Eight MLS teams helped begin the Coachella Valley Invitational on Wednesday, while several others were in action beyond the Indio, California-based preseason event.
Charlotte FC 3, LA Galaxy 0
Charlotte FC cruised to a 3-0 Coachella victory over the LA Galaxy, highlighted by a second-half goal from star forward Enzo Copetti.
Goals
- CLT - Enzo Copetti
- CLT - Trialist
- CLT - Hamady Diop
Lineups
- CLT starting XI: David Bingham - Jere Uronen, João Pedro, Adilson Malanda, Nathan Byrne, Ashley Westwood, Brecht Dejaegere, Nikola Petković, Scott Arfield, Patrick Agyemang, Iuri Tavares
- LA starting XI: John McCarthy - Miki Yamane, Maya Yoshida, Eriq Zavaleta, John Nelson, Edwin Cerrillo, Mark Delgado, Riqui Puig, Diego Fagundez, Miguel Berry, Gino Vivi
New York City FC 2, San Jose Earthquakes 2
New York City FC and the San Jose Earthquakes battled to a 2-2 Coachella draw, including a golazo from Paul Marie.
Goals
- 10' - NYC - Mounsef Bakrar
- 23' - SJ - Paul Marie
- 25' - SJ - Benji Kikanovic
- 42' - NYC - Santiago Rodríguez
Lineups
- NYC starting XI: Matt Freese - Mitja Ilenič, Thiago Martins, Birk Risa, Kevin O'Toole - James Sands, Keaton Parks, Santiago Rodríguez - Hannes Wolf, Mounsef Bakrar, Talles Magno
- SJ starting XI: Daniel - Oscar Verhoeven, Rodrigues, Tanner Beason, Paul Marie - Carlos Gruezo, Jackson Yueill, Jack Skahan - Cristian Espinoza, Jeremy Ebobisse, Benji Kikanović
Austin FC 0, Chicago Fire FC 1
Chicago Fire FC nabbed a 1-0 Coachella victory over Austin FC, delivered by a game-winner from 2024 MLS SuperDraft pick Laurence Wootton.
Goals
- 74' - CHI - Laurence Wootton
Lineups
- ATX starting XI: Brad Stuver - Jon Gallagher, Julio Cascante, Leo Väisänen, Žan Kolmanič - Alex Ring, Dani Pereira, Sebastián Driussi - Emiliano Rigoni, Ethan Finlay, Gyasi Zardes
- CHI starting XI: Chris Brady - Jonathan Dean, Mauricio Pineda, Rafael Czichos, Andrew Gutman - Gastón Giménez, Fabian Hebers - Chris Mueller, Xherdan Shaqiri, Omari Glasgow - Georgios Koutsias
St. Louis CITY SC 1, LAFC 0
Kyle Hiebert's first-half goal delivered a 1-0 Coachella victory for St. Louis CITY SC over LAFC in a meeting of two of the Western Conference's top clubs in 2023.
Goals
- 20' - STL - Kyle Hiebert
Lineups
- STL starting XI: Roman Bürki - Jake Nerwinski, Michael Wentzel, Kyle Hiebert, Anthony Markanich, Chris Durkin, Hosei Kijima, Célio Pompeu, Nökkvi Thórisson, Brendan McSorley, Caden Glover
- LAFC starting XI: Not available
Atlanta United 2, CF Montréal 1
An opening strike from Saba Lobjanidze paced Atlanta United's eventual 2-1 win over CF Montréal at Al Lang Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida.
Goals
- 34' - ATL - Saba Lobjanidze
- 2H - ATL - Tyler Wolff
- 100' - MTL - Dominik Yankov
Lineups
- ATL starting XI: Brad Guzan - Caleb Wiley, Derrick Williams, Noah Cobb, Brooks Lennon - Bartosz Slisz, Tristan Muyumba, Nick Firmino - Saba Lobjanidze, Jamal Thiaré, Xande Silva
- MTL starting XI: Sebastian Breza - Joaquín Sosa, Ousman Jabang, Gabriele Corbo, Ilias Iliadis, Samuel Piette, Victor Wanyama, Ruan, Rida Zouhir, Sunusi Ibrahim, Mason Toye
Nashville SC 3, Birmingham Legion FC 2
Nashville SC striker Sam Surridge struck for a brace, powering a 3-2 win over USL Championship side Birmingham Legion at GEODIS Park.
Goals
- 28' - NSH - Sam Surridge
- 45' - BHM - Mohamed Buya Turay
- 60' - BHM - Tyler Pasher
- 63' - NSH - Sam Surridge
- 96' - NSH - Trialist
Lineups
- NSH starting XI: Joe Willis - Shaq Moore, Lukas MacNaughton, Jack Maher, Taylor Washington - Sean Davis, Anibal Godoy - Tyler Boyd, Hany Mukhtar, Jacob Shaffelburg - Sam Surridge
Orlando City SC 3, Rhode Island FC 1
Jack Lynn's brace made the difference for Orlando City SC, who took down new USL Championship side Rhode Island FC by a 3-1 scoreline.
Goals
- 43' - ORL - Jack Lynn
- 50' - ORL - Jack Lynn
- 84' - RI
- 87' - ORL - Own Goal
Lineup
- ORL starting XI: Mason Stajduhar - Tahir Reid-Brown, Thomas Williams, Abdi Salim, Alexander Freeman, Felipe, Jeorgio Kocevski, Shakur Mohammed, Favian Loyola, Yutaro Tsukada, Jack Lynn
