Cristian Olivera scored two goals, the 22-year-old's first multi-goal game in MLS, Denis Bouanga added three assists and Los Angeles FC beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0.
Cristian Olivera scored two goals, the 22-year-old's first multi-goal game in MLS , Denis Bouanga added three assists and Los Angeles FC beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 Saturday nightBouanga, on the left side, ran onto a ball played by Eduard Atuesta and drilled a line-drive cross to Olivera for a one-touch finish to give LAFC a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute. Bouanga again found Olivera to make it 2-0 in the 36th.
The 37-year-old, who captained France to a World Cup title in 2018 and was a longtime club captain and icon at Tottenham Hotspur, had conceded 13 goals across six starts since his last clean sheet on March 23, a 5-0 win over Nashville. Mateusz Bogusz tapped in a volley from 6-yards out off a perfectly-placed cross by Bouanga to make it 3-0 in the 57th minute. The 22-year-old, who scored three goals as a rookie in 2023, has four goals this season.
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