Denis Bouanga broke a tie with his second goal in the 75th minute and Los Angeles FC rallied for a 4-2 victory over the LA Galaxy on Saturday night in another thrilling edition of the El Tráfico rivalry.
Bouanga had another standout game against LAFC's archrivals, scoring on a header in the first half before pouncing on Chris Mavinga's giveaway for the go-ahead goal. Timothy Tillman added an insurance goal on the break in the 84th minute for the defending MLS champions, who snapped their three-game skid and moved up to second place in the Western Conference standings.
Billy Sharp scored an early goal and Maya Yoshida got the tying goal early in the second half for the 13th-place Galaxy, who put up a solid fight in front of another raucous crowd. The Los Angeles area's two MLS teams split their four matchups in 2023, with the Galaxy winning 2-1 at the Rose Bowl on July 4 in front of an MLS-record 82,110 fans.
Jonathan Bond made several big saves for the Galaxy, but was left with little help on three of LAFC's four goals. Eight minutes later, Carlos Vela got the ball to an unmarked Hollingshead, who ripped a shot from above the penalty arc for his fourth goal.
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