Carlos Vela played only 45 minutes but scored twice as Los Angeles Football Club beat J1 League side Vissel Kobe 4-1 in a preseason match played at the Banc of California Stadium. This was only LAFC’s second preseason match of the year and their first in their home stadium after defeating Toronto FC 3-1 during a closed-door scrimmage.
LAFC was taking on a star-studded Vissel Kobe team that arrived with the likes of Lukas Podolski, Andres Iniesta and David Villa all in their roster.
For LAFC’s own star, Carlos Vela, it has been a tumultuous offseason, with speculation that the former Mexico National Team forward could have joined Barcelona on loan.