Mateusz Bogusz scored early in the second half and Hugo Lloris made it stand up as Los Angleles FC defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 to win the best-of-three first-round series for the MLS Cup.

The Polish attacker’s goal in the 62nd minute is all the Black & Gold need to get past Vancouver in a decisive Game 3 of their opening-round playoff series

Mateusz Bogusz scores in the 62nd minute as LAFC survives and advances in the playoffs by defeating Vancouver 1-0 to return to the conference semifinals.

Mateusz Bogusz scored in the second half and top-seeded Los Angeles FC protected the lead to notch a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday night and win the decisive third game of their Western Conference first-round series.