LOS ANGELES — Outside Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles Football Club threw a playoff rally for its supporters after Sunday’s regular-season home finale against the Vancouver Whitecaps. If the team had won the match to secure a top-two finish in the Western Conference and a first-round bye in the MLS Cup playoffs, Galaxy fans would have heard the 3252 all the way in Carson.



The Hollywood script did not take. Instead, the Black and Gold faithful were treated to a much less attractive but more familiar storyline: LAFC built a lead, LAFC lost the lead and LAFC dropped points.



The 2-2 draw left LAFC in second place at 57 points, but the expansion team still has a chance to win the conference if it can beat West leader Sporting Kansas City on the road this Sunday. Still, the sense of déjà vu from past blown leads left fans a bit disappointed. Head coach Bob Bradley shared their frustration.



“For me, it’s a bad tie.