CARSON, Calif. – LA Galaxy center back Jelle Van Damme certainly appeared to be in his element in Saturday’s clash against the San Jose Earthquakes at StubHub Center.
A chippy game featuring seven yellow cards and the red card/ejection of San Jose’s Simon Dawkins was just what Van Damme ordered, and he responded with a solid performance and his first assist of the season in the Galaxy’s 3-1 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 25,667.
“Oh yeah,” he replied when asked if he enjoyed himself in this season’s first edition of the California Clasico.