Overview

• Matheus Nascimento opened the scoring in the 12th minute and Joseph Paintsil doubled the lead in the 52nd, with Joaquín Pereyra pulling one back in stoppage time.
• First-year midfielder Elijah Wynder recorded two assists, continuing his strong finish to the season.
• Edwin Cerrillo was sent off on a second yellow moments after Pereyra’s goal, yet Los Angeles closed out the match with 10 men.
• Minnesota finished 16-8-10 for fourth in the West and will host the Sounders, with Kelvin Yeboah returning from a hamstring issue as Morris Duggan departed injured in the 41st minute.
• The defending 2024 champions ended a difficult campaign at 7-18-9 after a record 16-match winless start and an 0-10-7 road slate, with Paintsil’s tally his team-leading 10th.