Starless Galaxy U.S. Open Cup bid extinguished

Seattle Sounders 2 Galaxy 0

Ten of the 11 Galaxy starters did not start in Saturday’s MLS game against Seattle.

Galaxy lineup: Josh Saunders; A.J. DeLaGarza, Leonardo (Sean Franklin 71′), Omar Gonzalez, Eddie Lewis; Chris Klein (Dema Kovalenko 69′), Bryan Jordan, Jovan Kirovski (Juninho 72′), Alex Cazumba; Clint Mathis, Alan Gordon.

Game story

Attendance: a sellout crowd of 4,512.

Quotable:

“To me these games don’t make sense,” said Galaxy Coach Bruce Arena. “Essentially it was a reserve game tonight. I think the timing of this competition isn’t right for MLS teams; it’s a difficult time to try and play these games. … The competition is watered down due to the fact that each team is juggling players.”

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