Here is the third goal for Pec Have a night in @TheChampions, Gabriel Pec! 🎩pic.twitter.com/EwRwLRJv3o— Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 12, 2026
Gabriel Pec needed these goals and a bounce back performance after his game at Colorado. Congratulations.
First 10 and last 10 were great. The other 70 was bizarre. But after the night we had, I’ll take a 3-0 win going into leg two. The 0 part of that was important.
Thought I saw a few glimpses of quality from Ramos for first time at this level. Thommy has quality but looks like a guy whose preseason was short and marred by injury. we can laugh at Klaus tonight but what a handful. Haak and Glesnes could be a great pairing. Need a sterner test.
Wow. Klauss has a nightmare game and he still has an assist and we still win 3-0. I suppose the one really good thing is through 3 CCC games we’ve just allowed one goal. And at least in this game we were creating a lot of chances. This game could have easily been a 6-0 route.
Parente came in and had the set up pass on both late goals. Good season debut for him. Also for those wondering— the Galaxy wore black armbands for the game in honor of Ilona Lowen, wife of St Louis City FC’s Eduard Lowen, who passed away today from brain cancer at the age of 28.
For those commenting on Klauss' shocker of a game (which still resulted in an assist and a lot of chances), this quote from him suggests he may have been weighted down with the news about Lowen's wife Joao Klauss after the game in the armbands the Galaxy wore in remembrance of Ilona Lowen — wife of STL player Eduardo Lowen:#LAGalaxy #MLS https://t.co/JYLkNZyDJ2 pic.twitter.com/x5UdMDttE3— Corner Of The Galaxy (@GalaxyPodcast) March 12, 2026
What a class act. Joao is a man I will hold in high regard from now on, regardless of his on-field performances.
Poor Klauss after 55 minutes into the game,... We can all look back and laugh about it now. Every good player is going to have a stinker. This just means that he is going to get a Hat Trick in his next game.
Highlight Time Folks Again Poor Klauss! My dude should have had at least 5 minimum but nope. You'll get 'em next time bud so keep your head up. Pec I knew you would bounce back. Congrats on the First Career Hat Trick. Haak you proved to me that you were not a waste of a paycheck. You did good as a Centerback and I think Greg will keep you in that spot going forward. You are now the officially the next man up. Thommy I like your energy and though I wished that you would have cut into the center more than you did, when you did get on the ball you were effective. You are going to need more games under your belt with the first team but I did indeed see the potential to relegate Marco Reus to the bench fulltime out of you; so good job. Yamane and Miller you two came into the game and brought a much needed spark. Stay thirsty my G's!!! Mt. Pleasant should have gotten absolutely eviscerated. So the 3-0 was enough to send the message. So long as we get at least 1 goal next game and play solid defense to prevent them getting 3 on us then this one is pretty much over as well. Good Job My G's!!! On To The Next Fight!!!
Have not heard about Ilona Lowen's passing from brain cancer...*sigh* It's a terrible disease and near and not so dear to my heart.