Cristian Arango scored early, Kwadwo Opoku scored late and LAFC booked their first trip to MLS Cup with a dominant 3–0 victory over visiting Austin FC in Sunday’s Western Conference final.
Between those goals, LAFC (21–9–4, 67 points) also scored from an own-goal on an early-second-half corner kick to make good on the promise they’ve shown, winning the MLS Supporters’ Shield for earning the best regular season record and leading the West since early May.
Twice, corners from LAFC’s first-ever player signing Carlos Vela led to goals for the home side, which delivered one of its best performances of the season….