Los Angeles – Denis Bouanga scored late in extra time and Los Angeles FC dramatically assured the last place in the FIFA Club World Cup with a 2-1 victory over the Club América in a game game on Saturday night.
Igor Jesus tied him to LafC in the 89th minute, sliding through traffic and turning a header for his first goal with his new club.
After 24 minutes tense of extra time, Bouanga jumped to the play and shot at home a diverted shot from the top of the penalty zone in the 115th minute, triggered a wild celebration in the BMO Stadium and sent LAFC to its first club World Cup.
LAFC will join the English club Chelsea, Flamengo from Brazil and is Tunis in Brazil when the group game begins in two weeks in the south of the United States.
The FC’s victory is extraordinarily lucrative for the power of the major leagues, which guarantees at least $ 9.55 million in awards to make the tournament field. The club also has an opportunity for almost $ 100 million in prizes in the pool award of almost $ 1 billion FIFA.
Brian Rodríguez put America in front of the middle of the second half when converting a penalty against his former team, but the Eagles fell short in front of thousands of followers.
A place in the 32 -team clubs was opened because FIFA disqualified León under its rules against the participation of multiple clubs owned by the same entity. León and Pachuca are owned by the same group, and León lost his appeal to the Arbitration Court for the sport four weeks ago after trying to change his property structure.
With a stadium full of strident fans who support both teams, LaFC and America were cautious in the first half, putting only one in the goal each.
Rodríguez beat Hugo Lloris from the place in the 64th minute, taking advantage of a penalty granted after a video review of the risky challenge of Mark Delgado in Erick Sánchez. Rodríguez, who arrived as a half-time substitute after recovering recently from an injury, passed parts of four seasons with LAFC of 2019-22 before the Uruguayan end moved to America for a considerable transfer rate.
LaFC moved offensively when Olivier Giroud arrived as a substitute for the second half. The French star almost played a pass in the box in the 81st minute, but Luis Malagón frustrated him. LAFC increased its late pressure behind Bouanga and Giroud.
Jesus, the 22 -year -old Brazilian midfielder, finally beat Malagón with a header in the box.
Lloris stopped a blank opportunity for Javairô Dilrosun in the second half of extra time shortly before the winner of Bouanga.
The tickets for the game were distributed equally among the followers of the clubs, and America has a large fan base in Los Angeles, where Mexican teams and players are received with mass support every time they visit. América fans harassed the southern posts at the BMO Stadium 90 minutes before the beginning, while the famous North End of Lafc was full.
Both sections triggered fireworks and smoke pumps after the beginning, underlining the remarkable atmosphere and giving an idea of what will come in June and July.
The largest Club World Cup to date will take place in the US. As a precursor to the return of the FIFA World Cup to North America in 2026. Inter Miami and the Seattle Sounders already classified by Major League Soccer, while Pachuca and Monterrey have already qualified as a MX League.
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