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RSL’s man advantage against LAFC counterintuitively leads to its loss

Sandy • It’s a rare feat for a soccer player to get red-carded twice in the same game, but RSL’s Aaron Herrera managed his first career ejection on two separate occasions Saturday night at Rio Tinto Stadium.

On the second go-round, however, it not only held up, it effectively decided the outcome in the 2-0 loss against Western Conference-leading LAFC.

Beyond the simple impact of L.A. getting a penalty kick out of it, the card eliminated a rare opportunity to play a man up against the team dominating the MLS.

“I thought 60 minutes in, we were in a fantastic spot.