Coach Steve Cherundolo says the midfielder ‘plays that position perfectly’ going into Wednesday’s home game against former club Sporting Kansas City
Mahala Opoku screamed, turned and ran.
“At that moment when he gets the ball, he knows I’m going and I just scream,” said Mahala, who controlled the ball off his chest while sprinting at full speed before beating the goalie on a half-volley that opened the scoring forThe sequence led to Sanchez’s first assist in 10 MLS games this season. Rather unbelievably, it matched the Spaniard’s assist total from the past three seasons combined.
“Any time he can contribute in the old-fashioned way with an assist or a goal, that’s amazing but that’s not why he’s here,” LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo said. “He’s obviously a very important player for us. An intelligent player. And somebody who we love having around our performance center and stadium and this team.”
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