"In front of a club-record crowd of 53,957, the hosts played much of extra time down two players following Tristan Blackmon's red card and an injury to Belal Halbouni, which occurred after they had used all their substitutions. But Son Heung-min, who had scored twice in the second half, joined Mark Delgado in missing the shoot-out, allowing Mathias Laborda to net the winning kick."
"Vancouver were utterly dominant in the first half, with LAFC not attempting a single shot, and they went into the interval with a 2-0 lead. Emmanuel Sabbi applied a clever finish after being picked out by a searching ball over the top from goalkeeper Yohei Takoaka, then Laborda turned home from a tight angle when Hugo Lloris parried Thomas Muller's header in first-half stoppage time."
"But LAFC improved massively in the second half, with Son scrambling the ball home at the third time of asking to make it 2-1 on the hour. Blackmon was shown his second yellow card in the second minute of stoppage time for bringing down Denis Bouanga, and Son curled the resulting free-kick into the top-left corner to provoke wild celebrations from the visitors."
Vancouver Whitecaps beat Los Angeles FC on penalties to reach the Western Conference Finals after a 2-2 draw at BC Place. A club-record crowd of 53,957 saw Vancouver dominate the first half and go 2-0 up through Emmanuel Sabbi and Mathias Laborda. LAFC rallied in the second half as Son Heung-min scored twice, including a stoppage-time free-kick. Tristan Blackmon received a second yellow late, and Belal Halbouni suffered an injury after substitutions were exhausted, leaving Vancouver with nine men in extra time. Son and Mark Delgado missed penalties; Laborda converted the decisive kick as Vancouver triumphed 4-3.
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