{"id":44590,"date":"2022-08-20T17:24:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T21:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/?p=44590"},"modified":"2022-08-20T17:24:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T21:24:54","slug":"galaxy-blows-two-goal-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/08\/20\/galaxy-blows-two-goal-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy blows two-goal lead, rescue 3-3 tie against Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"

CARSON, CA<\/strong> \u2013 The Los Angeles Galaxy blows two-goal lead, but rescued a 3-3 tie and a point with a late penalty against the Seattle Sounders FC at home Friday night.<\/span><\/p>\n

First-half goals by Javier “Chicharito” Hern\u00e1ndez and V\u00edctor V\u00e1zquez should have been enough to see the Galaxy to victory, but it took a late Dejan Jovelji\u0107 penalty to earn the draw after Los Angeles threw away the lead<\/a> in 20 calamitous second-half minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Galaxy blows two-goal lead, rescue 3-3 tie against Seattle<\/h2>\n

The Sounders certainly did their best to overshadow Riqui Puig\u2019s debut, and it almost made the evening more awkward than the pre-game banners flown over Dignity Health Sports Park demanding “Klein Out.”<\/span><\/p>\n

But at kickoff, there was a level of excitement in the stands not seen since Zlatan’s debut, and the Galaxy fed off the energy to score first. <\/span>Good movement on the right side of the box let Kevin Cabral get free enough to send in a right-footed cross to Chicharito for his 11th goal of the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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DO YOUR DANCE, CHICHA \ud83e\udd19 pic.twitter.com\/eAPefSYxGS<\/a><\/p>\n

— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) August 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n