St. Louis CITY SC saw their four-match away unbeaten streak snapped after narrowly beaten by LAFC 1-0 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, CA. Denis Bouanga scored in first half stoppage time to give the hosts the lead and the eventual victory. CITY SC returns to CITYPARK next Saturday for their final home match of the season to face Houston Dynamo.
Postgame Notes
- Jake Girdwood-Reich made his first MLS start
- Eduard Löwen marked his 50th game played in the MLS with the start
Goal-Scoring Plays
LAFC: Denis Bouanga (Mateusz Bogusz), 45th + 1 minute – Denis Bouanga scored with a right footed shot from the central position outside the box to the bottom right corner.
October 2, 2024 – BMO Stadium (Los Angeles, CA)
Scoring Summary
LAFC: Denis Bouanga (Mateusz Bogusz), 45+1’
Misconduct Summary
STL: Marcel Hartel (caution), 7’
LAFC: Mateusz Bogusz (caution), 8’
LAFC: Maxime Chanot (caution), 12’
STL: Simon Becher (caution), 90’+5
Lineups
LAFC: GK Hugo Lloris; D Ryan Hollingshead, D Maxime Chanot, D Eddie Segura ©; M Cristian Olivera (Nathan Ordaz, 90’+6), M Timothy Tillman; M Lewis O'Brien, M Omar Campos; F Mateusz Bogusz (David Martinez, 75’), F Olivier Giroud (Kei Kamara, 74’), F Denis Bouanga (Marlon Santos, 90’)
Substitutes not used: GK Thomas Hasal, D Aaron Long, D Diego Rosales, M Erik Duenas, M Eduard Atuesta
TOTAL SHOTS: 20; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDES: 4; CORNER KICKS: 9; SAVES: 0
STL: GK Ben Lundt; D Jake Nerwinski, D Henry Kessler, D Joakim Nilsson (Akil Watts, 69’), D Jay Reid (Nökkvi Thórisson, 79’); M Eduard Löwen © (Simon Becher, 79’), M Jake Girdwood-Reich (Jannes Horn, 69’), M Marcel Hartel, M Rasmus Alm (Tomas Totland, 69’), M Cedric Teuchert; F João Klauss
Substitutes not used: GK Christian Olivares, D Josh Yaro, D Kyle Hiebert, M John Klein
TOTAL SHOTS: 7; SHOTS ON GOAL: 0; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 5
Referee: Victor Rivas
Assistant Referees: Corey Parker, Cameron Blanchard, Timothy Ford
VAR: Greg Dopka
AVAR: Joshua Patlak
Venue: BMO Stadium
Weather: Mostly Clear, 75 degrees
