Five winners and one loser from RSL’s 2-0 win over LA Galaxy

Jeffrey Swinger-USA TODAY Sports Winner: Damir Kreilach

That goal was nice. He could have had another.

I am usually skeptical of Damir Kreilach leading the line. This isn’t because he lacks the requisite finishing ability — I actually think he’d get similar goal counts from an attacking midfield position, and his runs would be similar — but because it usually means we don’t have anybody stretching the line.

I don’t think we answered for that tonight, but I do think Kreilach had a nice game, all the same. I also think he’s probably our sanest option there, save maybe Corey Baird, but we’ll get to that.

Part of the reason Kreilach works well there is that he’ll put intelligent pressure on the…