CARSON, Calif. – LA Galaxy Academy starlet Efrain Alvarez’s remarkable chip shot won the June LA Galaxy Goal of the Month competition presented by 76 Gas.
The 14-year-old’s goal was the runaway winner of the contest with more than 50 percent of the vote. Alvarez’s strike came in the 39th minute of the Galaxy’s Development Academy U-13/14 Showcase match against FC Dallas. Off a set piece, Alvarez received a pass in the penalty area and chipped a helpless Dallas goalkeeper for the goal.
Alvarez is the first Galaxy Academy player to win the Goal of the Month competition.