LAFC DEFEATS TORONTO FC 2-0 FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT WIN IN REGULAR SEASON HOME FINALE
LAFC extended its winning streak to six games, one shy of equalling a club record, with a 2-0 defeat of Toronto FC at BMO Stadium on Wednesday night. Jeremy Ebobisse and Frankie Amaya scored on either side of halftime in the final home game of the regular season for LAFC, moving the club into third place in the Western Conference.
With the win, LAFC is now 17-7-8 on the season for 59 points. With two games remaining in the regular season, the club is now one point behind both San Diego and Vancouver for the top spot in the Western Conference with a game in hand on San Diego. LAFC finishes the regular season with an 11-4-2 record at home, taking 35 of a possible 51 points at BMO Stadium.
With Son Heung-Min and Denis Bouanga, the scorers of LAFC’s last 18 goals heading into the game, away on international duty, Ebobisse made his first start in league play since July 16. In the 13th minute, he gave the home side a 1-0 lead, taking the ball off the foot of Alonso Coello and racing in on goal alone before slotting a shot past Toronto goalkeeper Sean Johnson to put LAFC in front.
The score stayed that way until midway through the second half when Amaya doubled the LAFC lead with his first-ever goal for the club. Timothy Tillman poked the ball away from TFC midfielder Jose Cifuentes, allowing Eddie Segura to collect the loose ball and quickly play it forward to Amaya on the right. Amaya took one touch to get into the box before beating Johnson at the near post with a low, right-footed shot to make the score 2-0.
Hugo Lloris and the LAFC defense made the lead last, helping the club register its third consecutive clean sheet and extend its streak of consecutive minutes without a goal conceded to 346 minutes.
LAFC looks to extend an MLS-best 11-game road unbeaten streak in MLS play when it returns to action on Sunday, October 12 against Austin FC at Q2 Stadium. That game kicks off at 4 p.m. PT and can be seen live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, with radio coverage available on 710 AM ESPN, the ESPN LA app, KYPA 1230 AM (Korean), and 980 AM La Mera Mera (Spanish).
