Los Angeles FC put in one of their more dominant displays of the season against playoff hopefuls, the Colorado Rapids, eventually running out 3-1 victors thanks to the brilliance of one Carlos Vela once more.
The Mexican scored a record-breaking 32nd of the season with his quintessential curling left-footed effort from the edge of the area, before acrobatically adding a second and completing his hat-trick with a simple finish from a low cross.
Here are three things we learned from LAFC’s 3-1 season-ending win.
It was always going to be a long shot — if, incidentally, you were a neutral on Decision Day supporting chaos, you wanted the Colorado Rapids to make the playoffs.