Sept. 21, 2025 8:54 PM PT
Denis Bouanga scored three objectives, his second hat trick within the final three video games, and LAFC beat Actual Salt Lake 4-1 on Sunday night time at BMO Stadium.
Bouanga, who has scored in 4 consecutive video games, has 22 objectives this season, tied with Lionel Messi for probably the most in MLS. Bouanga had 20 objectives in every of the final two seasons and is the primary participant in MLS historical past with not less than 20 objectives in three consecutive seasons.
The 30-year-old Bouanga, who additionally had three objectives in a 4-2 win over San José on Sept. 13, has a club-record 4 profession hat methods within the common season, yet one more than Carlos Vela.
Son Heung-min added a aim and two assists for LAFC (14-7-8).
LAFC, which clinched a playoff spot when St. Louis beat San José 3-1 on Saturday, has 50 factors and is fourth within the Western Convention. Third-place Minnesota has 54 factors and Seattle is fifth with 45.
Son, who had his first MLS hat trick in LAFC’s 4-1 win over Salt Lake on the street Wednesday, has seven objectives prior to now three video games.
Salt Lake (10-16-4) has misplaced 5 of six.
Bouanga scored within the first minute of first-half stoppage time and Son bounced a shot from outdoors the realm off the close to put up and into the web a pair minutes later to offer LAFC a 2-1 lead at halftime.
Bouanga added objectives within the 73rd and 87th minutes.
Brayan Vera scored his first aim of the season within the 14th minute on a left-foot shot from properly outdoors the realm that slipped below the crossbar and contained in the again put up to offer Salt Lake a 1-0 lead.
