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Yahoo
2 days ago
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Denis Bouanga, Hugo Lloris lead LAFC over Minnesota United 1-0 for third straight shutout victory
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Denis Bouanga scored on a first-half penalty kick and Hugo Lloris made it stand up for his third straight clean sheet as Los Angeles FC edged Minnesota United 1-0 on Wednesday night. Bouanga scored his 11th goal when he sent a right-footed shot past Dayne St. Clair in the 42nd minute. The PK was awarded after Jeremy Ebobisse was fouled by defender Nicolás Romero, who received a yellow card. Lloris finished with three saves for his league-high-tying ninth clean sheet of the season for LAFC (10-5-5). St. Clair entered with nine shutouts and totaled five saves for Minnesota United (11-5-7), which falls to 6-3-3 at home. Minnesota United has just one home win over LAFC, which joined the league in 2018. That came in March of last season in the debut of Minnesota manager Eric Ramsay. LAFC posted a 1-0 victory over Minnesota United at home in the season opener. LAFC improves to 2-3-4 on the road. The club was coming off shutout wins at home over the Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas by a combined 5-0 score. LAFC will host the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday. Minnesota United travels to play the Portland Timbers on Saturday. ___ AP soccer: , The Associated Press
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Galaxy scores in final minute to force draw with LAFC in tense El Tráfico contest
The rivalry between the old-school Galaxy and its upstart neighbor LAFC was once the best in MLS. The Galaxy traces its roots to the inception of the league while LAFC helped define its modern era, setting up a turf war so good, so competitive and so emotional, it had its own nickname. Much of that drama had faded from El Tráfico in recent matches. But that changed Saturday when Maya Yoshida scored on the last touch of the game to give the Galaxy a 3-3 draw before a packed house of 22,301 at BMO Stadium. And the teams didn't limit their fight to the scoreboard. A tense shoving match broke out seconds into stoppage time, leading referee Guido Gonzalez to send off LAFC's Eddie Segura with a red card while handing two yellow cards to the Galaxy and one to LAFC goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. The most devastating punch, however, came from Yoshida, who was in the center of the shoving match. Minutes later his header off a cross from Mauricio Cuevas — his first goal and just his second shot on target of the season — capped a Galaxy comeback from a late 3-1 deficit. Gabriel Pec had the other two goals for the Galaxy while Denis Bouanga scored twice for LAFC, whose other goal came from Javairo Dilrosun. The draw gave the Galaxy (3-14-7) points in five of their last seven games, the team's best stretch of the season. LAFC (10-5-6) is unbeaten in four straight and has lost just once in 14 league games since April 5. But the two points it lost on Yoshida's goal dropped it to fifth in the Western Conference standings. Bouanga's fifth goal in six games gave LAFC the early lead in the 26th minute and, significantly, it was the first goal in that span that didn't come from the penalty spot. It also gave him a goal in his last six games against the Galaxy. Dilrosun doubled the lead with his second MLS goal on a counterattack five minutes later. Pec halved the deficit for the Galaxy on a penalty kick less than10 minutes before the intermission. That goal, set up by a Ryan Hollingshead hand ball in the box, snapped a 375-minute scoreless streak for LAFC. Bouanga extended the LAFC lead on another counterattack set up by a Galaxy mistake in the 67th minute. Afterward, as the teams walked back to the center circle, Pec and Galaxy defender Emilio Garces, who was out of position on the breakaway, engaged in a heated argument. Read more: Galaxy disciplines fans for rule violations while protesting team response to ICE raids Pec calmed down enough to get his fifth goal of the season, on a cross from Marco Reus, to pull his team closer in the 79th minute. The Galaxy then appeared to tie the score just before stoppage time, but Lloris made a spectacular kick save on Christian Ramirez while lying on his back on the goal line. That set the stage for Yoshida, however, with the Galaxy captain slipping in front of Nkosi Tafari to redirect a glancing header inside the far post, earning the Galaxy a league result at BMO Stadium for the first time since August 2021, a game that also ended in a 3-3 draw. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
USA Today
3 days ago
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- USA Today
LAFC vs. LA Galaxy: TV, time, how to watch MLS 'El Trafico' rivalry
One of MLS's great rivalries is on tap for Saturday, with LAFC and the LA Galaxy expected to provide some fireworks in the latest edition of "El Tráfico." The two foes are in very different places right now. LAFC enters the match on a three-game winning streak, shutting out Minnesota United, FC Dallas, and the Colorado Rapids in consecutive games. That run, along with an 8W-1D-2L home record that is among the best in MLS, has Denis Bouanga and Co. in fourth place in the Western Conference, and LAFC holds three games in hand on first-place San Diego FC. For the Galaxy, 2025 has been a nightmare. The defending MLS champions have completely fallen apart, and sit 29th out of 30 teams league-wide (with CF Montréal behind LA only via goal difference). That said, the Galaxy have finally course-corrected after a staggering 16-game winless run to start the season, going 3W-2D-2L in their last seven outings. Here's what to know about LAFC vs. LA Galaxy, including the start time and how to watch: What time is LAFC vs. LA Galaxy? LAFC and the LA Galaxy will meet in the latest chapter of "El Tráfico" on Saturday night, with the MLS rivalry scheduled to start at 10:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. local) at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. How to watch LAFC vs. LA Galaxy MLS game: TV, stream
Winnipeg Free Press
5 days ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Los Angeles FC takes shutout streak into matchup with the LA Galaxy
LA Galaxy (3-14-6, 16th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles FC (10-5-5, fifth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: LAFC -192, Los Angeles +443, Draw +335; over/under is 3.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles FC comes into a matchup with the LA Galaxy after recording three straight shutout wins. LAFC is 9-5-4 in conference matchups. LAFC is 3-0-0 when it scores only one goal. The Galaxy are 2-11-6 in Western Conference games. The Galaxy are fifth in the MLS drawing 119 corner kicks, averaging 5.2 per game. Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The last meeting finished tied 2-2. TOP PERFORMERS: Denis Bouanga has scored 11 goals with six assists for LAFC. Nathan Ordaz has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games. Marco Reus has scored five goals with six assists for the Galaxy. Joseph Paintsil has four goals over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: LAFC: 6-1-3, averaging 2.1 goals, 6.6 shots on goal and 4.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.8 goals per game. Galaxy: 3-4-3, averaging 1.5 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 5.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game. NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: LAFC: Lorenzo Dellavalle (injured), Ryan Raposo (injured), Aaron Long (injured), Maxime Chanot (injured). Galaxy: Riqui Puig (injured). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Fox Sports
5 days ago
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- Fox Sports
Los Angeles FC takes shutout streak into matchup with the LA Galaxy
Associated Press LA Galaxy (3-14-6, 16th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles FC (10-5-5, fifth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: LAFC -192, Los Angeles +443, Draw +335; over/under is 3.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles FC comes into a matchup with the LA Galaxy after recording three straight shutout wins. LAFC is 9-5-4 in conference matchups. LAFC is 3-0-0 when it scores only one goal. The Galaxy are 2-11-6 in Western Conference games. The Galaxy are fifth in the MLS drawing 119 corner kicks, averaging 5.2 per game. Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The last meeting finished tied 2-2. TOP PERFORMERS: Denis Bouanga has scored 11 goals with six assists for LAFC. Nathan Ordaz has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games. Marco Reus has scored five goals with six assists for the Galaxy. Joseph Paintsil has four goals over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: LAFC: 6-1-3, averaging 2.1 goals, 6.6 shots on goal and 4.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.8 goals per game. Galaxy: 3-4-3, averaging 1.5 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 5.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game. NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: LAFC: Lorenzo Dellavalle (injured), Ryan Raposo (injured), Aaron Long (injured), Maxime Chanot (injured). Galaxy: Riqui Puig (injured). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. recommended Item 1 of 2
