LAFC beats Toluca 2-1 in CONCACAF Champions Cup semi-final first leg

TL;DR

LAFC defeated Toluca 2-1 in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup semi-final, with Nkosi Tafari scoring a late header. The second leg will take place next week in Toluca.

Key points

LAFC won 2-1 against Toluca in the first leg of the semi-final.
Nkosi Tafari scored the winning goal in stoppage time.
The second leg will take place next week in Toluca.

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Nkosi Tafari headed in a free kick cross in stoppage time from Son Heung-min (KEVORK DJANSEZIAN) (KEVORK DJANSEZIAN/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP) Nkosi Tafari's late header gave Los Angeles FC a 2-1 win in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semi-final against Mexico's Toluca on Wednesday. US defender Tafari bundled in a free kick cross in stoppage time from Son Heung-min, who had earlier assisted Timothy Tillman's opener, to give the Major League Soccer team a slender advantage. The two sides meet again in Toluca next week. The winner will face either Tigres UANL or Nashville in the final of North and Central America's top club competition. The Mexican team hold a 1-0 advantage in the other semi-final. Toluca, the reigning Mexican champions, had contained LAFC in a cagey first half. The hosts were blunt without star forward Denis Bouanga, who was suspended. LAFC goalkeeper Hugo Lloris made a stunning double save to keep the game scoreless. But the game sprang to life after the break. Korean superstar Son teed up a rebound on the edge of the box for Tillman, who allowed the ball to bounce once before burying it in the bottom-left corner. With barely 15 minutes remaining, Jesus Ricardo Angulo curled in a sumptuous low shot from just outside the penalty area to tie up the game. But Son's pinpoint cross to Tafari sent the home crowd wild and gave LAFC a small cushion for the return leg next Wednesday. amz/pst

Q&A

What was the final score of the LAFC vs Toluca match?

LAFC won the match 2-1 against Toluca.

Who scored the goals for LAFC in the semi-final first leg?

Timothy Tillman opened the scoring for LAFC, and Nkosi Tafari scored the late winner.

When is the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup semi-final between LAFC and Toluca?

The second leg will be played next Wednesday in Toluca.