Episode 299 - Smashed by San Jose in Santa Clara

Send us a textLAFC had an opportunity, at least for a minute, to share the top spot in the West if they could deliver a performance on the road against the worst team in the West. To put it very simply, we could not. This is Episode 299, and it's not pretty. San Jose jumped out early, scoring on a corner kick just 5 minutes in.  The Black and Gold had a few opportunities in the opening half, but either poor execution in the final third or a solid save by William Yarbrough kept us off the board. To start the second half, San Jose subbed on their expensive new addition, Hernan Lopez, and things did NOT get better for LAFC. A Pair of beautiful balls (giggity?) by Cristian Espinoza put the nails in our Santa Clara coffin. A Kike Olivera moment of brilliance gave LAFC a lifeline, but the same story that doomed us in the first half was the story yet again: Yarbrough and poor execution. LAFC fails yet another road test and questions now abound about our set-piece defense. 13 goals in 5 road games just won't get it done. Also on this episode, BMO Stadium gets it own Noah's Arcade while the boys get a new addition up top and say goodbye to a member of the braintrust. The next one is a big one, as we hit the three century mark! We can't wait to put this one behind us and to get going on 300! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.