LOS ANGELES — The Vancouver Whitecaps saw their season end with a 1-0 defeat to Los Angeles FC in the first round of the Major League Soccer playoffs Friday. The result gave LAFC a 2-1 edge over the 'Caps in the best-of-three series.
LOS ANGELES — The Vancouver Whitecaps saw their season end with a 1-0 defeat to Los Angeles FC in the first round of the Major League Soccer playoffs Friday.Mateusz Bogusz played hero for Los Angeles, picking off a Vancouver ball in the 62nd minute and scoring the game's lone goal off a breakaway.The 'Caps finished the regular season in eighth place and trounced the Portland Timbers 5-0 in a wild-card game to earn a spot against top-seeded LAFC in the first round.
Brian White tested Lloris in the 27th minute with a left-footed blast from the top of the penalty area. The French 'keeper dived and punched the ball away. Vancouver controlled 59.4 per cent of possession across the first half and outshot the home side 8-4, including the lone on-target shot.Olivier Giroud sliced a pass to Bouagna inside the penalty area in the 54th minute and Bouagna fired a shot off, skimming the ball over the crossbar.
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