Mamadou Fall’s two goals help LAFC beat Sporting KC, end eight-match winless streak
![LAFC midfielder Eduard Atuesta during an MLS match against Austin FC on April 17, 2021.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/37f98a1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4242x2386+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe9%2F84%2Fa8efa244445d8ac6c2f5993b02ac%2Fmls-lafc-soccer-58820.jpg)
- Share via
Mamadou Fall scored twice to help LAFC beat Sporting Kansas City 4-0 on Friday night.
LAFC (7-9-6) ended a club-record eight-game winless streak. LAFC had never gone more than five straight games without a win before this season. Kansas City (11-5-7) has lost twice in its last 13 matches — with six victories.
Fall opened the scoring in the 19th minute by heading in Eduard Atuesta’s corner kick. He made it 2-0 in the 61st in similar fashion, heading home Atuesta’s free kick.
Cristian Arango made it 3-0 in the 71st after he was left wide open at the penalty spot for Daniel Musovski’s pass. Atuesta capped it with a penalty kick in the 87th.
Sporting KC was reduced to 10 men in the 58th when Roger Espinoza received a straight red card for a studs-up tackle of Arango.