I was fortunate enough to be at this game. I've been to a lot of sporting events in my life, but this one will be burned into my memory forever. The atmosphere was just insane.
I knew I was meant to be there when I got a supporter section ticket the day before then match for under $350 lol. Absolutely without a doubt the greatest sporting event I’ve seen live in person.
same!!! i went to the super bowl this year, NFC championship rams niners, 2016 USC / penn state rose bowl... all amazing games but this probably the best.
Martinez trying to troll the fans by crying in extra time after Elliot’s goal then missing the pen is the biggest example of karma I’ve ever seen. Black and gold forever
@@rascality9714 you do realize that a good amount of Philly fans took the time to go out to the game right?? Instead of celebrating to the loyal fans he chose to be petty and taunt the LAFC fans. Not only do we go on tie the game but dude also misses his penalty. If that isn't a clear example of karma then I don't know what is.
I really feel for this Union team. They played such beautiful football and they deserved everything they got right up to the final. If it was any other team in the league it would have been smooth sailing toward a cup win. Unfortunately for them, LAFC finally knows how to win, even in the grubbiest craziest of games against the best teams in the league!!! Vamos LAFC!! LA is black and gold and so is MLS!!!
Been watching mls since it's birth, watched galaxy at rosebowl first inaugural season, attended 1998 mls cup, league felt at one point like it wasn't going to survive, witness the ups and downs, 26 yrs later and we witness amazing final like this , damnn!!! pledge my lafc alliance, after inaugural season and damn what a game, football ⚽️ ain't going anywhere never thought I'd see the day of a los angeles going coo coo for football!!!!
I was never a big Association Football fan, but I gave MLS a chance back in the 90's as a youngster... they just never grabbed... not until LAFC. I was immediately on board.
Is crazy bc Philly beat the current 🇲🇽 champs Pachuca 1-0 but couldn't lift gold, also the Phillies beat the Braves (champs last season) but couldn't lift gold. 😆 Interesting stuff mann Good for VeLA thought 🕯️💥🏆🤙
No, not going into PKs. They had momentum after scoring in ET, surprised they conceded. But did you see the atmosphere after LA scored, they definitely had all the momentum
@@nickychicky562 Union had momentum until they went up 3-2. When that happened Union parked the bus, called it a day and said we won, but the victors are not victorious if the vanquished does not consider themselves so, and Unions belief that the game was won was why Bale scored and tied it, Union thought they won but LAFC weren’t done yet. From the on it was all LAFC. From all the effort LAFC put into it, Crepeau sacrificing himself for the game, being a goal and a man down and not giving up, as well as the backup keeper who’d only played one other game this season pulling his weight, the right team won.
I've watched the Bale goal over and over and still think Blake would've saved it on another day. Not to take away from Bale it was a great header but it wasn't that much to the right of Blake. He got a hand on it but he wasn't fully extended. I think the Philly defender being right there made Blake slip mentality for a second. What if's though eh. Fantastic game and atmosphere. Hope Philly make it to the Final next year.
The spoils of winning the Supporters' Shield 💿 (top of the table Award) Winner gets to play at Home Stadium for the entire Playoffs including the Finals.
Not a soccer fan really, watched a bit of this game though. Why is what took place between 11:28 and 11:32 ignored, condoned, with no fans ejected? The woman in black was in that seat for the remainder of the game. Is this normal for soccer?
@@Tu_Padre31 i think that's mainly because LAFC is a new team that just established less then 10 years ago, and Astros was made in the 1960's. Obviously the Astros will have more supporters, because they were around longer so more people know about them, not because soccer isn't popular. Soccer is growing in popularity in the States and will overtake baseball soon enough, its closer then you believe, literally the top 5 most popular sports in the States. After the 2026 world cup in USA/Canada/Mexico, Soccer will probably be more popular then baseball at this rate its going.
@@KayvanKermani LAFC is already the second most supported team in MLS behind the galaxy.... I was at their championship parade/celebration.... believe me, age of that franchise has nothing to do with that turn out. Look up Philadelphia media on sports, they've only been talking about the phillys in the World Series and the Eagles being undefeated and completely neglecte that their MLS team is in the final. Its not even close yet, and I love both leagues/sports. No bias, but it's really not close. A good tidbit here: LAFC has one of the highest payrolls at under $20M. Their LA MLB counterparts the LA Dodgers active payroll is over $300M. A 2026 world cup isn't gonna boost the NYCFC over the NY Yankees, Chicago Fire over the Chicago Cubs, LAFC over the LA Dodgers... MLS is just not there yet.
@@Tu_Padre31 I agree with that, I don't believe MLS will compete with MLB anytime soon. MLS is a new league in comparison to MLB. I'm just talking about Soccer in general becoming more popular then baseball. More Americans know about Premier league with their top players moving there like Pulisic and Sargent. I feel that baseball stadiums are nearly half empty all the time and tickets are very cheap, where the MLS attendance is rising year after year it seems(except for covid 2020) and more MLS team are being created every year, but clearly the MLB is a superior league with more investment and sponsors.
@@KayvanKermani yes MLB is more rooted in American culture and their cities. Soccer is becoming more popular, thats a fact. And MLB has it's problems that contribute to its popularity or lack of for some teams. Such as smaller market teams tanking their seasons to get compensation draft picks, thus individual team fan support wanes for a few years. Also remember that MLB has a long 162 game season with 81 home games. Alot of games especially the smaller market clubs will have half empty stadiums on mid week series vs 1 of many last place teams. Meanwhile once a week games are alot more attractive in sports culture like in American football, but even many MLS teams don't fill to capacity their mid sized stadiums week in week out. Counter that though, with teams like the Dodgers. Who fill to capacity nearly each of their 81 home games at their nearly 60k capacity stadium. They draw more fans annually than the entirety of the MLS. Winning teams in MLB like the Yankees Astros etc pack their stadiums day in day out. The support for the sport is there when a good product is on the field. And so will MLS when the league attracts bigger stars from Europe. As of right now even one of the most supported teams the Seattle sounders couldn't fill to capacity the American football stadium they play in unless it's a massive final. That league has years to go but will come closer and closer in the years to come.
This was an interesting game to watch, but some of the play looked a bit sloppy; still, it was dramatic. Philly simply missed badly on 2 of their penalty kicks. But why did so many plastic bottles rain down on the Philly players whenever they came near the sidelines? Throwing bottles at the opposing team? That's pretty trashy behavior, LAFC fans. You should be embarassed, whoever you were.
Yeah, I'm really surprised that there hasn't been more people talking about the fan conduct. Of course we've all seen this sort of thing before from probably every team's fans in the league. However, this was consistent all game long seemingly without any intervention or announcement from the stadium staff. Also, hearing commentators praising the fans and atmosphere is extremely concerning. This is not what I want MLS stadiums to look like.
Those who threw water bottles should be banned for life from the Stadium. Ironically, Philadelphia sports fans are notoriously nasty fan bases (across multiple sports) But that had nothing to do with the actual game drama.
Obviously if you're an LAFC fan, you're going to feel like this was the greatest game in MLS history because it is their greatest result. If you're a Union fan, then you probably feel differently. As a neutral, I certainly enjoyed the game but I don't think it should be called the greatest. Own goals, terrible defense (especially on set pieces), repeated poor fan conduct, and it ended in penalties rather than being decided on the field. There are a lot LAFC fans out there and I totally get them feeling as though this is the greatest game ever. I also get MLS marketing it this way because it's good for the league to have great games. But, I just can't agree.
Americans 🤦🏽♂️ how’s a man wearing an L.A shirt jumping and and down celebrating a phili goal? With the l.a fans? Just don’t get it. Imagine a spurs fan rocking an Arsenal shirt and celebrating a spurs goal with arsenal fans! 🤣
It’s not really like that in the MLS. They use the draft system like MLB, NBA and NFL and also have spending caps which are the same for each team. There is extra funding for Designated Players however it’s not over the top. Gareth Bale was only paid $1.6m for his season with LAFC.
@@Bendaak You're not really sure how the ability to pay the designated players changes things, are you? Bale is just one of them. Blue Testament lists 2022 salaries by team. LA $14.6 million. Phili Union $11.8 million. That's close than I expected, I'll admit. Galaxy, who lost to LAFC in the division final, $20.1 million. High to low of teams, $21m to $10.5 million. There's still plenty of room for disparity, even if it's not as big as between Man City and the low table teams in the EPL
@@davidt3956 I am aware there is a disparity and it is not a completely level playing field but the difference in salaries between Man U is 5-6x higher compared to a team like Brentford. There is also no limit to the number of high earning players you can have in a squad in the European leagues… at least in the MLS the vast majority of players are paid the same no matter where they go meaning that the skill gap in teams is a lot smaller. You can look at MLS winners over the last 20 years to see that although there has been dynasties like DC United and LA Galaxy, many less well known teams have won it.
@@davidt3956 Salaries may be similar but LA teams also pay the high fees to GET a player like Bale to sign. Those fees don't show up in the salary tables.
I was fortunate enough to be at this game. I've been to a lot of sporting events in my life, but this one will be burned into my memory forever. The atmosphere was just insane.
I knew I was meant to be there when I got a supporter section ticket the day before then match for under $350 lol. Absolutely without a doubt the greatest sporting event I’ve seen live in person.
It was worth every penny!! 🎉
same!!! i went to the super bowl this year, NFC championship rams niners, 2016 USC / penn state rose bowl... all amazing games but this probably the best.
Me too
Same. Best sporting event I’ve been to
No matter which team you went for, or just watching the final, this game will no doubt be talked about for future generations.
I was at the game, in 3252. Let me tell you…when they tied it 3-3, it was an atmosphere I’ve never experienced. Lets go LAFC!
So jealous!!! They’re an amazing army. Been there for a friendly and they never disappoint.
What a moment for LAFC, surely the first Cup of many!! 🖤💛🖤💛
Last 1 you will ever win.
Greatest MLS game of all time
Martinez trying to troll the fans by crying in extra time after Elliot’s goal then missing the pen is the biggest example of karma I’ve ever seen. Black and gold forever
Yes because throwing objects at players is appropriate.
haha i didnt catch that, what an ass!, that fake stutter was a dumb move which ultimately cost him.
@@rascality9714 wow you’re so classy 🙄
@@rascality9714 you do realize that a good amount of Philly fans took the time to go out to the game right?? Instead of celebrating to the loyal fans he chose to be petty and taunt the LAFC fans. Not only do we go on tie the game but dude also misses his penalty. If that isn't a clear example of karma then I don't know what is.
17:25 for context
That was an amazing atmosphere, dramatic ending, glad too see the growth of mls , congratulations to Lafc . Greetings from Europe.
Proud to be a part of LAFC’s history!!! Black and Gold forever!!!
Bale, extend your contract!!
I enjoyed this game immensely. It will be a new high bar for finals to come. Well done MLS. We are growing!!
18:59 “oh Philadelphia, what have you done?”
He sounded severely disappointed lol
I know, and he stayed quiet when Gareth Bale scored the great goal that took the game to extra time. Like he was in shock. 18:20
I really feel for this Union team. They played such beautiful football and they deserved everything they got right up to the final. If it was any other team in the league it would have been smooth sailing toward a cup win. Unfortunately for them, LAFC finally knows how to win, even in the grubbiest craziest of games against the best teams in the league!!! Vamos LAFC!! LA is black and gold and so is MLS!!!
The best MLS game of all time
“Surely Phili will be lifting there first mls cup” that didn’t age well😂😂🖤💛
😭😂😐
Will never get tired of watching this 🖤💛
I can't believe this is football in North America. This is getting big and bigger World....
Its Football in Los Angeles
One of the best finals in the history
The win Los Angeles needed!!!!
GREATEST GAME EVER!!!!!
LETS GOOOOOOOO LAFC!!!!!
The MLS is kicking up! Very entertaining final.
Been watching mls since it's birth, watched galaxy at rosebowl first inaugural season, attended 1998 mls cup, league felt at one point like it wasn't going to survive, witness the ups and downs, 26 yrs later and we witness amazing final like this , damnn!!! pledge my lafc alliance, after inaugural season and damn what a game, football ⚽️ ain't going anywhere never thought I'd see the day of a los angeles going coo coo for football!!!!
I was never a big Association Football fan, but I gave MLS a chance back in the 90's as a youngster... they just never grabbed... not until LAFC. I was immediately on board.
... and what a jam-packed 5 years!
Vamos LAFC 🖤💛🏆🔥
LAFC was destined , and so it is , Champs !!
The Gogeta in the beginning 🔥🔥💪😂
Is crazy bc Philly beat the current 🇲🇽 champs Pachuca 1-0 but couldn't lift gold, also the Phillies beat the Braves (champs last season) but couldn't lift gold. 😆 Interesting stuff mann
Good for VeLA thought 🕯️💥🏆🤙
Seems impressive with proper english commentary
That stale British commentary was a low-light of this video.
WHAT A GAME WHAT A SEASON 😎😎😎😎😎😎
It should be John McCarthy in the thumbnail.
Maxime Crépeau was the true MVP
Union had all the momentum even going to the PK'S but then when flat on them
So did Carson , but , life , brutal life .
No, not going into PKs. They had momentum after scoring in ET, surprised they conceded. But did you see the atmosphere after LA scored, they definitely had all the momentum
@@nickychicky562 Union had momentum until they went up 3-2. When that happened Union parked the bus, called it a day and said we won, but the victors are not victorious if the vanquished does not consider themselves so, and Unions belief that the game was won was why Bale scored and tied it, Union thought they won but LAFC weren’t done yet. From the on it was all LAFC. From all the effort LAFC put into it, Crepeau sacrificing himself for the game, being a goal and a man down and not giving up, as well as the backup keeper who’d only played one other game this season pulling his weight, the right team won.
@@literallynapoleonhimself5417 I'm not reading all that. It's not that deep
@@nickychicky562 knowing this match, it is and he’s based
i find it a little touching how East coast won last year and West won the next respectively
MLS is more epic than any sports all over the glope
Congrats LAFC!! From Ecuador 🏆👍
Congrats Ecuador! From USA
Ecuador 🇪🇨 to the World Cup Finals!!! ⚽️ 🏆
@@davidday2373 rip. knocked out today.
I've watched the Bale goal over and over and still think Blake would've saved it on another day. Not to take away from Bale it was a great header but it wasn't that much to the right of Blake. He got a hand on it but he wasn't fully extended. I think the Philly defender being right there made Blake slip mentality for a second. What if's though eh. Fantastic game and atmosphere. Hope Philly make it to the Final next year.
MLS is Black and Gold 🖤💛🖤💛
Just this year
This will be the first of many for LAFC. So long as Inter Miami or LA Galaxy don’t win it, I am happy!
could have sold my $24 ticket to this match for $850... and I'm SO glad I didn't
20:08 Slippy G!!
LAFC isn't built to win, they are paying to win.
quick question, why were LAFC fans way more than the philadelphia fans? it looks like a home game almost than a final
LAFC won the shield which gives home field advantage if they make it all the way through
The spoils of winning the Supporters' Shield 💿 (top of the table Award) Winner gets to play at Home Stadium for the entire Playoffs including the Finals.
Black and Gold 🖤💛
와 레전드 경기네ㅋㅋ 너무 재밌게 봤음
The best league competitions after european. IMO
I wonder who would have taken the fifth penalty for lafc, should be Bale right?
Great video!!!!!
DALE DALE DALE BLACK AND GOLD!!! GALAXY SUCKS VAMOS LAFC!!
Not a soccer fan really, watched a bit of this game though. Why is what took place between 11:28 and 11:32 ignored, condoned, with no fans ejected? The woman in black was in that seat for the remainder of the game. Is this normal for soccer?
The best game in MLS history
Best mls finals
MLS top 3 league by 2026 World Cup.
LAFC MLS Cup championship parade drew around 5k fans... Hosuton Astros 2022 World Series parade drew over 2 million fans. It's not even close yet
@@Tu_Padre31 i think that's mainly because LAFC is a new team that just established less then 10 years ago, and Astros was made in the 1960's. Obviously the Astros will have more supporters, because they were around longer so more people know about them, not because soccer isn't popular. Soccer is growing in popularity in the States and will overtake baseball soon enough, its closer then you believe, literally the top 5 most popular sports in the States. After the 2026 world cup in USA/Canada/Mexico, Soccer will probably be more popular then baseball at this rate its going.
@@KayvanKermani LAFC is already the second most supported team in MLS behind the galaxy.... I was at their championship parade/celebration.... believe me, age of that franchise has nothing to do with that turn out. Look up Philadelphia media on sports, they've only been talking about the phillys in the World Series and the Eagles being undefeated and completely neglecte that their MLS team is in the final. Its not even close yet, and I love both leagues/sports. No bias, but it's really not close.
A good tidbit here: LAFC has one of the highest payrolls at under $20M. Their LA MLB counterparts the LA Dodgers active payroll is over $300M.
A 2026 world cup isn't gonna boost the NYCFC over the NY Yankees, Chicago Fire over the Chicago Cubs, LAFC over the LA Dodgers... MLS is just not there yet.
@@Tu_Padre31 I agree with that, I don't believe MLS will compete with MLB anytime soon. MLS is a new league in comparison to MLB. I'm just talking about Soccer in general becoming more popular then baseball. More Americans know about Premier league with their top players moving there like Pulisic and Sargent. I feel that baseball stadiums are nearly half empty all the time and tickets are very cheap, where the MLS attendance is rising year after year it seems(except for covid 2020) and more MLS team are being created every year, but clearly the MLB is a superior league with more investment and sponsors.
@@KayvanKermani yes MLB is more rooted in American culture and their cities. Soccer is becoming more popular, thats a fact. And MLB has it's problems that contribute to its popularity or lack of for some teams. Such as smaller market teams tanking their seasons to get compensation draft picks, thus individual team fan support wanes for a few years. Also remember that MLB has a long 162 game season with 81 home games. Alot of games especially the smaller market clubs will have half empty stadiums on mid week series vs 1 of many last place teams. Meanwhile once a week games are alot more attractive in sports culture like in American football, but even many MLS teams don't fill to capacity their mid sized stadiums week in week out.
Counter that though, with teams like the Dodgers. Who fill to capacity nearly each of their 81 home games at their nearly 60k capacity stadium. They draw more fans annually than the entirety of the MLS. Winning teams in MLB like the Yankees Astros etc pack their stadiums day in day out. The support for the sport is there when a good product is on the field. And so will MLS when the league attracts bigger stars from Europe. As of right now even one of the most supported teams the Seattle sounders couldn't fill to capacity the American football stadium they play in unless it's a massive final. That league has years to go but will come closer and closer in the years to come.
Yo the earthquakes vs la galaxy finals or the amazing earthquake come back with Landon Donovan
Jaret bale 😗😘💪✌
philly choke...3 to 2 in extra time with just a few seconds left...and gives up the goal...
que paso con Chicho?
tambien qué paso con TELLO ?
Tambien que paso con pipo ?
Lo chichiaron..
Bad weekend for philly
Reupload this video to sync well with the audio 🤦♂️
wich part?
Good thing the MLS season ended on time.
ابو الدوري الزفت ههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههه
Thanks for the thumbnail spoiler.
This was an interesting game to watch, but some of the play looked a bit sloppy; still, it was dramatic. Philly simply missed badly on 2 of their penalty kicks. But why did so many plastic bottles rain down on the Philly players whenever they came near the sidelines? Throwing bottles at the opposing team? That's pretty trashy behavior, LAFC fans. You should be embarassed, whoever you were.
Yeah, I'm really surprised that there hasn't been more people talking about the fan conduct. Of course we've all seen this sort of thing before from probably every team's fans in the league. However, this was consistent all game long seemingly without any intervention or announcement from the stadium staff. Also, hearing commentators praising the fans and atmosphere is extremely concerning. This is not what I want MLS stadiums to look like.
Those who threw water bottles should be banned for life from the Stadium. Ironically, Philadelphia sports fans are notoriously nasty fan bases (across multiple sports) But that had nothing to do with the actual game drama.
Damg those pks are weak
they are a little weak tbh but the players have gone through 130 minutes and are all very tired.
the players were just nervous, it probably was the most important penalty of their career
Terrible fans throwing stuff at the players. Sad! Great win for LA! Solid penalty saves by the LA keeper!
It's an unfortunate trend that happens even more at European games. It's on the increase and will probably end the sale of drinks inside the stadiums.
Obviously if you're an LAFC fan, you're going to feel like this was the greatest game in MLS history because it is their greatest result. If you're a Union fan, then you probably feel differently. As a neutral, I certainly enjoyed the game but I don't think it should be called the greatest. Own goals, terrible defense (especially on set pieces), repeated poor fan conduct, and it ended in penalties rather than being decided on the field. There are a lot LAFC fans out there and I totally get them feeling as though this is the greatest game ever. I also get MLS marketing it this way because it's good for the league to have great games. But, I just can't agree.
LOL... your thoughts on Boise St vs Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl 🏈
Americans 🤦🏽♂️ how’s a man wearing an L.A shirt jumping and and down celebrating a phili goal? With the l.a fans? Just don’t get it. Imagine a spurs fan rocking an Arsenal shirt and celebrating a spurs goal with arsenal fans! 🤣
Where?
Appalling defending and ball retention from both sides; a spectacle of incompetence in penalty taking.
Keep watching.
Rats. Thought reasonable spending and intelligence might beat a bunch of money. Sadly, I was wrong.
It’s not really like that in the MLS. They use the draft system like MLB, NBA and NFL and also have spending caps which are the same for each team. There is extra funding for Designated Players however it’s not over the top. Gareth Bale was only paid $1.6m for his season with LAFC.
Cope
@@Bendaak You're not really sure how the ability to pay the designated players changes things, are you? Bale is just one of them.
Blue Testament lists 2022 salaries by team. LA $14.6 million. Phili Union $11.8 million. That's close than I expected, I'll admit. Galaxy, who lost to LAFC in the division final, $20.1 million. High to low of teams, $21m to $10.5 million. There's still plenty of room for disparity, even if it's not as big as between Man City and the low table teams in the EPL
@@davidt3956 I am aware there is a disparity and it is not a completely level playing field but the difference in salaries between Man U is 5-6x higher compared to a team like Brentford. There is also no limit to the number of high earning players you can have in a squad in the European leagues… at least in the MLS the vast majority of players are paid the same no matter where they go meaning that the skill gap in teams is a lot smaller. You can look at MLS winners over the last 20 years to see that although there has been dynasties like DC United and LA Galaxy, many less well known teams have won it.
@@davidt3956 Salaries may be similar but LA teams also pay the high fees to GET a player like Bale to sign. Those fees don't show up in the salary tables.