It’s a culture battle as much as it is a sporting match. Add to that the fact that San Diego lost its NFL team, the San Diego Chargers, to LA, and it means even more for hardcore sports fans in the city when they can hang one over the state’s largest city.

Artem Smolyakov and Cengiz Ünder each score in the first half as LAFC loses to San Diego FC 3-2 in its first trip to Snapdragon Stadium.

San Diego FC may have just embarked on their expansion year in MLS, but they’re already making enemies in their own neighborhood.