Christian Pulisic gives thumbs up to LAFC, its stadium and support

• by Paul Kennedy  @pkedit, May 23, 2018

Christian Pulisic is headed to join the U.S. national team in Philadelphia after his first game with Borussia Dortmund against an MLS team, a 1-1 tie against LAFC before an announced sell-out of 22,000 fans at Banc of California Stadium.

Aaron Kovar gave LAFC the lead in the 77th minute but Maximilian Philippequalized for BVB 10 minutes later. By then, Pulisic had been subbed off.

Photo courtesy of LAFC.

Dortmund, whose starting lineup also featured German stars Mario Goetze and Andre Schurrle, will return in the summer for its first appearance in the International Champions Cup.

"The stadium was unbelievable," Pulisic said following the match. "It was awesome to play with Dortmund for the first time in USA against a good American opponent, against LAFC."

Pulisic knows Southern California from trips the area with the U.S. U-17s.

"I’ve always known that the soccer culture around this area in LA has always been really good," he said. "I used to play youth national team camps here, and now that they have another team here, it’s awesome."