New York City FC signed off on the LA chapter of Preseason 2018 on Saturday night with a friendly match vs. LA Galaxy.
Managing Editor Mark Booth picks out five things we learned from the 3-0 defeat...
Red Card?
The game's pivotal moment arrived with 42 minutes on the clock when Ronald Matarrita was shown a straight red card for a tackle on Romain Alessandrini.
Sendings off are rarely seen in friendly matches and usually come when an official has no option but to eject a player for a grievous challenge but this one from the Costa Rican could hardly qualify under that bracket.