Episode 283 - LAFC Puts 5 On It In First Playoff Match of 2023
Defenders of the Banc - The LAFC Podcast
English - October 29, 2023 06:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsSoccer Sports Leisure Hobbies lafc los angeles football club los angeles fc mls soccer futbol football carlos vela usmnt los angeles Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
As LAFC embarks on its title defense, it's a familiar foe, as Vancouver returns to BMO for the first match in a ridiculous best-of-three First Round series. It's playoff time, Defenders, and this is Episode 283 of Defenders of the Banc!
LAFC started out hot, as Ryan Hollingshead cleaned up the mess after a beautiful set piece to give LAFC the lead 18 minutes in. Vancouver would answer after an awful turnover by Murillo, as Andres Cubas, back from injury, finds Brian White for the equalizer.
Just two minutes later, the Golden Boot winner of 2023, Denis Bouanga, takes a long pass down the line from Giorgio, shifts to his right, and slams home his first of the match to give the lead back to the good guys. But as Lee Corso says... "Not so fast!" Vancouver comes back yet again, this time with set-piece success. Ryan Gauld finds Sam Adekugbe, and his header levels it at 2 just before halftime.
After the half, THIS was the LAFC club we had been waiting to see all match. Defensively sound, allowing zero shots on target in the second half, LAFC was free to let their offensive freak flag fly. Ryan cleans up more set-piece debris for a goal, Denis hammers one home off a Carlos Vela free kick, and Air Murillo takes off in the box for a fifth! LAFC dominates the second half en route to an easy 5-2 win!
Also on this episode, it's Shaft Brewer's birthday, Filly rants twice, and Scarf makes an outlandish pick for Eastern Conference champion! What did Filly rant about? Who did Scarf pick? You'll have to listen to Episode 283 to find out!