We have FC Dallas to thank for making sure this cruel irony was not rewarded.
The New York Red Bulls returned from LA with a good deal of injury - literal and metaphorical. Banged up by the Galaxy and repeatedly ignored by referee Hilario Grajeda, the team had much about which to be justifiably aggrieved.
Among the list of grievances, Grajeda's denial of two clear penalties (he also denied LA an equally compelling shout) that might have settled the match in RBNY's favor.
One of them looked like this:
— Total MLS (@TotalMLS) August 8, 2016
As chance would have it, LA Galaxy was back in action in mid-week, playing FC Dallas in US Open Cup.