Hernandez: LAFC's first championship comes in greatest MLS Cup final, full of twists and turns

Whatever LAFC's owners believed was possible when they launched their franchise, whatever Carlos Vela had in mind when he became the team's first player, they couldn't have ever imagined the events that unfolded Saturday at Banc of California Stadium.Five years into its existence, LAFC won its first championship, defeating the Philadelphia Union in a penalty shootout in the greatest of the 27 MLS Cup finals played to date.

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