2-0 Win Sends Los Angeles FC to 37 Points

Los Angeles FC secured a 2-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls at BMO Stadium, leading 1-0 at half-time in Thursday’s Major League Soccer regular-season match. Jude Terry opened the scoring in the 21st minute, while substitute Armindo Sieb sealed the result in the 90th minute.

Terry gives LAFC the lead

The first major turning point arrived before the half-hour mark. New York Red Bulls defender Dylan Nealis was booked in the 18th minute, and three minutes later Terry put Los Angeles FC ahead. Terry played 61 minutes, registered one shot on target and supplied one key pass before being replaced by Igor Jesus in the 61st minute.

Kenny Nielsen received a yellow card for Los Angeles FC in the 42nd minute, but the hosts preserved their advantage through the interval. New York made an early change when Adri Mehmeti was replaced by Sekou Kone in the 33rd minute, then made three further substitutions in the 56th minute: Cade Cowell for Jorge Ruvalcaba, Mohammed Sofo for Julian Hall and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting for Mijahir Jiménez.

Red Bulls had more possession but little end product

New York Red Bulls controlled 57% of possession and completed 580 accurate passes from 639 total, compared with Los Angeles FC’s 412 accurate passes from 478. However, the possession advantage did not translate into goals or sustained pressure in front of goal. Los Angeles FC produced 15 shots to New York’s eight, including eight shots on target against just one for the visitors.

The hosts also recorded 11 shots inside the box, compared with six for New York, and earned nine corners to the Red Bulls’ three. E. Horvath kept the visitors in the contest with six saves and finished with a match rating of 8.1, but New York managed five shots off target and only one effort on target overall. Los Angeles FC goalkeeper saves were limited to one.

Sieb confirms the result

Los Angeles FC introduced Armindo Sieb for Jacob Shaffelburg in the 61st minute, and Sieb later added the decisive second goal in the 90th minute. Ryan Raposo was booked for the hosts in the 87th minute, while Julian Bazan received New York’s second yellow card in the 52nd. Neither side received a red card.

The victory lifts fourth-placed Los Angeles FC to 37 points from 24 matches, with a 10-7-7 record and a plus-14 goal difference. New York Red Bulls remain 12th in the Eastern Conference on 27 points from 23 games, with seven wins, six draws and 10 defeats and a minus-14 goal difference. The result adds a win to Los Angeles FC’s form and a loss to New York’s recent sequence.