{"id":45288,"date":"2022-10-16T18:01:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T22:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/?p=45288"},"modified":"2022-10-16T19:41:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T23:41:30","slug":"galaxy-fun-in-1-0-playoff-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/10\/16\/galaxy-fun-in-1-0-playoff-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy fun in 1-0 playoff win"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a party Saturday afternoon, and the Los Angeles Galaxy were gracious hosts as they defeated Nashville SC 1-0 in front of 22,280 passionate Angelenos in round one of the MLS Cup playoffs.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Victoria Block reveled in the Galaxy fun on Saturday in the 1-0 Los Angeles win over Nashville SC. (Photo Credit: Los Angeles Galaxy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Starved of postseason soccer, having qualified only once in the past five seasons, both club and supporters rose to the occasion at Dignity Health Sports Park.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Galaxy fun in a 1-0 playoff win<\/strong><\/h2>\n

And in a tightly contested match that could\u2019ve ended their season, Galaxy players claimed it was the home support that helped them claim victory and have \u201cfun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe atmosphere was amazing,\u201d Galaxy Goalkeeper Jonathan Bond shared. \u201cIt’s not always easy to create a good atmosphere at 12 o\u2019clock on a Saturday, but they all turned out in numbers and created the atmosphere we were hoping they would. I actually feel like they carried us over the line in the second half.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bond claims the team got a taste of the postseason in the Galaxy\u2019s home regular season match against Real Salt Lake. In a game LA needed to win or draw to earn themselves a home playoff game, the supporters made it feel as such.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the moment, with the Galaxy having lost just once in the last 11 matches and playing some of the best soccer of the Greg Vanney era, it is easy to support. In short, Galaxy wins means Galaxy fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Galaxy Captain Javier \u201cChicharito\u201d Hern\u00e1ndez made sure to acknowledge a fan base that stuck with the club during the bleakest parts of the season<\/a>, in which the club was mired outside the playoff places.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey stuck with us, they support us. Because I always said that a good supporter is not only the one who claps for you. A good supporter, is when things are not going well, and they support you, and they want you to improve,\u201d the captain explained.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo I think our fan base has been phenomenal this season,\u201d Chicharito added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Julian takes his moment<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Another player who claimed it was supporters that helped carry the day was Julian Araujo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His \u201cfoul\u201d in the buildup to Chicharito\u2019s disallowed goal in the 50th minute was the reason Referee Armando Villarreal gave for overturning it.<\/span><\/p>\n

But he, like the supporters, did not waver, and he was the difference maker 10 minutes later.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Galaxy defender scored his first goal of the year with a driven header on 60 minutes that he seemed to announce just moments before with a shot off the crossbar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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LOCALLY GROWN, GLOBALLY KNOWN \ud83d\ude24 <\/p>\n

JULIAN ARAUJO'S FIRST GOAL OF THE SEASON IS ELECTRIC \u26a1\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/4djVbXLMuB<\/a><\/p>\n

— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) October 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n