LAFC beats Houston Dynamo 2-0 to reach back-to-back MLS Cup finals

• LAFC are one away from repeating as champions
• Columbus Crew beat FC Cincinnati in a 3-2 thriller in the East

After the longest season in Major League Soccer history, Los Angeles FC still has one more week of work to do.

A 2-0 win over the Houston Dynamo means LAFC will advance to their second straight MLS Cup final. Ryan Hollingshead scored late in the first half to give LAFC the lead, before Houston's Franco Escobar scored an own goal in the 80th minute to seal the Western Conference Final for LAFC. They will now travel to Columbus next weekend to play for the title. The Crew beat FC Cincinnati 3-2 in a thriller earlier Saturday.