SEATTLE —
There was a lot of history on the line in Sunday’s MLS Western Conference semifinal at Lumen Field.
For the Seattle Sounders, who hadn’t lost a playoff game at home in a decade, another win would be their 20th straight in the postseason, breaking the league record. For LAFC, the reigning MLS champion, a victory would keep alive its hope of becoming the first MLS team to win consecutive titles in 11 seasons.
But at the end of the night, the streak that mattered most belonged to Denis Bouanga, whose goal in the 30th minute gave him a score in eight straight games and proved the difference in LAFC’s 1-0 victory, one that sent the team on to the conference final with the Houston Dynamo on Saturday at BMO Stadium.