LAFC v Minnesota
Dotson scores in stoppage time, Minnesota ties LAFC 2-2
LOS ANGELES -- — Hassani Dotson scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time to give Minnesota United a 2-2 tie with with Los Angeles FC on Wednesday night.
Dotson slipped a shot from the top of the penalty area inside the post.
Carlos Vela scored for the fourth consecutive game to give LAFC (6-5-5) a 1-0 lead in the 40th minute. José Cifuentes stepped in front of a careless pass and played a through ball that Vela won from defender Diego Palacios before chipping a shot over goalkeeper Tyler Miller’s right shoulder.
It is Vela's fourth such streak and the fifth in LAFC history (Adama Diomande in 2018).
Emanuel Reynoso flicked a sliding left-footer past goalkeeper into the far corner of the net to make it 1-1 in the 49th minute. Tristan Blackmon headed home a corner kick by Eduard Atuesta for his second career goal in the 77th to put LAFC back in front.
Minnesota (6-5-4), which has just one loss in its last 11 games, is unbeaten in three straight beginning with a 1-0 victory over Seattle on July 18 that snapped the Sounders’ MLS-record 13-game unbeaten streak to open the season.
LAFC played for the third time in seven days, having lost 2-1 at Portland last Wednesday before rallying from a two-goal deficit at home for a 2-2 tie with Vancouver on Saturday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Baldomero Toledo
MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | +22 | 32 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | +19 | 32 |
| Real Salt Lake | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | +7 | 26 |
| FC Dallas | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | +8 | 25 |
| LAFC | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | +7 | 24 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | +6 | 24 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 22 |
| Minnesota United FC | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 22 |
| LA Galaxy | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| San Diego FC | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 17 |
| Colorado Rapids | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | +1 | 16 |
| St. Louis CITY SC | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 16 |
| Portland Timbers | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 14 |
| Austin FC | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -12 | 14 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -22 | 11 |

