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    MLS News: MLS: Joveljic’s Galaxy recover final point in El Trafico thriller with six goals against LAFC

    Dejan Joveljic scored twice and Kevin Cabral scored a last-ditch draw as LA Galaxy recovered a dramatic 3-3 against rivals Los Angeles FC in El Trafico.

    LAFC led 2-1 and then 3-2 to go in the 86th minute, but Cabral’s heroics earned a share of the points for Galaxy in an MLS thriller on Saturday.

    Signed this month by Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt, Serbian international Joveljic – in his first El Trafico derby – broke the deadlock in the 20 ‘.

    LAFC – which had lost the club’s record of four straight games as part of their record streak of seven games without a win before the match – returned to par thanks to Cristian Arango’s penalty at the stroke of half-time.

    A moment of Brian Rodriguez’s brilliance in the 58th minute gave LAFC a 2-1 lead, his stunning individual run dodging several Galaxy defenders before hitting home.

    LAFC and Galaxy exchanged goals as Jovejlic scored again in the 64th minute before Rodriguez restored the former’s lead just two minutes later.

    However, there was going to be a delayed drama: Cabral pounced on Araujo’s cross and scored in front of a stunned home crowd.

    The Galaxy are fourth in the Western Conference, six points behind leaders Seattle Sounders and 12 points clear of ninth-place LAFC.

    Elsewhere, the leaders of the Eastern Conference New England Revolution were defeated 2-0 by New York City, which was fueled by a brace from Valentin Castellanos.

    New York City equaled the longest home win streak in the club’s history, having also enjoyed a seven-game streak from November 2017 to June 2018.

    Nashville celebrated its first away win of the season after beating Atlanta United 2-0, DC United comeback beat Philadelphia Union 3-1, Chicago Fire beat the New York Red Bulls 1-0, the Minnesota United beat Houston Dynamo 2-1 and Sporting Kansas City drew 1-1 with Colorado Rapids.

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