Nine-man Vancouver Whitecaps Dump Lafc, Son Heung-min From Mls Playoffs In Stunner

Defender Mathías Laborda scored a first-half extremity earlier delivering nan victor successful a penalty-kick shootout and nan Vancouver Whitecaps hit Los Angeles FC successful a Western Conference semi-final connected Saturday nighttime earlier a club-record crowd of 53,957 astatine BC Place successful Vancouver.

The second-seeded Whitecaps beforehand to their first Western Conference last aft nan 2 clubs played to a 2-2 tie done regularisation and 30 minutes of other time.

Son Heung-Min, who scored doubly successful nan 2nd half to propulsion LAFC even, banged his changeable disconnected nan station to unfastened nan shootout while Sebastian Berhalter scored connected nan Whitecaps’ first attempt. LAFC’s Denis Bouanga and Vancouver’s Jayden Nelson traded goals earlier Mark Delgado sent his changeable complete nan barroom for LAFC. Ryan Gauld scored to springiness nan Whitecaps a 3-1 lead but LAFC evened nan people earlier Laborda recovered nan net.

Vancouver beforehand to nan convention last for nan first clip since joining nan convention successful 2011. They await nan victor of Monday’s lucifer betwixt description broadside San Diego FC, nan No 1 seed, and fourth-seeded Minnesota United.

Vancouver took a 1-0 lead successful nan 39th infinitesimal erstwhile goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka kicked nan shot three-quarters nan magnitude of nan section to a streaking Emmanuel Sabbi, who vanished for his first postseason extremity successful his 3rd appearance.

The Whitecaps took a two-goal lead into half-time aft Laborda scored unassisted successful first-half stoppage time. It was Laborda’s first postseason extremity successful 7 appearances complete nan past 3 seasons.

LAFC trim it to 2-1 early successful nan 2nd half connected an unassisted extremity by Son successful nan 60th minute. It was Son’s first postseason extremity successful his 3rd quality aft scoring 9 goals successful 10 appearances during nan regular season.

Son delivered a 2nd goal, scoring unassisted disconnected a free footwear successful nan 5th infinitesimal of stoppage clip to necktie it.

Takaoka totaled six saves for nan Whitecaps. He has allowed a full of 12 goals complete 9 postseason starts successful nan past 3 seasons.

Hugo Lloris saved 4 shots for No 3 seed LAFC successful his seventh playoff commencement complete nan past 2 seasons.

The Whitecaps mislaid successful their 2 erstwhile trips to nan semi-finals successful 2015 and 2017.