LOS ANGELES — Jonathan Lewis grabbed his Oscar in La La Land.
In just his third start for New York City FC, the 20-year-old rookie didn’t shy away from the lights of Los Angeles, where he bent in a miraculous first career goal to help push NYCFC past the LA Galaxy, 2-0, in front of 25,667 at the Stubhub Center on Saturday night.
With NYCFC having stage fright and failing to record a shot on goal in the first half, Lewis opened his scoring account by smacking a shot over Galaxy goalkeeper Brian Rowe and off the crossbar.