LA Galaxy II (0-5-3, 3 points) let a two-goal halftime lead slip into a 4-3 loss to Phoenix Rising FC (4-1-3, 15 points) on Friday night at Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex in Tempe, Ariz.
After scoring only two goals in their first seven games, Los Dos rattled off three first-half goals to make a statement in the opening 45 of tonight’s contest. Efrain Alvarez started things off with a 25-yard blast in the 19th minute, an absolute rocket that will go down as Alvarez’s first professional goal. Phoenix answered within two minutes on a deflected goal.