Los Angeles FC opened their 2025 Major League Soccer campaign with a narrow 1–0 victory over New York City FC on Sunday, 2 March 2025. The match, played on Matchday 2, kicked off at 03:30 UTC and remained goalless at half-time under the supervision of referee Chris Penso of the USA. The single goal scored in the second half secured the three points for the home side at the start of the regular season.

For LAFC, this result provided an immediate boost at the very beginning of their league sc...