US EditionDenis Bouanga’s Hat Trick Leads LAFC Past Real Salt Lake
Denis Bouanga scored his fourth regular season hat-trick, setting a Los Angeles FC record and tying for the MLS scoring lead with 22 goals this season.
- Denis Bouanga netted three goals to help LAFC secure a 4-1 win against Real Salt Lake on Sunday evening in Los Angeles.
- The match followed Salt Lake's 1-0 lead from Brayan Vera's 14th-minute goal, while LAFC was motivated by having already secured a playoff spot.
- Son Heung-min assisted Bouanga's first goal and scored the second to give LAFC a 2-1 halftime lead before Bouanga added two more goals in the second half.
- Bouanga, 30, now has 22 goals this season, tying Lionel Messi for MLS scoring lead and becoming the first with three consecutive 20-goal seasons.
- LAFC's win keeps them fourth in the Western Conference with 50 points, while Salt Lake has lost five of six games and holds a 10-16-4 record.
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LA Daily News
Denis Bouanga’s hat trick leads LAFC past Real Salt Lake
Denis Bouanga scores three goals in a 4-1 win as LAFC becomes the first MLS team with hat tricks in three straight games. Son Heung-min also scores and Carlos Vela is inducted into the club’s Ring of Honor.
Henry Herald
Denis Bouanga's hat trick lifts LAFC over Real Salt Lake
Denis Bouanga scored his second hat trick in three games to make some unique MLS history and lift LAFC to a 4-1 victory over visiting Real Salt Lake on Sunday evening.
The historic Mexican captain was recognized at the BMO Stadium, where he became a legend and sealed his legacy with the Gold and Black colors. Denis Bouanga scored triplet to adorn the angeline feast.
In order to finish in the first places of the Western Conference of the MLS, the LAFC again saw its offensive stars shine on Sunday night. If Heung-min Son was a scorer and smuggler, Denis Bouanga, author of a triple in the victory against Salt Lake (4-1), continues to afloat the counters.
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