Zlatan shines as LA Galaxy battle back to beat LAFC

Carson, California: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice on his LA Galaxy debut including a 90th-minute winner as his new team battled back from three goals down to defeat the upstart LAFC 4-3 in a thrilling match on Saturday.

Ibrahimovic, who came on as a substitute in the 71st minute, scored six minutes into his first MLS game with a curling shot which soared over the outstretched arms of LAFC goalie Tyler Miller.

The Swedish striker followed up with a header in the 90th minute from a pass by Ashley Cole that proved to be Galaxy’s winner. The “El Traffico” derby was all one-way traffic at the start as LAFC immediately put pressure on a short-handed Galaxy squad.