Denis Bouanga scores three goals in LAFCs win

Denis Bouanga scored three goals, his second hat trick in the last three video games, and LAFC beat Real Salt Lake 4-1 on Sunday night time at BMO Stadium.

Bouanga, who has scored in 4 consecutive video games, has 22 goals this season, tied with Lionel Messi for the most in MLS. Bouanga had 20 goals in each of the last two seasons and is the first participant in MLS historical past with at least 20 goals in three consecutive seasons.

The 30-year-old Bouanga, who also had three goals in a 4-2 win over San José on Sept. 13, has a club-record 4 profession hat methods in the common season, one more than Carlos Vela.

Son Heung-min added a purpose and two assists for LAFC (14-7-8).

LAFC, which clinched a playoff spot when St. Louis beat San José 3-1 on Saturday, has 50 factors and is fourth in the Western Conference. Third-place Minnesota has 54 factors and Seattle is fifth with 45.

Son, who had his first MLS hat trick in LAFC’s 4-1 win over Salt Lake on the street Wednesday, has seven goals in the past three video games.

Salt Lake (10-16-4) has misplaced 5 of six.

Bouanga scored in the first minute of first-half stoppage time and Son bounced a shot from outdoors the realm off the close to post and into the online a couple minutes later to give LAFC a 2-1 lead at halftime.

Bouanga added goals in the 73rd and 87th minutes.

Brayan Vera scored his first purpose of the season in the 14th minute on a left-foot shot from effectively outdoors the realm that slipped under the crossbar and inside the back post to give Salt Lake a 1-0 lead.