The Welshman Gareth Bale, five-time champion of the Champions League with Real Madrid, scored a great goal this past weekend in the 4-1 win over Los Angeles FC at Real Salt Lake City with which Steve's team Cherundolo escaped command of the MLS Western Conference, six points clear of Austin.
Bale came onto the field after the restart, when his team was already leading 3-1, led by a brace from Colombian Cristian Arango and a goal from American Kellyn Acosta.
The Welshman was responsible for sentencing the match in the 87th minute with a spectacular personal action, in which he controlled a ball down the left flank, defended it from the pressure of two rivals and, after cutting back and entering the penalty area, beat the goalkeeper with a powerful shot from his left leg.
It was the second goal of his experience in MLS, after the one he scored, always away, against Sporting Kansas City. Bale celebrated his goal surrounded by his teammates, including the Italian Giorgio Chiellini, the other star signing of the last market session for the Angelenos.
LAFC sealed their fifth straight win and confirmed themselves as the team to beat this year in MLS. He leads the West with a six-point advantage over an Austin that did not go 3-3 at home against San José, despite a double by Argentine Sebastián Driussi, top scorer in the championship
