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Filly and The Scarf are back in action previewing LAFC's upcoming match vs Aaron Long's former club, NYRB

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"Keep Portland Weird" is the slogan you'll see plastered on many walls, billboards, and bumper stickers as you make your way across the Rose City. Well, LAFC and Portland did their best to keep Portland weird in their 2-2 draw on Saturday, and you can hear all about it here on Episode 296. 

With Filly still in New York, our good buddy Chris Lafferty joined Scarf to break down the match in Portland. The first half belonged to Evander, as The Real Deal gave Portland the lead on a pass to Felipe Mora for their first goal, and then re-took the lead for his club with a beautiful moment of brilliance right before halftime. If not for a great through ball by Timmy Tillman to Mateusz Bogusz, LAFC would have entered the half down 2-0. 

Everything went upside down for the hosts just minutes into the second half. Maxime Crepeau was shown a straight red after tackling Denis Bouanga just outside the box, and the ensuing free kick was rocketed home by Bogusz for his brace. Down a man, it was Portland who maintained the majority of solid chances in the second half, with LAFC able to muster a few quality chances during stoppage time, but no goals. 8 yellows, one red, and over 30 fouls later, both sides walk away with a point in the 2-2 draw. 

Also on this episode, Filly gets to see Doc Gooden at Citi Field, Lafferty endures some trivia from Scarf, and we wish a happy birthday to friend of the pod, Chris Aparri, affectionately known as DJ Flict. We hope you enjoy this episode, and we will see you back in a week for 297!

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LAFC travels up the coast to see an old friend, as the Portland Timbers, with their new keeper, Maxime Crepeau, host the Black and Gold

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LAFC beats LAG in their first rivalry match of the season. Filly and Scarf recap the goals, the memories and the good times.

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The undefeated (ugh) Carson Galaxy heads to BMO for Round 1 of the LA Derby! Hear the boys' thoughts on the match, players to watch, and score predictions. 

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A Mile-Hi and welcome to episode 294 of Defenders of the Banc. Our expectations after last week's win were sky high, but the Rapids brought us back down to earth with a frustrating 3-2 defeat in Commerce City, CO. With Scarf miles away in Puerto Rico, Filly enlists the help of friend of the pod, and member of the @blackandgoldrc , Chris Lafferty ( @lafclaff ) to cover the news from this past week and recap everything from today's match. Take a listen to EPISODE 294!

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Filly is flying solo today on this edition of OMS. Well, Filly and Hello Kitty. 

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Welcome to Episode 293, and what a match it was for the boys in Black and Gold! LAFC ends our scoreless streak just before it hit 350 minutes, Denis Bouanga bags a brace (though he will tell you it should have been 4!), and Olly takes a circuitous route around BMO for her pre-match flight. Take a listen for all the details of a thrilling night at BMO. 

LAFC got on the board early, off a beautiful corner kick by Eduard Atuesta. The ball nicked Aaron Long's head before Nashville's defender deflected it right to the foot of a waiting Timothy Tillman, and just like that, the drought was over for LAFC! Denis Bouanga would join the party moments later, off a Tillman-drawn penalty kick, and the Golden Boot winner of 2023 got his first of 2024. 

After the half, more fireworks, as LAFC put up two more in regulation. Right after the halftime whistle, a cross by Palencia is dummied perfectly by Atuesta, and it's Denis waiting to slam it home.  A straight red for keeper Joe Willis would see Nashville down a man for the last half hour, and LAFC would take full advantage. Atuesta and David Martinez would combine for a few beautiful touches to find Kike Olivera, who slides it past backup keeper Elliot Panicco for the fourth of the match for LAFC!

In stoppage time, Bouanga would slot a perfect ball onto the head of a diving Eduard Atuesta for his first goal for LAFC since 2021, and the party was on! 5-0 LAFC, a clean sheet for a largely untested Hugo Lloris, and, most importantly, Olly was back on the arm of Jason Miknuk after halftime. What a night! 

We hope you enjoy Episode 293, a solo Scarf project, and can't wait to get Filly back for 294!

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Turns out we forgot to upload this to Buzzsprout before the match! Sorry! Here is Scarf's One More Sleep leading into LAFC's match vs. Nashville at BMO!

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