CARSON, Calif. — Yahoo Sports activities has dwell protection of the Saturday’s 2024 MLS Cup last, the place the LA Galaxy and New York Pink Bulls face off in a showdown of heavyweight versus underdog. The match kicks off at 4:10 p.m. ET, 1:10 p.m. PT on the Galaxy’s fortress, Dignity Well being Sports activities Park. Fox will broadcast the ultimate in america. Followers may also stream it on Apple TV’s MLS Season Go in England or Spanish.
The Galaxy are chasing a league file sixth title after an electrical season fueled by big-name signings and free-agent coups. However Saturday, they will be with out midfield maestro Riqui Puig, whose leaves a large hole of their assault. Can Greg Vanney’s aspect adapt and ship one more championship to Los Angeles?
On the opposite aspect, the to get right here. After sneaking into the playoffs because the East’s seventh seed, they’ve clawed their well beyond defending champ Columbus, then crosstown rival NYCFC, then Orlando. They have been fueled by gritty urgent and a lights-out protection led by goalkeeper Carlos Coronel. Now, with historical past on the road, Sandro Schwarz’s group has an opportunity to drag off one of many league’s best Cinderella tales.
Will the Galaxy’s star energy shine by way of, or can the Pink Bulls grind out one last upset to raise their first MLS Cup?
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LA Galaxy head coach Greg Vanney precisely sums up the primary half in an interview with Apple:
“I used to be actually glad with the primary 20 to 25 minutes. We dominated that in each facet of the sport. After which I felt like we fell a bit of bit off of a cliff. Simply bought a bit of bit passive, we conceded an excessive amount of territory. We’re permitting them to get an excessive amount of area place, and so they’re getting set items …”
Says they should “reorganize” and get stress on the ball increased up the pitch.
“We have gotta keep foot-on-the-gas. We do not must be defending a 2-1, we must be pushing the sport.”
Sat, December 7, 2024 at 11:04 PM GMT+1HALFTIME: Galaxy 2-1 Pink Bulls
On the finish of 45 minutes, the Galaxy’s early surge has the house group on prime, however the Pink Bulls’ fluky purpose gave the guests new life.
Sat, December 7, 2024 at 11:01 PM GMT+147′
Galaxy captain Maya Yoshida dropped a dime into the field for Joveljic, however the Serbian could not convert his shot, which went straight into Coronel’s ready arms.
Sat, December 7, 2024 at 10:53 PM GMT+138′ Yellow card
The second infraction of the day is proven to LA’s Mark Delgado after he charged into NY’s Emil Forsberg with the pair ending up on the turf.
Sat, December 7, 2024 at 10:50 PM GMT+1
I feel the Gabriel Pec nutmeg tally is as much as like 5. Dude is an absolute menace.
Sat, December 7, 2024 at 10:50 PM GMT+135′ Yellow card
Pink Bulls defender Noah Eile is carded for a tactical foul on Galaxy’s Gabriel Pec shortly after his teammate was nutmegged, twice.
Sat, December 7, 2024 at 10:47 PM GMT+1Now that is a teammate
Joseph Paintsil held up Riqui Puig’s shirt after scoring within the MLS Cup last 👕
Puig tore his ACL whereas serving to Galaxy win the Western Convention Closing 🤍
The purpose, irrespective of how fluky it was, appears to have shook the hosts a bit. Their defending on just a few subsequent set items was additionally tentative. And so they have not been as assured on the ball.
Sat, December 7, 2024 at 10:43 PM GMT+1Red Bulls capitalize on the nook kickSat, December 7, 2024 at 10:42 PM GMT+128′ GOAL
SEAN NEALIS SCORES ONE FOR THE VISITORS AND WE HAVE OURSELVES A GAME IN CARSON! Galaxy 2-1 Pink Bulls
Sat, December 7, 2024 at 10:37 PM GMT+1Sat, December 7, 2024 at 10:32 PM GMT+1
The buildup to each targets sliced proper by way of the guts of the NYRB protection.
That is the place Andrés Reyes often is. And that is the place he was till about quarter-hour earlier than kickoff, when he was scratched on account of sickness.
The Galaxy are going straight at his late alternative, 22-year-old middle again Noah Eile.
Sat, December 7, 2024 at 10:28 PM GMT+1Galaxy with an out-of-this-world beginSat, December 7, 2024 at 10:26 PM GMT+113′ GOAL
DEJAN JOVELJIC SNEAKS IT PAST CORONEL WHO WAS CAUGHT LOOKING! IT’S 2-0 GALAXY!
Sat, December 7, 2024 at 10:25 PM GMT+1Paintsil makes it 1-0 Galaxy
It started with a neat 1-2 in midfield — the precise kind of possession play that we weren’t certain the Riqui Puig and Marco Reus replacements would have the ability to present.
In truth, it was Gastón Brugman — usually considered primarily as a destroyer — who did his greatest Puig imitation: he slid a beautifully-weighted through-ball to Joseph Paintsil, whose shot slipped beneath Pink Bulls keeper Coronel.
1-0!
Sat, December 7, 2024 at 10:23 PM GMT+19′ GOAL
JOSEPH PAINTSIL DRILLS IT INTO THE BOX AND THE HOME TEAM IS UP 1-0! GASTON BRUGMAN SERVED IT UP BEAUTIFULLY!
Paintsil picks up the ball close to midfield, megs Nealis, and appears to race down the left sideline.
Nealis, crushed, throws a forearm into Paintsil’s intestine.
If that foul happens within the seventy fifth minute, it is 100% a yellow card. However 5 minutes in, apparently it isn’t.
A number of early fouls. A number of noise — together with from the roughly 2,000 touring Pink Bulls followers.