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Alvarez, who was born in Los Angeles but represents Mexico in international football, unleashed a ferocious 25-yard effort that flew into the top corner on 77 minutes to finally break Charlotte's resistance in a 1-0 win.

The match at the Bank of America Stadium marked Charlotte's first home game as a Major League Soccer franchise with 74,479 spectators in attendance, the largest crowd in MLS history.

Alvarez's wonder-strike secured a deserved win for Galaxy, who had dominated throughout the first half but were kept at bay by Charlotte goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina, who pulled off several superb saves. The win leaves Galaxy on top of the Western Conference with two wins from their opening two games of the season.

In other games Saturday, MLS champions New York City are still looking for their first win of the season after being held to a 0-0 draw by the Vancouver Whitecaps in Canada. The New York Red Bulls are setting the early pace in the Eastern Conference with six points from two games. The Red Bulls thumped Toronto FC 4-1 on the road on Saturday, with Lewis Morgan scoring a brilliant firs

01 Jul2025	Tijuana	Chivas Guadalajara	€6M
08 Sept2023	LA Galaxy	Tijuana	€2M
04 Mar2018	Ventura County	LA Galaxy	Transfer
02 Aug2017	LA Galaxy Acad.	Ventura County	Free transfer

E. Alvarez

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