Toluca's Four-Goal Second Half Sends LAFC Home, Sets Up All-Mexican Final on May 30
Toluca FC just dismantled Los Angeles FC in dominant fashion on Wednesday, dropping four goals in the second half alone to cruise past LAFC 4-0 at home in Toluca de Lerdo, Mexico. With that win, Toluca secured a 5-2 aggregate victory in the two-game semifinal series and punched their ticket to the CONCACAF Champions Cup final on May 30 against Tigres UANL.
Yeah, that means both finalists are Mexican clubs. Tigres locked up their spot the day before by finishing off Nashville SC with a 2-0 aggregate win. This marks the first time since 2021 that Mexico has sent both teams to the championship match. Back then, CF Monterrey took down Club America for the title. For the 20th time in the last 21 years, a Mexican squad will be lifting the trophy. The only team to break that streak? The Seattle Sounders in 2022.
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Toluca got their breakthrough early in the second half when LAFC's Ryan Hollingshead was called for a foul inside the box right after the break. Helinho stepped up and buried a left-footed penalty kick in the 49th minute to level things on aggregate. That goal flipped a switch.
Everardo Lopez made it 2-0 just nine minutes later with an absolutely clinical finish. He picked off a pass while LAFC was trying to build out from defense, took a touch, and unleashed a 28-yard blast into the right side of the net. Hugo Lloris never even flinched. He had zero chance on that one.
Red Card Puts It Away
Things got worse for LAFC in the 86th minute when Ryan Porteous saw red for a foul that denied an obvious goal-scoring opportunity. Playing with a man advantage, Toluca made LAFC pay. Paulinho added two more goals in second-half stoppage time to seal the demolition.
The final on May 30 is set. Two Mexican powerhouses, winner-takes-all for CONCACAF supremacy.
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