Los Angeles Football Club defeated Real Salt Lake 1–4 on Wednesday at America First Field, with Heung-Min Son delivering a hat-trick performance to lead the visitors to a commanding victory.
LAFC struck early as Heung-Min Son opened the scoring in the 3′, finishing from the center of the box with Timothy Tillman providing the assist. The South Korean forward doubled the lead just 13 minutes later in the 16′, drilling home from outside the box with Ryan Hollingshead setting up the goal.
Real Salt Lake pressed for a response throughout the first half, generating multiple corner kicks and forcing several saves, but couldn't find the breakthrough. Brayan Vera hit the post in the 60′, and Heung-Min Son struck the woodwork himself in the 57′ as both teams came close to scoring.
The hosts finally broke through in the 76′ when Zavier Gozo slotted home from the center of the box to cut the deficit in half. However, LAFC quickly restored their two-goal cushion as Heung-Min Son completed his hat-trick in the 82′, converting from close range with Denis Bouanga providing the assist.
Denis Bouanga capped off the scoring in the 88′, finishing from the center of the box with David Martínez and Yaw Yeboah combining for the assists. The match ended on a sour note for Real Salt Lake when Victor Olatunji was sent off for violent conduct in the 90+3′.
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