Denis Bouanga is quickly becoming a fan favourite at Los Angeles FC, and boosted his popularity even more on Saturday as he netted the game winner after rushing back from international duty.
LAFC beat FC Dallas 2-1 on Saturday night to continue their unbeaten start to the 2023 MLS season, but struggled against their opposition who played with 10 men from the 35th minute. Timothy Tillman put LAFC ahead inside three minutes and it looked like they were set to cruise past Dallas, especially when Ema Twumasi was sent off.
But Dallas grew into the game after the red card, and even found an equaliser as they put pressure on the hosts. That was until Bouanga came off the bench to score an 84th minute winner, after heading straight to the stadium from the airport.
