LAFC have their playoff run ended after the Western Conference semifinals ends in penalty kicks. The comeback fell just short for the black and gold.

Defender Mathías Laborda scored a first-half goal before delivering the winner in a penalty-kick shootout and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat LAFC 6-5 in a Western Conference semifinal on Saturday night before a club-record crowd of 53,957 at BC Place.

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 6-5 in a Western Conference semifinal on Saturday night before a club-record crowd of 53,

Bouanga enjoyed a stellar season, finishing second to Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi in the Golden Boot race with 24 goals—many of which came after forming a partnership with following the South Korean’s arrival on an MLS-record transfer fee of $26.5 million in August.

Min’s late equalizer forces extra time, but Vancouver wins the Western Conference semifinal match 4-3 on penalty kicks in LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo’s final match

Mathias Laborda scored the decisive spot kick long after his goal late in the first half and the nine-man Vancouver Whitecaps prevailed 4-3 on penalties in the Western Conference semifinals over visiting Los Angeles FC on Saturday night following a 2-2 draw.

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 6-5 in a Western Conference semifinal on Saturday night before a club-record crowd of 53,

Hugo Lloris has lived one of the most turbulent 48-hour stretches of his MLS career. The veteran French goalkeeper was at the center of LAFC’s dramatic playoff elimination against Vancouver on November 22 — and then ignited league-wide debate with sharp criticism of BC Place’s artificial surface.