The San Diego FC had its inaugural season at a roaring start.
Sunday, the last expansion team of Major League Soccer won a 2-0 victory outside against the Los Angeles Galaxy in the very first match of the franchise. San Diego midfielder Anders Dreyer scored the first two goals in the history of the franchise, magnificent The title champions of the MLS in their original stage.
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The first goal of the Dreyer's splint came in the 52nd minute, the Danish midfielder fueling the ball after the goalkeeper of the Novak Mićović galaxy of a pass from the hiring of “Chucky” Lozano. San Diego took advantage of Los Angeles' errors for the historic moment, the occasion that came out of a bad back of the back.
San Diego had several good chances in the next 20 minutes, but Mićović made several key stops to keep things 1-0. However, the momentum began to turn and the galaxy seemed to wake up in the last 15 minutes of play. San Diego was able to hold the Los Angeles offensive, with the help of excellent stops from goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos.
In the stop time, a perfect journey on the ground gave San Diego a chance to extend the advance. Tomás Ángel striker patiently brought the ball back to Dreyer, who sealed the game with another beautiful strike – and sealed his name in history books in the process.
The victory outside of San Diego was even more impressive given the location: the Galaxy has not lost in its home stadium, Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, throughout the 2024 season. (The last time the Galaxy lost in its original stadium was a loss of day of decision on October 21, 2023.))
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Even without the star of the midfielder Riqui Puig, who is Always recovering from a torn ACL supported during the playoffs last year and the key winger Joseph Paintsil, The galaxy that goes up were supposed to be One of the best teams before the MLS season. But a well -organized team from San Diego made Los Angeles trembling on their lawn at home.
As an extension franchise, expectations for the first season of San Diego were relatively low. But this San Diego team had a great performance on Sunday, demonstrating balance, control and an impressive level of chemistry in its very first match.
The inaugural season of the San Diego FC will continue next week with the very first home match of the franchise. The team will welcome St. Louis SC, who started playing as an expansion team in 2023.
