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Galaxy Ties Sporting San Miguelito in CONCACAF Champions Cup Opener
Joseph Paintsil's 68th-minute goal earned LA Galaxy a 1-1 draw in Panama, giving them a crucial away-goal advantage in the CONCACAF Champions Cup first-round series.
- On Thursday night in Llano Marín, Joseph Paintsil's 68th-minute goal salvaged a 1-1 draw for LA Galaxy against Sporting San Miguelito.
- The match was the opening leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup first round, a two-game, total-goals series with the return next Wednesday in Carson, where the Galaxy hold an away-goal advantage.
- Rodrigo Tello's header from Angel Valencia's cross looped over the goalkeeper to give Sporting San Miguelito the lead; JT Marcinkowski and Jose Calderon each made two saves.
- The tie's outcome will decide who faces Mount Pleasant in the Round of 16, with the Galaxy holding an away-goal advantage heading into next Wednesday's return leg in Carson.
- Assessing the performance, Vanney said Galaxy must speed buildup and improve movements, noting clear room for improvement, as Sporting San Miguelito's setup made the night difficult.
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Galaxy ties Sporting San Miguelito in CONCACAF Champions Cup opener
Joseph Paintsil scores a second-half equalizer to give the Galaxy a 1-1 draw in Panama and an away-goal advantage when the first-round series heads to Carson for the second leg next week.
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Galaxy draw in first leg at Panama
Joseph Paintsil's 68th-minute goal allowed the Los Angeles Galaxy to salvage a 1-1 draw against Sporting San Miguelito on Thursday in the opening leg of a first-round CONCACAF Champions Cup series at Penonome, Panama.
With the double-game series, both teams will look for a favorable result that will allow them to reach with advantage the duel back in U.S. territory.
2026 Concacaf Champions Cup: Joseph Paintsil scores in LA Galaxy draw against Sporting San Miguelito
LA Galaxy began the 2026 campaign with a 1-1 draw on the road against Sporting San Miguelito in the first leg of the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup at Estadio Universidad Latina in Llano Marín, Panama. After trailing at the halftime break, LA Galaxy responded with Ghanaian international Joseph Paintsil scoring an equalizer to secure an away-goal advantage headed into the second leg back in Los Angeles on Feb. 25. San Miguelito took a 1–0 lead as a …
Ghanaian Joseph Paintsil scored on Thursday the goal with which the team LA Galaxy of the United States drew a valuable draw 1-1 against the Sporting San Miguelito of Panama, in the one-way match of the first round of the Concacaf Champions Cup. La entrada 1-1. Ghanés Paintsil gives valuable draw to LA Galaxy against Sporting San Miguelito of Panama was first published in Digital Process.
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