LAFC suffered a 3-1 defeat to the Columbus Crew within the 2024 Leagues Cup Last. Olivier Giroud scored his first objective for LAFC, tying the rating at 1-1 early within the second half, however the Crew scored twice in second-half stoppage time to assert the title.
Columbus took the lead simply earlier than halftime when Cucho Hernández, who was named the Finest Participant of 2024 Leagues Cup, headed a brief Mo Farsi cross previous Hugo Lloris to present the house aspect a 1-0 benefit heading into the halftime break.
LAFC equalized simply earlier than the hour mark with Giroud, who was making his first ever begin for the membership, scoring for the primary time in an LAFC shirt. A Denis Bouanga shot was deflected out for a nook kick, and Mateusz Bogusz discovered Giroud on the far put up with the ensuing nook. Giroud’s header snuck previous the dive of Columbus goalkeeper Nicho Hagen and contained in the put up, tying the rating at 1-1.
The rating would keep that approach till the second minute of second-half stoppage time when Hernández would strike once more. The Colombian striker collected the ball on the left wing and curled a cross into the middle of the six-yard field that discovered its approach into the web to place Columbus again in entrance.
Columbus added a 3rd objective two minutes later, with Hernández feeding Jacen Russell-Rowe to complete a two-on-one break and provides the Crew a 3-1 victory.
LAFC is again in motion on Wednesday, August 28, when it’ll look to qualify for a second last of 2024 by taking over the Seattle Sounders within the Semifinals of the 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. That recreation, which can be performed on the Starfire Sports activities Complicated in Tukwila, Wash. The match is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. PT and might be seen free of charge on Apple TV’s MLS Season Cross.