![]() ![]() “We knew that they were coming into the game at the start of the second half and obviously we had to be more careful, because if they have one opportunity they’re going to score it - and it was exactly what happened," Santos said. ![]() Their presence didn't immediately affect the outcome, but both eventually played big roles in LAFC's two goals. Vela and fellow star forward Brian Rodriguez rested the first half and subbed in to start the second. "After we scored the goal (that was negated), I don’t know what happened, but I think the confidence gets a little low and we start conceding a little more (possession) and it took two opportunities to kill the game.” “These kinds of games hurt more, because we kind of controlled all the game in the first 60 minutes," outside back Pedro Santos said. The victory snapped a two-game losing skid for LAFC, which handed the Crew its second straight defeat in the third game of a challenging four-game set against some of the league's top teams. Obviously, we would’ve loved to see one of the offside goals count, but what can we do? We keep working.” “Not much to say," Crew captain Jonathan Mensah said. Vela got free for an uncontested chance against Crew keeper Eloy Room about five minutes later and made it 1-0 with his team-leading sixth goal of the season and 63rd in his MLS career. The Crew attacker was offside by only a matter of inches and a video review is the only reason his goal was overturned after initially counting - eliciting boos from a Nordecke section that waited out a driving rain storm, claps of thunder and numerous flashes of lightning for hours before the game. His second one happened in the 57th minute, early in the second half, and was more controversial. That one was quickly ruled offside after he slipped behind the defense in the penalty area, keeping it 0-0. was benched for a disciplinary measure that Porter declined to reveal, appeared to score the game's first goal in the 21st minute. Yeboah, who started because Derrick Etienne Jr. I thought we handled it better than they did."Ĭolumbus just couldn't get a goal that counted past LAFC keeper Maxime Crepeau, losing by another 2-0 score after falling 2-0 at New York City FC a week prior. Their team had to deal with it too. It’s tough, but both teams had to deal with it, so for me it’s not a story of the game … other than I think we actually handled it, from my standpoint. We had to tell them seven times that they were going out (to warm up) and then they’re not going out. "We came out, you could see visibly from the first minute, our energy, and that’s after jacking guys around for basically two or three hours (with the delays). "I thought it was one of our best first 60 minutes of the year," Porter said. ![]()
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