SANTA CLARA, CA — E be like say the San Jose Earthquakes no sabi how to carry home advantage as dem face LAFC for big match wey gather 50,978 fans for Levi's Stadium. The match, wey na trial for World Cup pitch, e end 4-2 in favor of LAFC. Omo, e shock plenty fans when LAFC score three goals within the first twelve minutes. How dem wan take recover from that wahala?
Coach Bruce Arena dey vex say the match no carry the excitement wey him suppose expect. After all, na big crowd dey support dem, but the Earthquakes miss plenty chances while LAFC dey sabi use only small chances dem take win. Denis Bouanga, LAFC star boy, carry hat-trick as him dey shine like star.
As match start, Son Heung-Min don waste time to put LAFC for front with first goal within the one minute. E come be like joke when Bouanga follow am with two more goals for the 9th and 12th minutes. E be like say San Jose fans dey watch movie wey dem no fit change for the theater.
Preston Judd try to bring hope for the Quakes when e score goal for the 17th minute, but e no fit change the tide of the match. E be like say dem come dey play like say dem dey control the match, but as Arena supposed know, na only goals dey matter for pitch.
“We control the game but we no fit score am,” Arena talk after di match. “LaFC no wahala with their finishings while we dey miss chances wey go fit change the matter. E no be about statistics; na wetin dey for scoreboard dey matter.”
With this loss, the Earthquakes remain on the edge of the playoffs as dem dey fight to hold the 9th position, just one point ahead of Real Salt Lake. E go hard for them if dem no step up for the next matches wey remain.
Meanwhile, Levi’s Stadium don show wetin e fit become for World Cup wey dey come next year. The pitch wey dem use no be the usual artificial turf wey 49ers dey use; dem don put new grass wey correct for high-level soccer. Arena praise the field say e dey good for football. “With crowd wey gather here today, na clear say soccer don enter everybody’s heart for this area,” e talk.
Fans come enjoy di match well well despite di loss, sabi say dem go soon dey see international games wey go make sense with rowdy fans for the World Cup. The next game no go be small one as each team dey look for point to secure playoff spot.
As San Jose dey plan to bounce back from this loss, LAFC dey smile as dem don secure three very important points. The competition dey hot as every match dey mean something for di standing. Na so e go be till the end of di season!
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