{"id":276408,"date":"2026-04-20T05:05:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/276408\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T05:05:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:05:18","slug":"ousseni-bouda-scores-twice-as-san-jose-earthquakes-stun-lafc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/276408\/","title":{"rendered":"Ousseni Bouda scores twice as San Jose Earthquakes stun LAFC"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES — Ousseni Bouda scored two goals in the second half, ending Hugo Lloris’ scoreless run to begin the season at 593 minutes, and the San Jose Earthquakes<\/a> stunned Los Angeles FC<\/a> 4-1<\/a> on Sunday night in an early Western Conference showdown.<\/p>\n

San Jose (7-1-0) moves into a first-place tie with the Vancouver Whitecaps in the Western Conference and Supporters’ Shield races in the Earthquakes’ second season under head coach Bruce Arena.<\/p>\n

Daniel De Sousa Britto missed a chance to tie Lloris with a sixth clean sheet on an own goal by Reid Roberts in the 74th minute. Daniel had three saves.<\/p>\n

Bouda used assists from newcomer Timo Werner — his third — and Beau Leroux to score in the 53rd minute after a scoreless first half.<\/p>\n

Werner, sidelined during the past two weeks because of a lower-body injury, took a pass from Leroux three minutes later and scored his first MLS goal for a 2-0 lead. Leroux’s assist gives him four, matching his total last season in 33 appearances as a rookie.<\/p>\n

An own goal by Ryan Porteous in the 59th minute made it 3-0 in a span of six minutes.<\/p>\n

Bouda’s fourth goal of the season capped the scoring in the 80th minute. Niko Tsakiris notched his career-high fifth assist.<\/p>\n

Lloris finished with two saves in a second straight loss for LAFC (5-2-1), which is third in the West. Lloris sat out a 2-1 road loss to the Portland Timbers.<\/p>\n

San Jose has won all four of its road matches.<\/p>\n

LAFC was 6-0-1 at BMO Stadium in all competitions entering play, outscoring its opponents 17-1.br\/]<\/p>\n

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