Stipe Biuk scored on the first shot of the game and Carlos Vela added a goal from the penalty spot in second-half stoppage time as Los Angeles FC edged the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 on Saturday night, May 20. Biuk opened the scoring in the third minute for Western Conference-leading LAFC (7–1–4, 25 points),…
LAFC Beats Union 3–0 to Advance to Champions League Finals
The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) defeated fellow MLS foe the Philadelphia Union 3–0 (4–1, aggregate) to advance to the final of the CONCACAF Champions League at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on May 2. LAFC dominated their home match to qualify for their second Champions League Final in the last four years—following a 1–1 draw…
Carlos Vela Shines, LAFC Defeat Rival Galaxy
Carlos Vela scored his second and third goals of the season and added an assist, and visiting Los Angeles FC held on for a 3–2 victory over the rival LA Galaxy on Sunday, April 16, in Carson, Calif. Vela’s second goal came from the penalty spot in the 68th minute to give his team a…
LAFC Blank Whitecaps, Advance to CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals
Carlos Vela scored twice as host Los Angeles FC beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3–0 on Tuesday, April 11, to complete a 6–0 win in a CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal series. LAFC advance to a semifinal matchup against either Mexico’s Atlas or the Philadelphia Union. Heading into the second leg of that quarterfinal series on Wednesday…
LAFC Beats Houston Dynamo 3–1 on Vela’s Penalty Kicks
LOS ANGELES—Carlos Vela converted two penalty kicks in Los Angeles FC’s (20–8–4, 64 points) 3–1 victory at home over the Houston Dynamo (9–17–6, 33 points) on Sunday night, Sept. 18. Ryan Hollingshead added his sixth goal of the season in the second half to seal the win and tie the Eastern Conference’s Philadelphia Union in the battle for…
Vela Scores to Edge LAFC Closer to Top Playoff Seed, With 1–1 Draw Against Minnesota
Carlos Vela scored a beauty in the second half as the Los Angeles FC (19–8–4, 61 points) tied the Minnesota United Loons (13–12–6, 45 points) 1–1, on the evening of Sept. 13, in Saint Paul, Minn. Having already clinched a playoffs birth, LAFC needed a victory to lock down the Western Conference title and the No. 1…
LAFC’s Carlos Vela Gets MLS All-Stars Going in 2–1 Win Over Liga MX
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Carlos Vela scored in the third minute and Raúl Ruidíaz’s converted a penalty kick in the 73rd minute in the Major League Soccer All-Star team’s 2–1 victory over Mexico’s Liga MX on Wednesday night. Vela, the versatile Los Angeles FC forward who led MLS with 34 goals in 2019, headed in the early…
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