The Galaxy’s Mauricio Cuevas created a special moment was able to share it with his family after a recent victory over San Jose.
Early in stoppage time, Cuevas scored his first MLS goal in a 3-0 win on June 30 at Stanford.
“It was a moment I can’t describe,” he said of the goal. “It was a surreal feeling, it’s a blessing and the most important thing for me was that both of my parents were there and it was my mom’s birthday. Couldn’t have scripted it better.”
Cuevas, 21, grew up in the Galaxy Academy system.