Mateusz Bogusz scored a hat trick, main Los Angeles FC to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday night time.
LAFC (12-4-4, 40 factors), who’re tied atop the West, are unbeaten of their final 9 league matches and 11 outings throughout all competitions. Los Angeles can be unbeaten at residence (9-0-2).
L.A. keeper Hugo Lloris made one save to earn his eighth clear sheet of the season, and Los Angeles improved to 7-4-1 all-time in opposition to Colorado throughout all competitions.
Colorado (9-8-4, 31 factors) noticed its three-match win streak come to an finish.
Bogusz gave LAFC a 3-0 lead within the 72nd minute, choosing up a one-touch go from Kei Kamara and placing a right-footed shot from the middle of the realm previous keeper Zack Steffen for his twelfth purpose of the season.
Saturday was Bogusz’s third multi-goal sport of the season. The LAFC midfielder has 5 objectives in his final two matches and eight over his earlier seven outings.
Bogusz’s second of the night time within the 58th minute. He picked up the bounce off Denis Bouanga’s shot and put his strike previous Steffen.
LAFC managed the primary half possession, had 4 pictures on track and led 1-0 after 45 minutes.
Bogusz opened the scoring within the twentieth minute, one-timing a Bouanga cross. Bouanga picked up his ninth help of the season.
Colorado ahead Kevin Cabral picked up a yellow card three minutes in and was despatched off along with his second yellow within the 62nd minute for fouling on Bogusz.
The Rapids edged LAFC 3-2 in on March 30 in Commerce Metropolis, Colo.
Colorado will play the primary of three straight residence matches when it faces Sporting Kansas Metropolis on Thursday. LAFC will tackle the host LA Galaxy that very same day.
–Discipline Stage Media