LAFC tied Real Salt Lake with a score of 1-1 on Wednesday July 17th, 2024. Cristian Olivera scored the LAFC goal early in the game at about the 5 minute mark. Brayan Vera would tie the game for Real Salt Lake with his free kick at the 33rd minute of the first half. His shot darted off LAFC’s Ilie Sanchez, beyond the reach of French World Cup winning goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, and into the net.

The Mexican-American Diego Luna was shown a yellow card in the 8th minute for his foul against LAFC’s Timothy Tillman. The midfielder was easy to identify on the field wearing neon-green cleats. His short stature compared to other players on the field might be a contributing reason he did not always enter the box looking for headers at free kicks or corner kicks. He is listed at 5’8".

The 20-year-old Diego Luna earned a free kick for his team at the 36th minute mark, had a shot block resulting from that, and had another shot blocked at the 47th minute. He earned free kicks for his team two more times later in the match. Diego Luna made an effort to generate offense but most of his participation posed only minor threats against LAFC. His talented teammate Cristian Arango did not play because he is suspended.

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