LA Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls live updates: Result, highlights, analysis for 2024 MLS Cup

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LA Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls live updates: Result, highlights, analysis for 2024 MLS Cup

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?

LA Galaxy's Ghanaian forward #28 Joseph Paintsil celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup Final match between the LA Galaxy and the NY Red Bulls at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, on December 7, 2024. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

LA Galaxy’s Joseph Paintsil opened up the scoring in the 2024 MLS Cup against the NY Red Bulls, then held up the jersey of his injured teammate Riqui Puig, who he replaced. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP)

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.

Live39 updates

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    Pec’s insurance goal goes wide!

  • 79′ Substitution

    Galaxy subs in Diego Fagundez for Joveljic.

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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.

  • Frustration starting to set in for NY

  • Another sold out MLS Cup final

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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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    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

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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.

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    Red Bulls capitalize on the corner kick

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    28′ GOAL

    SEAN NEALIS SCORES ONE FOR THE VISITORS AND WE HAVE OURSELVES A GAME IN CARSON! Galaxy 2-1 Red Bulls



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