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Kei Kamara scored a goal yesterday for Los Angeles Football Club in their 4-0 victory against his former club Colorado Rapids in the Semifinals of the North & Central America League Cup.
Kamara’s goal in the 45th minute gave Los Angeles a 2-0 lead.
“LAFC advanced to the Leagues Cup Final for the first time in the club’s history with a 4-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids. Kei Kamara, who previously played for the Colorado Rapids, scored a goal yesterday for Los Angeles Football Club in the Semifinals of the North & Central America League Cup. The game took place on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium.”
The victory also secured a spot for LAFC in next year’s Concacaf Champions Cup. The winner of Sunday’s Leagues Cup Final will qualify directly to the Round of 16 in Concacaf Champions Cup 2025.
LAFC took a two-goal lead over Colorado late in the first half after Mateusz Bogusz opened the scoring in the 42nd minute with a shot to the far post past a diving Zack Steffen. Three minutes later, Kei Kamara doubled LAFC’s lead by finishing a leading pass from Ryan Hollingshead in the 45th minute.
The Black & Gold extended their advantage again in the second half with goals from Denis Bouanga and newly acquired midfielder Lewis O’Brien. Bouanga scored his sixth goal of Leagues Cup 2024 in the 59th minute, finishing a solo run that started deep in his own half. The goal marked Bouanga’s 12th in the competition’s two-year history, adding to his record as the all-time leading scorer in Leagues Cup. In just his second appearance for LAFC, O’Brien added the fourth goal in the 75th minute, collecting a headed clearance at the top of the box and slotting a left-footed shot past Steffen.
Los Angeles will play against the Columbus Crew in the grand final on Sunday, August 25th, 2024.
