LOS ANGELES — Denis Bouanga scored three goals, his fifth career hat trick in MLS, and Son Heung-min had four assists to help Los Angeles FC beat Orlando City, 6-0, on Saturday night.
Sergi Palencia and Tyler Boyd each added a goal for LAFC (6-0-1). Hugo Lloris had six saves.
Orlando City (1-5-0) — which also conceded a hat trick to Sam Surridge last time out in a 5-0 loss to Nashville and lost, 5-0, at New York City FC on March 7 — set the franchise record for largest margin of defeat in a regular-season game. It was the second time in club history the Lions have conceded six goals in a match.
Son’s cross was redirected into the net by Orlando defender David Brekalo to give LAFC a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute.
Bouanga added goals — all off assists by Son — in the 20th, 23rd and 28th minutes.
Son fed Sergi Palencia for his first goal of the season made it 5-0 in the 39th and Boyd capped the scoring in the 70th minute with his first MLS goal since July 13, 2024 for Nashville.
Maxime Crépeau stopped two shots for Orlando.
Orlando City interim head coach Martin Perelman did his best to summarize the defeat, in comments posted on the Orlando City site.
“It’s not easy. Defeats hurt,” Perelman said. “It hurts me, it hurts the players, it hurts the staff — everybody. Managers, ownership — everybody. Fans. Everybody involved in this club is hurt after defeats like this. It’s not common. But again, it is what it is.
“We will face it and we will continue working because this (season) is long. We are not the first team in the history of this league to experience something like this and we’re not going to be the last one. So, we don’t like it. We accept it and we are angry and we will try to continue working and put this team where it should be.”
Orlando City returns to action April 12 at Columbus.
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