One hand in the box, 89th minute
Ryan Porteous put an arm on Jeppe Tverskov’s header inside his own area. The referee pointed at the spot without much hesitation.
Eighty-ninth minute. Anders Dreyer, left foot, low to the left corner. Hugo Lloris went the other way. San Diego FC won 1-0 in Los Angeles.
It was the club’s second away win in nine regular-season trips this year. Second in nine.
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A point off the line with the run-in coming
San Diego woke up 13th in the Western Conference. They go to bed a point outside the playoff places, on 24 points from six wins, seven defeats and six draws.
CJ dos Santos made three saves for his second clean sheet of the season. The one that mattered came in the 72nd, fingertips to an Eddie Segura header.
Dreyer did not see the end of his own night’s work. Booked in the 90th, sent off for a second yellow seven minutes into stoppage time. San Diego played out the rest with 10.
LAFC have stopped scoring, and that is new
Lloris had one save to make all evening. The trouble was at the other end.
LAFC had scored in each of their previous four matches across all competitions, Leagues Cup included. Not here. This was their first MLS blank since the goalless draw with Colorado on April 22.
Straight after the Club World Cup break they were putting up 10 goals in three games. Different team on this evidence.
Son Heung-Min came closest in the 54th, a left-footed effort from the centre of the box that slid past the right post.
LAFC slip to third in the West on 34 points, one behind Houston, level with Vancouver but behind on goal difference. Vancouver play Seattle on Sunday and can rearrange all of it.
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