Hero and villain: 'Chicharito' Hernández scored a double, then missed his penalty and spoiled LA Galaxy's victory.

Hero and villain in a short time. Javier Hernandez scored the 2-2 penalty against Sporting Kansas City in the 88th minute. Then, at 97′, the Mexican had a new opportunity through the same method. The marksman stood in front of goalkeeper John Pulskamp and skillfully defined it, but failed to score the third for Los Angeles Galaxy.

‘Chicharito’ Hernandez was the main protagonist from the early minutes. The striker scored just in the 5th minute and reached 200 in his career with clubs. However, the opponent woke up and turned the game around with goals from Johnny Russell and Felipe Hernandez for the 1-2 at Dignity Health Sports Park.

But, the story of the match had another chapter reserved for the former Chivas de Guadalajara player. Shortly before the end of regular time, there was a foul inside the box in favor of Los Angeles Galaxy. As it couldn't be otherwise, the former Manchester United player asked for the ball to even the score.

Hernandez Balcazar stood before goalkeeper Pulskamp once again. After the whistle, the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Mexican national team approached the ball and struck it with force into the top corner. Undoubtedly, an impossible shot for Sporting Kansas City's '1'. That's how he reached a total of 14 for the season.

'Chicharito' Hernandez misses another penalty

A new foul caused the referee of the match to whistle for another penalty for the angels. So, with the confidence of having scored from the spot, the former Real Madrid player asked for the ball again to take charge of making the difference in added time to close the actions in the Major League Soccer.

Javier Hernandez repeated the same ritual as in the previous penalty. However, this time, the Mexican number 9 did not choose a placed shot, but opted to show off his skills. When he approached the ball, 'Chicharito' chipped it and goalkeeper Pulskamp was able to save it. Thus, the Mexican wasted the chance to earn three points for his team and a hat-trick in his account.