"Defender Mathías Laborda scored a first-half goal before delivering the winner in a penalty-kick shootout and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat LAFC 6-5 in a Western Conference semifinal on Saturday night before a club-record crowd of 53,957 at BC Place. The second-seeded Whitecaps advance to their first Western Conference final after the two clubs played to a 2-2 draw through regulation and 30 minutes of extra time."
"Son Heung-Min, who scored twice in the second half to pull LAFC even, banged his shot off the post to open the penalty shootout while Sebastian Berhalter scored on the Whitecaps' first attempt. LAFC's Denis Bouanga and Vancouver's Jayden Nelson traded goals before Mark Delgado sent his shot over the goal for LAFC. Ryan Gauld scored to give the Whitecaps a 3-1 lead but LAFC evened the score before Laborda found the net."
"Vancouver took a 1-0 lead in the 39th minute when goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka's long kick found a streaking Emmanuel Sabbi, who finished for his first postseason goal in his third appearance. The Whitecaps took a two-goal lead into halftime after Laborda scored unassisted in the first minute of stoppage time. It was Laborda's first postseason goal in seven appearances over the past three seasons."
Defender Mathías Laborda scored in first-half stoppage and converted the decisive penalty as the Vancouver Whitecaps beat LAFC 6-5 in a shootout following a 2-2 tie. A club-record 53,957 fans attended at BC Place. Emmanuel Sabbi opened scoring in the 39th minute from a long kick by goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka. Son Heung-Min scored twice in the second half, including a stunning free kick, to level the match. Tristan Blackmon received a red card late in the second half, reducing Vancouver to 10 men. No goals came in extra time and Vancouver advanced to the conference final.
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