There’s no need to look for Polish MMA or Hungarian soccer! Here on Episode 90 of Defenders of the Banc, we’ve got all the details on the domination of the “Digital Derby” in our first episode covering eMLS!
While physical sports are on hold for now, leave it to our good friend Alex Sale and everyone at LAFC and LAFC Gaming to keep the competitive juices flowing. Martin “RemiMartinn” Oregel, LAFC’s first eMLS competitor, and Giuseppe “The Godfather” Guastella, Carson’s eMLS representative got together for a wonderful cause during these tough times: The LA Charity FIFA Challenge.
What’s better than one “e-Trafico” match? How about four?! RemiMartinn dominated the first game, 3-0, but Giuseppe answered with a 1-0 win in the second match. It came down to a third match to decide a winner, and after 86′, things looked grim for our Black and Gold Defender of Twitch. Leave it to the MVP, Carlos Vela, to find more magic with that digital left foot and net the equalizer with just 3 virtual minutes remaining. What a goal!
Just like that, what was supposed to be a best-of-three quickly became a best-of-four. RemiMartinn saved his best performance for last, a dominating 3-0 win behind a hat trick for, of course, Carlos Vela, and just like that, the Digital Derby was ours!
It wasn’t just a win ON the pitch. LAFC’s fans on Twitch, which at one point numbered over 16,000 (!), raised over $5200 to support the LAFC Foundation and aid in the fight to defeat COVID-19. Wow! We love our Black and Gold family!
There are the usual suspects on the episode: This Day in LAFC History, LAFC News and Notes, and some pretty good banter between the boys. Which MLS superstar called Vela the best player in CONCACAF? Who is on LAFC’s Mount Rushmore? Is Filly really GQ Mexico’s newest subscriber? And why does Scarf want to be on the cover of Highlights? You’ll have to tune in to Episode 90 to find out!
As always, thank you so much for listening to Defenders of the Banc! We’ve got some spectacular content coming, and we really appreciate your support!
