{"id":62953,"date":"2018-02-24T22:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T05:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=62953"},"modified":"2018-02-25T13:16:08","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T20:16:08","slug":"vancouver-2-galaxy-1-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=62953","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy Comes up Short in Preseason Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Giovani dos Santos’ scored the Galaxy’s only goal on a penalty kick in the second half. (Photo by Duane Barker.)<\/p><\/div>\n

By Tim Peterson<\/p>\n

(Carson) -Vancouver scored once in each half and it proved to be enough to beat the Galaxy 2-1 Saturday night in the preseason finale before 9,020 at StubHub Center.<\/p>\n

The Galaxy had a few opportunities in the first half but couldn’t cash in. Ola Kamara had a shot in the fifth minute but his boot sailed wide right. Three minutes later Perry Kitchen was stopped right in front of the net by Vancouver goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic.<\/p>\n

The other Kamara (Kei) for the Whitecaps blasted a penalty kick by Galaxy keeper David Bingham in the 20th minute to give Vancouver a 1-0 lead. The goal was set up when LA’s Joao Pedro took down Christian Techera for the penalty.<\/p>\n

Romain Alessandrini had a chance to get the Galaxy even in the 24th minute but he was stymied again by Marinovic. Pedro got off a rocket from distance in the 29th minute but he was also denied.<\/p>\n

Kamara had a golden opportunity in the 30th minute on a break away but instead of blasting away he tried to chip one over the head of Marinovic who came out to make the play.<\/p>\n

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Ola Kamara had a golden opportunity in the second half but came up a little short. (Photo by Duane Barker.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Pedro limped off the field in the 38th minute and was replaced by Servando Carrasco. The Whitecaps took the 1-0 lead into the break.<\/p>\n

Alphonso Davies made it 2-0 in the 52nd when he beat Bingham at the near post.<\/p>\n

The Galaxy finally got on the board in the 66th minute of play when Giovani dos Santos scored on a penalty kick. Alessandrini was hit on an overhead kick and it was ruled a Vancouver penalty to give dos Santos the shot.<\/p>\n

Sebastian Lletget replaced Emmanuel Boateng for the Galaxy in the 68th. LA was unable to get the tying goal across the rest of the way.<\/p>\n

The Galaxy outshot the Whitecaps 14-5 and had seven shots on goal compared to two for Vancouver but still came up a buck short.<\/p>\n

“I can’t be displeased with how we played. I thought defensively we were much better today. Defensively we were better and our recovery was better so I was happy with that,” said Galaxy Coach Sigi Schmid. “And offensively we created chances so it’s a matter of one day those chances will fall.”<\/p>\n

The Galaxy finished the preseason at 2-4. They will open the 2018 regular season next Sunday night, March 4th against the Portland Timbers at StubHub Center at 7:00p.m.<\/p>\n

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