August 22, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Los Angeles FC News Release
LAFC advanced to the Leagues Cup Final for the first time in club history with a 4-0 win over the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. LAFC will now face the Columbus Crew in the Leagues Cup 2024 Final on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Lower.com Field. That match kicks off at 4:15 p.m. PT and will be broadcast live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV and on 710 AM ESPN LA and 980 AM La Mera Mera.
The victory also secured a spot for LAFC in next year’s Concacaf Champions Cup. The winner of Sunday’s Leagues Cup Final will qualify directly to the Round of 16 in Concacaf Champions Cup 2025.
LAFC will host a pre-match media availability on Friday, Aug. 23, with head coach Steve Cherundolo and select LAFC players at approximately 11:30 a.m. PT at the LAFC Performance Center on the campus of Cal State LA. Media members looking to attend Friday’s media availability in person MUST RSVP by 6 p.m. PT on Thursday, Aug. 22 to LAFCPR@LAFC.com.
LAFC took a two-goal lead over Colorado late in the first half after Mateusz Bogusz opened the scoring in the 42nd minute with a shot to the far post past a diving Zack Steffen. Three minutes later Kei Kamara doubled LAFC’s lead, scoring his third goal of the competition by finishing a leading pass from Ryan Hollingshead in the 45th minute.
The Black & Gold doubled their advantage again in the second half with goals from Denis Bouanga and recently acquired midfielder Lewis O’Brien. Bouanga scored his sixth goal of Leagues Cup 2024 in the 59th minute, finishing a solo run that started deep in his own half. The goal marked Bouanga’s 12th in the competition, adding to his record as the all-time leading scorer in Leagues Cup history. In just his second appearance for LAFC, O’Brien added the fourth goal in the 75th minute, collecting a headed clearance at the top of the box and slotting a left-footed shot past Steffen.
NEWS & NOTES
LAFC has reached the Leagues Cup Final for the first time in club history.
Under head coach Steve Cherundolo, LAFC has reached the finals of the Concacaf Champions Cup in 2023, the MLS Cup Final in 2022 and 2023, and now the Leagues Cup Final in 2024.
LAFC is now 22-5-6 in all competitions in 2024. The club is 14-5-5 in MLS play, 3-0-0 in the U.S. Open Cup and now 5-0-1 in Leagues Cup.
LAFC is 7-1-1 all-time in Leagues Cup, outscoring its opponents 31-7.
Since suffering a 3-1 loss to San Jose on May 4, LAFC has compiled a 18-1-3 record in all…
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