Bragging Rights Claimed? 6th LAFC win against LA Galaxy

LAFC defeats LA Galaxy for the 6th time out of the 20 in their head to head encounter in all competition. Both Teams have drawn 5 times giving LA Galaxy a 3 wins edge over LAFC making LA Galaxy the only team that has ever recorded 9 wins against LAFC in all competition.

This particular El Traffics was one for the popcorn as both teams gave their best to outshine the other. It was LAFC that struck first with a header from Denis Bouanga at the 23rd minute.

The LA Galaxy's response was almost immediately with Billy Sharp converting a pass from Diego Fagúndez two minutes after Denis Bouanga's leading goal.

10 minutes after Denis Bouanga's goal, Ryan Hollingshead powered a short past Jonathan Bond giving LAFC a 2-1 lead at the close of first half.

LA Galaxy took over the second half for a while even finding an equalizer from Maya Yoshida who bagged the header from Tyler Boyd at the 59th minute.

LA Galaxy ball possessions was short lived as Denis Bouanga took advantage of the poor back pass from Chris Mavinga to Jonathan Bond, regaining LAFC's lead by 3-2.

A fourth goal from Timothy Tillman sealed the victory, ensuring that LAFC claimed their sixth win out of twenty against their rivals. So far LA Galaxy has 9 wins against LAFC and they share 5 ties.

Goals:

Denis Bouanga 23' -GOAL

Billy Sharp 25' - GOAL

Ryan Hollingshead 33'- GOAL

Maya Yoshida 59' - GOAL

Timothy Tillman- GOAL

Up next:

LAFC face ST. Louis while LA Galaxy host Minnesota United at Dignity Health Sports Park.