Los Angeles FC continued their scintillating form atop the Supporters’ Shield standings on Thursday night, dispatching with a much-depleted FC Dallas in comfortable fashion, the two goals coming from their usual sources, Carlos Vela and Diego Rossi.
LAFC dominated proceedings, having a massive 28 shots despite not scoring the second until the final few minutes of the match. If not for better finishing, this could have been an absolute mauling.
Here are three things we learned from LAFC’s 2-0 win over FC Dallas.
It seems almost futile to say at this point, but Carlos Vela scored another goal on Thursday night — in truth, he was inches away from a hattrick, not that it really mattered in the end.