Nine-man Vancouver Whitecaps dump LAFC, Son Heung-min from MLS playoffs in stunner
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#71NTR)
Whitecaps win on PKs after surrendering 2-0 lead
LAFC hit woodwork three times in extra time
Defender Mathias Laborda scored a first-half goal before delivering the winner in a penalty-kick shootout and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Los Angeles FC in a Western Conference semi-final on Saturday night before a club-record crowd of 53,957 at BC Place in Vancouver.
The second-seeded Whitecaps advance to their first Western Conference final after the two clubs played to a 2-2 draw through regulation and 30 minutes of extra time.
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