Although much attention in Major League Soccer on Sunday afternoon centered around the debut of LAFC, the league's newest expansion franchise, the Southland's other team made sure it had its share of the headlines.
Ola Kamara and Romain Alessandrini scored two minutes apart midway through the first half, and the Galaxy went on to defeat the Portland Timbers 2-1 in the season opener for both teams before a sellout crowd of 25,462 at StubHub Center.
The five-time MLS Cup champions nearly caused the blue, gold and white confetti to rain down on the field in the first minute, earning a corner kick after a four-on-three attack had the Timbers' defense scrambling to recover.