KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — David Martínez scored in the first half, Aaron Long added a goal in the second half and Los Angeles FC defeated Sporting Kansas City 2-0 on Saturday.
Hugo Lloris made two saves for his clean sheet and LAFC (3-2-0) picked up its first road win of the MLS season. All three MLS wins have been by shutout.
In the 18th minute, Martínez scored with a left-footed shot from the left side of the box to the upper left-central zone. Mark Delgado assisted.
Shortly after halftime, Long connected with a left-footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
John Pulskamp had two saves for Sporting KC (0-4-1).
LAFC leads the all-time regular-season series with Sporting KC with a record of 8-4-2 and is unbeaten in its last eight MLS matches against SKC dating back to 2021.
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