Denis Bouanga scored on a penalty kick in the first half and Cristian Olivera scored early in the second to lead Western Conference regular-season champion Los Angeles FC to a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in a best-of-three first-round series for the MLS Cup. LAFC took a 1-0 lead in the 30th minute on the PK goal by Bouanga.
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LAFC grabbed a two-goal lead in the 57th minute when Olivera used assists from Mateusz Bogusz and defender Ryan Hollingshead to score his first playoff goal in his sixth postseason appearance — all starts. Bogusz notched his second career assist in his second start and sixth appearance in the playoffs. It was the second assist for Hollingshead in 20 career postseason appearances with 17 starts.
Vancouver avoided the shutout when Ryan Gauld scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Gauld had a hat trick for his first three career postseason goals in the Whitecaps’ 5-0 wildcard win over the Portland Timbers.Substitute Kenan Yıldız’s late double helps Juventus draw 4-4 at Inter in Derby d’ItaliaYohei Takaoka, who was coming off his first postseason shutout in the victory over the Timbers, totaled two saves in his fourth postseason start.
It marks the second straight postseason the two clubs have met in the first round. LAFC swept the Whitecaps last season with a 5-2 victory at home before winning 1-0 on the road. LAFC posted a 3-0 victory at home and a 2-1 win in Vancouver during the regular season.
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