Carlos Vela scored a beauty in the second half as the Los Angeles FC (19–8–4, 61 points) tied the Minnesota United Loons (13–12–6, 45 points) 1–1, on the evening of Sept. 13, in Saint Paul, Minn.
Having already clinched a playoffs birth, LAFC needed a victory to lock down the Western Conference title and the No. 1 seed for the playoffs—alongside a berth in the CONCACAF competition.
Meanwhile, Minnesota is in fifth place in the Western Conference standings. The team recently had a three game losing streak where they were outscored 7–0.
Minnesota opened the scoring in the 46th minute with their first goal in three and a half games, as Brent Kallman’s header found the back of the net, off of a corner kick from Emanuel Reynoso….