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Omar Gonzalez

2011 US Open Cup Third Round: Battle of LA sees Galaxy come back to beat Blues

June 29, 2011 by Nick Gaspar

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Call it the Battle of Los Angeles or the Los Angles Derby, but don’t call it an easy victory for the Los Angeles Galaxy. After Cesar Rivera scored a stunner to put the Los Angeles Blues up 1-0 the Galaxy rallied back with two unanswered goals to advance to the Quarterfinals of the US Open Cup, 2-1.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2011 Third Round, 2011 US Open Cup Third Round, Chukwundu Chijindu, Los Angeles Blues, Los Angeles Galaxy, Mike Magee, Omar Gonzalez

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