Los Angeles FC vs Minnesota United FC 1-3

Minnesota United FC won 3-1 at Banc of California Stadium, with Joaquín Pereyra scoring twice and Los Angeles FC pulling one back through Sergio Vasquez after the break.

Pereyra opened the scoring in the 29th minute and Cherrion Valerius made it 2-0 on 34 minutes, finishing from Kelvin Yeboah’s pass. Los Angeles FC went into half-time 2-0 down.

The home side made two changes on 63 minutes, and Vasquez, who came on then, scored on 89 minutes to make it 3-1. By then, Pereyra had already restored Minnesota’s two-goal cushion in the 81st minute, from Mauricio González Carabalí’s assist, before Minnesota made two more changes in stoppage time. Los Angeles FC had 59% of the ball and 478 passes to Minnesota’s 505, but they still lost out on shots, 19 to 6, and on target, 6 to 3. They also had 8 corners to 1 and 0 saves to Minnesota’s 5, while expected goals were 0.65 to 0.68.

Los Angeles FC’s bookings went to Igor Jesus on 45+1 minutes, Eddie Segura on 58 minutes and Tyler Boyd on 84 minutes. Minnesota United FC were booked four times: Joaquín Pereyra in first-half stoppage time, Jefferson Abel Díaz Beleño on 60 minutes, Morris Duggan on 74 minutes and Nectarios Triantis in stoppage time.