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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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| 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. |
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| 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.” |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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? |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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! |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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?? |
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| 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. |
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| 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! | |
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| 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. | |
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| 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. | |
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| 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. | |
| 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. | |
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| 45 min + 1: Gerrard takes, but it’s blocked. From the corner, Gonzalez heads wide. | |
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| 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. | |
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| 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! |