Gareth Bale scored his first MLS goal in just his second appearance, netting Los Angeles FC’s second on the night against Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.
Bale made his MLS debut last weekend when he came off the bench at Nashville SC, and the Welsh star again came on as a substitute against Sporting KC.
During a counterattack in the 83rd minute, Bale got on the end of a pass from Chicho Arango and cut onto his favored left foot before drilling a low shot past John Pulskamp.
The goal gave LAFC a 2-0 lead, which would end up being the final score.
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Bale is looking to quickly integrate with LAFC’s star attacking duo of Arango and Carlos Vela, and he told reporters after the game that the chemistry between the trio is already coming along nicely.
“It was always going to take some getting used to play with new players. I think we understand each other very well. Good forward players always work off each other and know where to be off the ball and on the ball,” Bale said of Vela and Arango. “They’ve been amazing since I’ve been here. They are both great players and hopefully we can keep gelling and score a lot more goals together.”
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