LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dennis Bouanga scored in the second minute of stoppage time, Timothy Tillman added a goal and Los Angeles FC defeated the Portland Timbers 3-2 on Saturday night.
Kei Kamara's header from a corner kick was deflected away by goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau, but Bouanga ran to the left of the area and took a one-touch shot that bounced off the back post and into the net, leveling the score. I caught up.
Diego Chara made his 377th regular season appearance for the Timbers, an MLS record for a single club, but was shown yellow cards in the 72nd and 76th minutes and Portland was then down one man down. I played. The 38-year-old defensive midfielder surpassed Chris Wondolowski, who played in 376 regular season games with the San Jose Earthquakes.
On April 13, the teams tied 2-2 in Portland. The Timbers were man-down after Crepeau, who signed with the club in January after two seasons with LAFC, was shown a red card in the 48th minute.
LAFC (4-3-3) took a 1-0 lead on an own goal from Portland defender Kamal Miller in the 44th minute. While attempting to intercept a cross from Bouanga to Cristian Olivera at the back post, Miller slid the ball into the net. Tillman scored just before halftime to make it 2-0. Olivera on the right dropped a pass to Tillman who was rushing outside the area, and Tillman took a shot with one touch in stoppage time.The shot bounced off the back post and went into the net, giving Los Angeles a 2-0 lead at the half. The time has come. Tillman, 25, has four goals this season, matching his total from his rookie season in 2023.
LAFC had 55% possession and outscored the Timbers 20-10 and 10-5 on target.
Portland (2-4-4) got a goal in the 65th minute from Jonathan Rodriguez. Santiago Moreno played a pass that was deflected high into the air by a defender, and Rodriguez (LAFC's closest player, Eduardo Atuesta, seemed unaware of its position) fired a low shot from the top of the area. I hit it and got a free ball. He scored this post to make it 2-1.
Claudio Bravo delivered a cross that was deflected by LAFC's Maxime Chanot in the middle of the area.Moreno dribbled up and fired a shot into the goal from 25 yards out, leveling the score at 2-2. Ta. 73rd place.
Crepeau had eight saves for Portland.
Hugo Lloris made three saves for LAFC.
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