Giroud, Loris propel LAFC to 3-1 extra-time victory over Sporting KC in US Open Cup final

Published September 26, 2024 1:03 AM

AP Sports Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Omar Campos and Kei Kamara scored in extra time and Los Angeles FC won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the first time with a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City. Olivier Giroud scored for LAFC in regulation, which ended knotted at 1-1. It was LAFC’s first appearance in the Open Cup championship and snapped a run of four straight title matches without a victory. The team’s last trophy came in the 2022 MLS Cup final. Erik Thommy scored for Sporting KC, which won four previous Open Cup finals, with the last in 2017.

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