: Big save from Saunders. Diserkud gives it away really sloppily, and Giovani is suddenly in: unfortunately for LA, though, it’s on his right foot, and although he hit it well, it was straight at the goalie. Corner. It’s cleared. |
| 8.52pm BST | |
| 20:52 | |
| 30 min: A rare excursion for NYC, and they force a corner. Pirlo’s ball in is headed clear by Gerrard. | 30 min: A rare excursion for NYC, and they force a corner. Pirlo’s ball in is headed clear by Gerrard. |
| 8.51pm BST | |
| 20:51 | |
| 29 min: LA are on top here. And they have the ball in the net – but it’s ruled offside. Lletget mad a fool out of Hernandez, and lobbed it up for Giovani, whose header was saved, but it fell to Lletget, and he tapped home. He was offside, though: it was the right call. The Galaxy look much better now: NYC can’t get the ball. | 29 min: LA are on top here. And they have the ball in the net – but it’s ruled offside. Lletget mad a fool out of Hernandez, and lobbed it up for Giovani, whose header was saved, but it fell to Lletget, and he tapped home. He was offside, though: it was the right call. The Galaxy look much better now: NYC can’t get the ball. |
| 8.47pm BST | |
| 20:47 | |
| 26 min: It’s about 81F in LA, and the game is being played accordingly. Not too much harebrained running around. Rogers overlaps for LA down the left, and Lletget tries to chip Saunders … tipped over! Great save. And NYC escape from the corner – Keane hits the bar! Saunders flapped at a cross, Keane smashed it from close range, and it hit the underside of the bar and bounced out. So unlucky. | 26 min: It’s about 81F in LA, and the game is being played accordingly. Not too much harebrained running around. Rogers overlaps for LA down the left, and Lletget tries to chip Saunders … tipped over! Great save. And NYC escape from the corner – Keane hits the bar! Saunders flapped at a cross, Keane smashed it from close range, and it hit the underside of the bar and bounced out. So unlucky. |
| 8.45pm BST | |
| 20:45 | |
| 23 min: Gerrard has been quiet. As has Robbie Keane, that chance aside. Lletget is fouled by Iraola down the right, and Omar Gonzalez does very well to reach the ball in and keep it in play. Then Gerrard delivers a characteristically excellent cross from deep, but NYC defend it well. | 23 min: Gerrard has been quiet. As has Robbie Keane, that chance aside. Lletget is fouled by Iraola down the right, and Omar Gonzalez does very well to reach the ball in and keep it in play. Then Gerrard delivers a characteristically excellent cross from deep, but NYC defend it well. |
| Updated | |
| at 8.45pm BST | |
| 8.41pm BST | |
| 20:41 | |
| 20 min: Better from LA, and Zardes looks a threat down the right. | 20 min: Better from LA, and Zardes looks a threat down the right. |
| Here’s Steven Gerrard doing some warm-ups: | Here’s Steven Gerrard doing some warm-ups: |
| 8.39pm BST | |
| 20:39 | |
| 18 min: That was a great chance. Keane struck it well, and Hernandez didn’t know anything about it. Off his heel and just wide. Nothing comes from the corner, though. | 18 min: That was a great chance. Keane struck it well, and Hernandez didn’t know anything about it. Off his heel and just wide. Nothing comes from the corner, though. |
| 8.39pm BST | |
| 20:39 | |
| 17 min: Oh, what a chance for LA! Bad giveaway from Pirlo, and Zardes goes down the right. His pull-back is accurate, and Keane hits it … but it’s off Hernandez and behind! | 17 min: Oh, what a chance for LA! Bad giveaway from Pirlo, and Zardes goes down the right. His pull-back is accurate, and Keane hits it … but it’s off Hernandez and behind! |
| 8.38pm BST | |
| 20:38 | |
| 14 min: McNamara, who always looks knackered even in the opening 10 minutes, goes down the left. It’s cleared, but then Villa with a shot from outside the box – and Ricketts is down to save well. | 14 min: McNamara, who always looks knackered even in the opening 10 minutes, goes down the left. It’s cleared, but then Villa with a shot from outside the box – and Ricketts is down to save well. |
| “Very few players can play with a cigar and a Martini in one hand, but Pirlo is one of them,” says Taylor Twellman on commentary. Carlton Palmer? | “Very few players can play with a cigar and a Martini in one hand, but Pirlo is one of them,” says Taylor Twellman on commentary. Carlton Palmer? |
| 8.32pm BST | |
| 20:32 | |
| 12 min: David Villa has been really threatening, and that’s a lovely touch from a pass from Poku that was way too heavy. He can’t pick out a team-mate from the left flank, unfortunately, but New York are really on top. | 12 min: David Villa has been really threatening, and that’s a lovely touch from a pass from Poku that was way too heavy. He can’t pick out a team-mate from the left flank, unfortunately, but New York are really on top. |
| 8.30pm BST | |
| 20:30 | |
| 9 min: New York have started better, and Pirlo has been much involved. LA Galaxy haven’t seen much of the ball. | 9 min: New York have started better, and Pirlo has been much involved. LA Galaxy haven’t seen much of the ball. |
| 8.28pm BST | |
| 20:28 | |
| 8 min: Villa with a shot on the turn from the corner! It wasn’t a very good ball in from Pirlo, but Gerrard fell over, and Villa spun and fired, and it was deflected wide. Another corner, but this time Galaxy clear. | 8 min: Villa with a shot on the turn from the corner! It wasn’t a very good ball in from Pirlo, but Gerrard fell over, and Villa spun and fired, and it was deflected wide. Another corner, but this time Galaxy clear. |
| 8.27pm BST | |
| 20:27 | |
| 7 min: Now Poku at the other end, after good combination play from David Villa. Corner, and though the first ball in is crap, it’s gone behind for another one. | 7 min: Now Poku at the other end, after good combination play from David Villa. Corner, and though the first ball in is crap, it’s gone behind for another one. |
| 8.27pm BST | |
| 20:27 | |
| 6 min: First bit of good play by Galaxy, and first test for Josh Saunders: a fizzer from 18 yards from Giovani. Straight at the keeper. | 6 min: First bit of good play by Galaxy, and first test for Josh Saunders: a fizzer from 18 yards from Giovani. Straight at the keeper. |
| 8.24pm BST | |
| 20:24 | |
| 4 min: Pirlo steps away from Gerrard and looks for David Villa over the top. Villa pulls away from the defence in the inside-left channel, and gets on the end of it, but his shot is weak, and saved by Ricketts. Good play, though. | 4 min: Pirlo steps away from Gerrard and looks for David Villa over the top. Villa pulls away from the defence in the inside-left channel, and gets on the end of it, but his shot is weak, and saved by Ricketts. Good play, though. |
| Interestingly, Juventus kicked off in Serie A this weekend, and in their first season without Pirlo since 2012, lost 1-0 at home to Udinese. Bring him back! | Interestingly, Juventus kicked off in Serie A this weekend, and in their first season without Pirlo since 2012, lost 1-0 at home to Udinese. Bring him back! |
| Updated | |
| at 8.26pm BST | |
| 8.22pm BST | |
| 20:22 | |
| 2 min: Lots of ticker-tape in Carson. Pirlo looks wide for Iraola. Iraola’s ball in is cleared. | 2 min: Lots of ticker-tape in Carson. Pirlo looks wide for Iraola. Iraola’s ball in is cleared. |
| Updated | |
| at 8.30pm BST | |
| 8.21pm BST | |
| 20:21 | |
| We're off! | We're off! |
| 1 min: At 21 minutes past 3. Idiotic. | 1 min: At 21 minutes past 3. Idiotic. |
| 8.12pm BST | |
| 20:12 | |
| We’re still nowhere near kickoff. This is a farce. | We’re still nowhere near kickoff. This is a farce. |
| 8.12pm BST | |
| 20:12 | |
| Muy caliente! | Muy caliente! |
| Heating up in LA #NYCFC pic.twitter.com/fWnBIsAkjP | Heating up in LA #NYCFC pic.twitter.com/fWnBIsAkjP |
| 8.05pm BST | |
| 20:05 | |
| FYI, the players aren’t out yet. They do this a lot in MLS – advertise a kick-off for a certain time, and then pay little heed to it. It’s annoying, and I can’t abide it! | FYI, the players aren’t out yet. They do this a lot in MLS – advertise a kick-off for a certain time, and then pay little heed to it. It’s annoying, and I can’t abide it! |
| 8.03pm BST | |
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| ESPN just showing the final of the 2015 Junior League Championship here. Chinese Taipei are 10-0 ahead against Virginia at the top of the seventh. I don’t think Virginia will win. Analysis! | ESPN just showing the final of the 2015 Junior League Championship here. Chinese Taipei are 10-0 ahead against Virginia at the top of the seventh. I don’t think Virginia will win. Analysis! |
| 7.48pm BST | |
| 19:48 | |
| Kick-off’s in about 12 minutes. Anyone got any thoughts? About anything? | Kick-off’s in about 12 minutes. Anyone got any thoughts? About anything? |
| 7.44pm BST | |
| 19:44 | |
| This is a nice piece by Jeff Carlisle on ESPN on whether this LA-NYC game is too star-centric. The answer, of course, is yes. | This is a nice piece by Jeff Carlisle on ESPN on whether this LA-NYC game is too star-centric. The answer, of course, is yes. |
| 7.34pm BST | |
| 19:34 | |
| Hello and welcome | Hello and welcome |
| Typical, isn’t it? You spend ages hyping up a contest between two of MLS’s biggest stars – and then one of them can’t play. Forget “the British invasion”, “the Battle of Britain”, and other such cliches: Frank Lampard is injured, and won’t be featuring in today’s game against the Galaxy. He’s not even in NYC’s 18. Oh well. There are plenty of other good players out there, so let’s not worry too much. Kick off’s at 3pm ET, 12pm PT, 8pm BST. Join us! | Typical, isn’t it? You spend ages hyping up a contest between two of MLS’s biggest stars – and then one of them can’t play. Forget “the British invasion”, “the Battle of Britain”, and other such cliches: Frank Lampard is injured, and won’t be featuring in today’s game against the Galaxy. He’s not even in NYC’s 18. Oh well. There are plenty of other good players out there, so let’s not worry too much. Kick off’s at 3pm ET, 12pm PT, 8pm BST. Join us! |
| Oh yeah: here are some teams: | Oh yeah: here are some teams: |
| #LAGalaxy XI: Ricketts; DLG, Gonzalez, Leonardo, Rogers; Zardes, Juninho, Gerrard, Lletget; Keane, Dos Santos #LAvNYC pic.twitter.com/1Xy5P4pMC1 | #LAGalaxy XI: Ricketts; DLG, Gonzalez, Leonardo, Rogers; Zardes, Juninho, Gerrard, Lletget; Keane, Dos Santos #LAvNYC pic.twitter.com/1Xy5P4pMC1 |
| #NYCFC Starting XI vs. @LAGalaxy presented by @cocojoyusa pic.twitter.com/t4I8XFXoOL | #NYCFC Starting XI vs. @LAGalaxy presented by @cocojoyusa pic.twitter.com/t4I8XFXoOL |
| 7.11pm BST | |
| 19:11 | |
| Tim will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s why Gerrard has the edge over Lampard: | Tim will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s why Gerrard has the edge over Lampard: |
| Related: Steven Gerrard has edge over Frank Lampard as MLS showdown looms | Related: Steven Gerrard has edge over Frank Lampard as MLS showdown looms |