US EditionAlexander: Denis Bouanga’s Winner Puts LAFC on the Global Stage
- Denis Bouanga netted a decisive goal in the 115th minute to secure a 2-1 victory for Los Angeles FC over Club America during their playoff match for a spot in the Club World Cup at BMO Stadium on Saturday.
- The playoff occurred after Club Leon was removed for breaching ownership rules, giving LAFC a spot as 2023 CONCACAF Champions League runners-up.
- Brian Rodriguez gave America a 64th-minute penalty lead, but Igor Jesus equalized with an 89th-minute header to force extra time.
- The expanded Club World Cup starts June 14 in the US with 32 teams, including LAFC facing Chelsea, Flamengo, and Esperance Tunis in Group D.
- LAFC’s win secured a $9.5 million participation reward and guarantees MLS will have three teams in the tournament concluding July 13.
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Alexander: Denis Bouanga’s winner puts LAFC on the global stage
LOS ANGELES — Call it the $9.55 million goal. Or call it Denis Bouanga picking up the mantle that had been left behind by Carlos Vela, a torch unofficially being passed a few days after LAFC’s first icon officially retired, picked up by the team’s current star. And perhaps Bouanga’s extra-time goal Saturday night, a blast that deflected off the leg of Club América’s Miguel Vazquez and past goalkeeper Luis Malagon in the 115th minute of play, sho…
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Soccer-Bouanga’s extra time strike takes LAFC into Club World Cup
(Reuters) -Denis Bouanga scored an extra-time winner to lift Los Angeles FC to a 2-1 victory over Club America in a Club World Cup qualifying playoff match at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday. The winger, who had orchestrated much of LAFC’s attacking output in the match, scored the winner in the 115th minute after unleashing a shot that took a wicked deflection on its way into the net. After a goalless first half, Mexico’s Club America…
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