Minnesota beats LAFC 3-1 at BMO Stadium behind Pereyra's two goals

Minnesota United took control with two goals in five minutes in the first half and beat LAFC 3-1 at BMO Stadium. Joaquín Pereyra scored twice. Drake Callender made six saves and was the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 7.7.

Pereyra opened the scoring in the 29th minute with a left-footed shot from the centre of the box. Cherrion Valerius made it 2-0 in the 34th, finishing from the centre of the box after a headed pass from Kelvin Yeboah. LAFC had no answer before halftime.

Pereyra added the third in the 81st minute, a left-footed shot from outside the box into the bottom right corner, set up by Mauricio González. Sergio Vasquez pulled one back for LAFC in the 89th, but it was too late. Minnesota moved to 9-11-12, and LAFC fell to 12-11-9.

Chirp's Sim had LAFC at 53% over 10,000 simulations. It missed.