23 February 2025: The inaugural campaign for San Diego FC got off to a rollicking start when, only five minutes into their history, Anders Dreyer was tripped from behind in the area by Edwin Cerillo and calmly slotted home the penalty for a 1-0 SDFC lead before many of the Angelenos had settled in their seats. While both clubs shared the possession equally as the game developed, San Diego were the side able to use their time on the ball to create chances while the Galaxy struggled to find solutions to the San Diego defense. LA's frustration began to surface as they accrued three yellow cards in the first half, two in the final twenty minutes.
The visitors doubled their lead early in the second half, when Marcus Ingvartsen latched onto Anibal Godoy's cross and short-hopped the ball past Novak Micovic as the away end celebrated the lead over their I-5 neighbors. The game got chippier as it went on, with two more LA yellows, and the home team were unable to get a shot on CJ Dos Santos' goal until injury time when Diego Fagundez nodded home Tyler Lepley's chip into the box; but the MLS upstarts safely saw out the three minutes before the final whistle and were worthy winners on debut. FINAL: LA Galaxy 1, San Diego FC 2.
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| Marcus Ingvartsen seals San Diego's debut franchise victory |
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