A sell-out Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park, the championship match quickly hit the ground running for the home side. After the Galaxy side built up quickly in the ninth minute without injured star player Ricky Puig, the midfielder Gaston Bergman Played a through ball from Pentsel, who slotted the ball past the Red Bulls keeper to make it 1-0. Carlos Coronel.
The Galaxy then quickly doubled their lead when Mark Delgado regained possession in the 13th minute, allowing Juvoljic to take a pass, run forward and sneak a shot past Coronel to make it 2-0.
The Red Bulls finally cut into the deficit with their first try of the match. After a chaotic sequence in the box following a corner, the Red Bulls were given a lifeline in the 28th minute by a goal from defender Sean Nellis.
Despite allowing the goal, the Galaxy were more timid in the second half.
Desperate to keep the scoreline intact, the home side sat back and invited pressure from the Red Bulls, who rarely tested the goalkeeper. John McCarthy. Although the Galaxy failed to convert a few chances of their own in the closing stages, their two first-half goals were enough to secure a 2-1 win at the final whistle.
The Galaxy, who now have a two-championship cushion over the four-time winners. DC Unitedended a title drought that stretched back to 2014. The Red Bulls, formerly known as the New York/New Jersey Metro Stars, are one of only three original clubs to have never won an MLS Cup title. The New England Revolution And FC Dallas.
The Galaxy finished 17-0-3 this season at their frequently renamed Suburban Stadium, where a sellout crowd of 26,812 for the final included several strong cheering sections from Red Bulls supporters who traveled to M. The LSK chief was hoping to see his New Jersey-based club succeed. Step
The Galaxy’s Greg Vanney became the fourth coach to win MLS titles with two clubs. The former Galaxy player also won it all with Toronto in 2017.
The club famous for employing global stars from David Beckham and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Robbie Kane and Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez reinvented themselves this season with lesser-known young talent from around the world.
The Galaxy landed Pec from Brazil and Ghanaian Paintsil from Belgium, and the duo combined with current Serbian striker Joveljic to form a potent attack that can outrun almost any MLS opponent.
But the Galaxy also relied heavily on Puig, their Catalan catalyst and one of MLS’ best players. Puig sat out last week’s game after injuring his knee, and even provided the decisive pass to Juvoljic for the only goal of the game.
This story used information from The Associated Press.