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LA Galaxy Falls To Charlotte FC In Coachella Valley Invitational Game
The tournament resumes Saturday with 4 games and runs through Feb. 24 and also include 3 National Women's Soccer League preseason games.
INDIO, CA — Charlotte FC scored three second-half goals to defeat the Los Angeles Galaxy, 3-0, Wednesday at the Empire Polo Club in Indio in the opening game of the third annual Coachella Valley Invitational.
Enzo Copetti opened the scoring in the 57th minute, controlling a long pass from Iuri Tavares and putting a shot from just outside the 18-yard box into the bottom far corner of the goal.
Charlotte also scored in the 61st minute and on a 81st-minute free kick by Hamady Diop.
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In other games Wednesday:
Santiago Rodríguez scored in the 42nd minute to lift New York City FC to a 2-2 tie with the San Jose Earthquakes. Paul Marie scored in the 23rd minute and Benji Kikanovic in the 25th minute for San Jose. New York forward Mounsef Bakrar opened the scoring in the 10th minute.
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SuperDraft pick Laurence Wooten scored in the 74th minute to give the Chicago Fire FC a 1-0 victory over Austin FC.
Kyle Hiebert scored in the 20th minute to give St. Louis City SC a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Football Club.
The tournament will resume Saturday with four games. It will run through Feb. 24 and also include three National Women's Soccer League preseason games.
Tickets and other information on the tournament are available at CoachellaValleyInvitational.com.
