LAFC goes for an MLS Cup repeat thanks to several newcomers
The Black & Gold, after losing three starters and six key reserves from their 2022 championship team, will play for their second straight title on Saturday in Columbus.
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The Black & Gold, after losing three starters and six key reserves from their 2022 championship team, will play for their second straight title on Saturday in Columbus.
Ryan Hollingshead scored late in the first half and defending champion Los Angeles FC advanced to its second straight MLS Cup Final with a 2-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.
After the longest season in Major League Soccer history, Los Angeles FC still has one more week of work to do. If the club completes its final assignment as well as it handled Saturday night, the reward will be historic. Ryan Hollingshead scored late in the first half and defending champion LAFC advanced to its second straight MLS Cup Final with a 2-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo.
Out of contract when the calendar year concludes, Saturday’s Western Conference final at BMO Stadium could be Vela’s last match at home in front of supporters who have loved him since he was LAFC’s first signing in 2017.
The longest, busiest, most grueling season in Major League Soccer history is almost over for Los Angeles FC. LAFC hosts the Houston Dynamo on Saturday in the Western Conference final, which will be its 52nd match of 2023 across all competitions. No MLS team has ever played more matches in a calendar year than coach Steve Cherundolo’s LAFC squad, which earned that dubious achievement by winning the Supporters’ Shield and its first MLS Cup title last year and then having moderate success in the various in-season tournaments for which it qualified this year.