CARSON, Calif. — Yahoo Sports has live coverage of the Saturday’s 2024 MLS Cup final, where the LA Galaxy and New York Red Bulls face off in a showdown of heavyweight versus underdog. The match kicks off at 4:10 p.m. ET, 1:10 p.m. PT at the Galaxy’s fortress, Dignity Health Sports Park. Fox will broadcast the final in the United States. Fans can also stream it on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass in England or Spanish.
The Galaxy are chasing a league record sixth title after an electric season fueled by big-name signings and free-agent coups. But Saturday, they’ll be without midfield maestro Riqui Puig, whose torn ACL leaves a massive gap in their attack. Can Greg Vanney’s side adapt and deliver yet another championship to Los Angeles?
On the other side, the Red Bulls have defied all odds to get here. After sneaking into the playoffs as the East’s seventh seed, they’ve clawed their way past defending champ Columbus, then crosstown rival NYCFC, then Orlando. They’ve been fueled by gritty pressing and a lights-out defense led by goalkeeper Carlos Coronel. Now, with history on the line, Sandro Schwarz’s team has a chance to pull off one of the league’s greatest Cinderella stories.
Will the Galaxy’s star power shine through, or can the Red Bulls grind out one final upset to lift their first MLS Cup?
All of the latest updates, highlights and more will be below.
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Red Bulls charging toward the finish
It’s been all New York here in the final minutes of action, but try as they may, they can’t break through the Galaxy’s defensive wall.
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6 minutes of stoppage time added
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90′
During an injury stoppage, nearly all of the 26,812 in attendance shout for joy as injured Galaxy star Riqui Puig is shown on the big screen sitting on the sideline.
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84′ Substitutions
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Pec’s insurance goal goes wide!
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79′ Substitution
Galaxy subs in Diego Fagundez for Joveljic.
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75′ Substitution
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Red Bulls misfire
NY captain Forsberg misses wide right on an excellent opportunity that would’ve been the equalizer after a quick restart following a save on the other end.
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Frustration starting to set in for NY
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Another sold out MLS Cup final
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65′
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Second half underway
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Vanney on the first half
LA Galaxy head coach Greg Vanney accurately sums up the first half in an interview with Apple:
“I was really satisfied with the first 20 to 25 minutes. We dominated that in every aspect of the game. And then I felt like we fell a little bit off of a cliff. Just got a little bit passive, we conceded too much territory. We’re allowing them to get too much field position, and they’re getting set pieces …”
Says they have to “reorganize” and get pressure on the ball higher up the pitch.
“We’ve gotta stay foot-on-the-gas. We don’t need to be protecting a 2-1, we need to be pushing the game.”
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HALFTIME: Galaxy 2-1 Red Bulls
At the end of 45 minutes, the Galaxy’s early surge has the home team on top, but the Red Bulls’ fluky goal gave the visitors new life.
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47′
Galaxy captain Maya Yoshida dropped a dime into the box for Joveljic, but the Serbian couldn’t convert his shot, which went straight into Coronel’s waiting hands.
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38′ Yellow card
The second infraction of the day is shown to LA’s Mark Delgado after he charged into NY’s Emil Forsberg with the pair ending up on the turf.
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I think the Gabriel Pec nutmeg tally is up to like five. Dude is an absolute menace.
— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) December 7, 2024
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35′ Yellow card
Red Bulls defender Noah Eile is carded for a tactical foul on Galaxy’s Gabriel Pec shortly after his teammate was nutmegged, twice.
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Now that’s a teammate
Joseph Paintsil held up Riqui Puig’s shirt after scoring in the MLS Cup final 👕
Puig tore his ACL while helping Galaxy win the Western Conference Final 🤍 pic.twitter.com/QoTAPnrW7C
— OneFootball (@OneFootball) December 7, 2024
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Galaxy suddenly on the back foot
The goal, no matter how fluky it was, seems to have shook the hosts a bit. Their defending on a few subsequent set pieces was also tentative. And they haven’t been as confident on the ball.
