It was an instant classic, perhaps the best game in MLS history. A heavyweight title fight between incredible teams, LAFC and the Philadelphia Union, who each were on the verge of winning on several occasions only to throw it away.
Gareth Bale became the hero in the 128th minute. The savior. With his team down a man, down a goal and moving closer and closer to another season ending in defeat, Bale rose up high, posterizing would-be Union match winner Jack Elliott in the process. Bale headed home to make the score 3-3 and force a penalty shootout won easily by LAFC.
If you've followed Bale's career, his authoring of such a dramatic moment comes as little surprise. It's what he was born to do, and what LAFC were so desperate to add when they signed him following his exit from Real Madrid.
LAFC are champions, and they have their superstar to thank.
Hollywood couldn't have written it better.
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