Las Vegas Lights rebuild quickly and face a familiar foe in LAFC in U.S. Open Cup
by Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times— When Gian Neglia took over as sporting director of the Las Vegas Lights in February, it was a team in name only. That’s not a figure of speech but a literal description of the situation Neglia inherited. The Lights, who played in the second-tier USL Championship, had no coach, no players and no employees on the soccer side when he joined the team less than two weeks before training camp was scheduled to start. “We didn't know where we were going to have training camp. So we needed to find a...
Los Angeles Times—LAFC defeats Las Vegas to advance in U.S. Open Cup. LAFC advanced to the Round of 16 in the U.S. Open Cup with a 3-1 win against the Las Vegas Lights at Cashman Field on Wednesday night. After a scoreless first half, LAFC scored first when a cleared corner kick was contained and sent to Timothy Tillman on the left wing. His cross was finished on a header by Kei Kamara for his first goal with LAFC, giving them a 1-0 lead just two minutes after the break. Las Vegas' Shawn Smart tied it in the 56th minute, but LAFC's Cristian Olivera broke the...
@SGVTribune—Cristian Olivera scores twice to lead LAFC into U.S. Open Cup’s Round of 16. Olivera breaks a tie in the 70th minute then adds an insurance goal in stoppage time as LAFC avoids an upset with a 3-1 victory over the USL’s Las Vegas Lights FC.
@SGVTribune—LAFC placing more emphasis on U.S. Open Cup this year. Fewer competitions than their cluttered 2023 slate and a light MLS schedule so far in 2024 have flipped the paradigm for LAFC’s Round of 32 match against the Las Vegas Lights.