The LA Galaxy closed the preseason with a poor result Saturday night, succumbing to the Rapids 3-1 at Dignity Health Sports Park.
With a central midfield pairing of rookie Emil Cuello and Servando Carrasco replacing the tireless Jona dos Santos, LA were destined to struggle in the middle of the park. Unfortunately David Bingham took a direct ball to the face off a breakaway early and was forced to exit in place of Matt Lampson.
The Galaxy’s first real opportunity came 20 minutes in off a piece when Romain Alessandrini lifted a cross to the back post that Daniel Steres redirected to Ola Kamara but his header went wide.