Bouanga scores franchise-record 79th regular-season goal for LAFC in 1-1 tie with Earthquakes

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Denis Bouanga scored his record-breaking 79th regular-season goal for LAFC, surpassing Carlos Vela’s mark, in a 1-1 draw against the San Jose Earthquakes. The match saw Aaron Long receive a red card early on, leaving LAFC to play with ten men for much of the game. Despite this setback, Bouanga and Son Heung-min each contributed significantly; Son scored the opening goal and assisted on Bouanga’s record-breaking goal.
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Denis Bouanga scored his franchise-record 79th career regular-season goal for Los Angeles FC (LAFC) on Saturday night in a 2-2 tie with the San Jose Earthquakes. The match, played in SAN JOSE, Calif., saw Bouanga surpass Carlos Vela's record of 78 goals. In the 53rd minute, Bouanga capitalized on a cross from Son Heung-min to put LAFC ahead 2-0. Aaron Long received a red card early in the second half, leaving LAFC with only ten men for the remainder of the game. Reid Roberts scored in stoppage time for San Jose (12-8-6), which has remained unbeaten in its last five games. The teams' next matches will be played on Saturday against Dallas and another opponent respectively.

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Calif. Earthquakes LAFC Los Angeles FC SAN JOSE

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LAFC ORG · 4× Son PERSON · 3× Bouanga PERSON · 2× Earthquakes ORG · 2× SAN JOSE GPE · 2× Calif. GPE · 1× Denis Bouanga PERSON · 1× Los Angeles FC ORG · 1× Reid Roberts PERSON · 1× the San Jose Earthquakes ORG · 1×

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Bouanga, on the counter-attack, put away a first-touch shot, off a cross from Son that slipped between the legs of defender Dave Romney, to make it 2-0 in the 53rd minute.
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Denis Bouanga scored his franchise-record 79th career regular-season goal for Los Angeles FC on Saturday night in a 2-2 tie with the San Jose Earthquakes. asserted
Bouanga → score → Earthquakes
Reid Roberts scored in the eighth minute of stoppage time for San Jose (12-8-6), which is unbeaten in five straight. asserted
which → score → five
Aaron Long was shown a straight red card in the 36th minute and LAFC (11-8-8) played a man down the rest of the way. asserted
LAFC → show → way
Son Heung-min added a goal and an assist and Hugo Lloris had seven saves for LAFC. asserted
Lloris → add → LAFC
Son has five goal contributions (two goals, three assists) in the past four games. asserted
Son → have → games
Bouanga, on the counter-attack, put away a first-touch shot, off a cross from Son that slipped between the legs of defender Dave Romney, to make it 2-0 in the 53rd minute. asserted
it → put → minute
Bouanga has scored a goal in back-to-back games and moved past Carlos Vela (78) on LAFC’s regular-season goals list. asserted
Bouanga → score → list
Son bent a low shot from 24 yards out past the outstretched hand of goalkeeper Angus Gunn and inside the near post to open the scoring in the 34th minute. asserted
Son → bend → minute
Preston Judd put away a header off an entry played into the area by Timo Werner in the 70th for the Earthquakes. asserted
Judd → put → Earthquakes
Gunn had one save. asserted
Gunn → have → save
Up next LAFC: Play next Saturday at Dallas. asserted
LAFC → play → Dallas
Earthquakes: Host Portland next Saturday. ___ asserted
Earthquakes → host → Portland
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