Summary | LAFC 1-0 Atlanta United

The win also marks the Black & Gold’s first victory against the Five Stripes at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and second away win of their regular season campaign after starting the season 0-4-1 on the road. LAFC now has a record of 7W-4D-3L (24 points) on the season and is anchored in the upper echelon of the Western Conference standings.

After a scoreless first half, the match came back to life 15 minutes into the second half when Atlanta United goalkeeper Brad Guzan received a straight red card for bringing down Mateusz Bogusz at the edge of the penalty area as the LAFC striker headed towards goal. . Bogusz took the resulting free kick and his shot deflected off the Atlanta wall, wrong-footing backup goalkeeper Josh Cohen to give LAFC a 1-0 lead.