LA Galaxy advanced to the Leagues Cup semifinals by defeating Pachuca 2-1 at Dignity Health Sports Park despite recent MLS losses to Seattle and Inter Miami. The opener came in the 27th minute from a Daniel Aceves own goal after a low cross by Marco Reus from a Diego Fagundez corner. Marco Reus then scored again after Joseph Paintsil’s left-wing attack and Matheus Nascimento’s backheel set up Reus for a 37th-minute goal. Pachuca’s Alemao scored a stoppage-time half-volley but the match ended 2-1. All Mexican teams were eliminated; the Galaxy face Seattle next.
With the terrible year they've had in MLS, expectations weren't exactly high for the Galaxy ahead of their Leagues Cup quarterfinal match against Pachuca. The Galaxy suffered embarrassing defeats during their past two MLS games, falling at home to the Seattle Sounders and on the road against Inter Miami. However, Galaxy coach Greg Vanney 's players put the losses behind them and continued to perform well in Leagues Cup play, surprisingly eliminating Pachuca 2-1 on Wednesday night at Dignity Health Sports Park.
Diego Fagundez took a short corner kick for Marco Reus, who sent in a low cross and Aceves, unfortunately for his team, pushed the ball into his own net to give the Galaxy a 1-0 lead. The Galaxy kept pushing forward and their efforts soon paid off when Joseph Paintsil launched a swift attack down the left wing to Matheus Nascimento inside the box, who backheeled the ball to Reus to make it 2-0 in the 37th minute.
In the sixth minute of second half stoppage time, Pachuca found space to score a consolation goal. The goal came from a half-volley inside the box by Brazilian Alemao to make the score 2-1. The match ended a minute later, sending the Galaxy to the Leagues Cup semifinals. All Mexican teams were eliminated from the tournament Wednesday night. The Galaxy will play the Seattle Sounders and Inter Miami will play Orlando City for spots in the Leagues Cup final.
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