Messinal’s stoppage-time header earns the Alchemists a 2-2 draw in the derby

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles derby ended level. James Messinal headed in Kwame Asante’s cross in the 89th minute to earn the Alchemists a 2-2 draw at a sold-out Madison Cube Stadium.

Diego Saavedra had given the L.A. Pirates an early lead and Marcus Pell restored it after Adrien Lemaire’s equaliser, but the Alchemists kept pushing and were rewarded at the death.