LA did not the have best performance Sunday afternoon at a frigid Yankee Stadium, and injuries to Giovani dos Santos and Michael Ciani only made things worse as the Galaxy fell to New York City FC 2-1.
The first real opportunity of the match came when Yangel Herrera got open in front of the 18-yard box but sliced his shot wide, much to the annoyance of keeper David Bingham.
NYCFC would strike first in the 22nd minute. David Villa got behind the back four, and while Michael Ciani managed to clear his cross, the rebound went square to defender Anton Tinnerholm who blasted a shot off the crossbar and inside Bingham’s net.