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LAFC Vs Philadelphia Union: 3 things we learned – Golazos galore

By Daniel Garza

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 8: Carlos Vela #10 of Los Angeles FC celebrates his goal during the MLS match against Philadelphia Union at the Banc of California Stadium on March 8, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. The match ended in a 3-3 draw. (Photo by Shaun Clark/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 8: Carlos Vela #10 of Los Angeles FC celebrates his goal during the MLS match against Philadelphia Union at the Banc of California Stadium on March 8, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. The match ended in a 3-3 draw. (Photo by Shaun Clark/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 8: Carlos Vela #10 of Los Angeles FC celebrates his goal during the MLS match against Philadelphia Union at the Banc of California Stadium on March 8, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. The match ended in a 3-3 draw. (Photo by Shaun Clark/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 8: Carlos Vela #10 of Los Angeles FC celebrates his goal during the MLS match against Philadelphia Union at the Banc of California Stadium on March 8, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. The match ended in a 3-3 draw. (Photo by Shaun Clark/Getty Images) /

Sunday night saw an utterly wild and enthralling match between LAFC and the Philadelphia Union that ended as a 3-3 draw. Here are three things we learned.

Half of the goals scored in the 3-3 draw between Los Angeles FC and the Philadelphia Union could win Major League Soccer Goal of the Week. It was an absolutely amazing display of skill and offensive firepower from both teams.

The best moment of the match told the story perfectly of what transpired. Jakob Glesnes scored a top drawer goal in the second half that left everyone speechless. LAFC had to comeback from three deficits in the match to earn a point but were ultimately unable to outduel their opponents in the end.

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Here are three things we learned from the dramatic, enthralling, exhilarating 3-3 draw between LAFC and the Union.

LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 8: Brenden Aaronson #22 of Philadelphia Union celebrates after scoring a goal against Los Angeles FC during the MLS match at the Banc of California Stadium on March 8, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. The match ended in a 3-3 draw. (Photo by Shaun Clark/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 8: Brenden Aaronson #22 of Philadelphia Union celebrates after scoring a goal against Los Angeles FC during the MLS match at the Banc of California Stadium on March 8, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. The match ended in a 3-3 draw. (Photo by Shaun Clark/Getty Images) /

3. An instant classic

The first four goals of the match were top-class strikes. Both clubs were trying to outdo one another with how brilliantly they could put the ball in the back of the net. Each of them was superb in their own right.

Sergio Santos opened the scoring, taking a touch to come inside on his left foot and bend a lovely finish into the far corner. Carlos Vela then leveled proceedings with a sublime freekick, curling a finish past the futile stretch of Andre Blake. Then Jakob Glesnes decided to do the impossible — more on this later — before Diego Rossi emulated Santos’ bent finish, curling his own strike from the edge of the penalty area into the far top corner.

This has all the makings of the MLS Match of the Year. We might only be in Week 2 but few will be better watches than this. Pace, ferocity, controversy, passion, tempo, fight, and, most importantly, supreme skill.

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