{
  "id": 10140825,
  "title": "João Klauss, Justin Haak score after Rapids' own goal and Galaxy rally for 3-2 victory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/joao-klauss-justin-haak-score-after-rapids-own-goal-and-galaxy-rally-10140825",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T04:48:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jo-o-klauss-justin-haak-044819681.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a thrilling match at Carson, California, the Los Angeles Galaxy managed to overcome the Colorado Rapids 3-2, despite conceding an own goal. Rookie Donovan Phillip opened the scoring for Colorado just four minutes into his fourth start, assisted by Josh Atencio and Jackson Travis. Paxton Aaronson extended Colorado's lead to 2-0 with a career-high seventh goal in the 39th minute, with contributions from Rob Holding and Loïc Williams. The Galaxy managed to cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 53rd minute when Reggie Cannon's mistake allowed João Klauss to equalize, making it a 2-2 draw.\n\nJustin Haak, making his debut for the Galaxy, scored his first goal of the season in the 74th minute, giving Los Angeles the winning advantage. Rookie Donavan Phillip secured his second goal of the night in the 81st minute, completing a memorable night for the Colorado Rapids.\n\nJT Marcinkowski made two crucial saves for Los Angeles, as the Galaxy finished the month of September with a 3-1-1 record. Nico Hansen's performance in goal for Colorado was equally impressive, with four saves in a September span. The Galaxy's home record now stands at 5-4-5, following their first-place standing in the Western Conference. On the other hand, the Rapids had fallen to 2-10-2 on the road before this match. Colorado had previously beaten the Galaxy 4-1 in Denver at the beginning of March. In upcoming matches, Colorado will host the San Jose Earthquakes on October 10, while Los Angeles will take on St. Louis City on October 11.",
  "summary": "João Klauss and Justin Haak scored following a second-half own goal by Colorado's Reggie Cannon and the Los Angeles Galaxy rallied to beat the Rapids 3-2 on Saturday night. Rookie Donavan Phillip scored his second goal four minutes into his fourth start to give Colorado (11-13-3) the lead. Phillip got assists from Josh Atencio and Jackson Travis in making his eighth appearance.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "João Klauss, Justin Haak score after Rapids’ own goal and Galaxy rally for 3-2 victory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/joao-klauss-justin-haak-score-after-rapids-own-goal-and-galaxy-rally",
        "published": "2026-09-27T04:51:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}