Sigi Schmid’s side dominated large stretches of the match vs. the Whitecaps, but poor defending was once again LA’s Achilles heel as the Galaxy fell to Vancouver 2-1 Saturday night at the StubHub Center.
LA’s first real opportunity came in the 11th minute when Giovani dos Santos located an open Romain Alessandrini racing inside box, but a wayward first touch resulted in Alessandrini’s shot going wide.
Unfortunately Joáo Plata conceded a penalty after needlessly swiping at Christian Techera just inside the area, and Kei Kamara coolly converted down the middle past a diving Bingham to hand Vancouver the lead.