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D.C. United defender Steven Birnbaum's second yellow card sent off changed the mood of Tuesday's match at Los Angeles FC as the home side took man advantage in a 1-0 win. Did.
Kwadwo his Opoku scored a goal in the 67th minute – seven minutes after Birnbaum saw a red dot – the difference as Los Angeles achieved his 7th straight win, a club record.
Until Opoku's goal, LAFC (18-4-3, 57 points), with the best record in Major League Soccer (18-4-3, 57 points), faced a tough challenge from D.C. United, the team with the lowest points total in the league. was (6-15-4, 22 points).
Los Angeles completed his seventh straight win at Bank of California Stadium.
LAFC is his 8-0-1 against his conference team in the Eastern, and he's a perfect 18-0-0 when he first scores in a game of the season.
With renowned international signatories Gareth Bale and Giorgio Chiellini watching from the suite, LAFC got the job done again. Missed two games in a row.
D.C. United withstood his LAFC ferocious attack well into the second half. His D.C., who irritated his hosts with his physical style, had a chance to be upset.
But when Birnbaum tripped Kellin his Acosta and played his second yellow card on foul, Los Angeles decided it was a big chance to take the initiative and did so. . Opoku scored his sixth goal of the season with an assist from Cristian “Chicho” Arango.
D.C. United's Taxiarchis Fountas nearly leveled the score to 1 about two minutes after the LAFC goal with a shot from the post.
LAFC had more chances against D.C. United in his 10 before the end of the game, but goalkeeper D.C. David his Ochoa saved in the closing minutes.
Ochoa and Los Angeles goaltender Maxim Crepeau each finished with his three saves.
D.C. United have lost five games in a row, and in those games he has won 14-0. According to the league's website, they became the fifth team in his MLS history to lose five in a row away.
– Field Level Media
