LAFC will take a one-goal lead into the second leg of its Concacaf Champions Cup aggregate goal Quarterfinal series against Inter Miami thanks to a 1-0 win at BMO Stadium on Wednesday night. Nathan Ordaz scored the game’s only goal while Hugo Lloris kept his third consecutive home clean sheet in the competition to lead the Black & Gold to the victory.
The second leg will be in Florida on Wednesday, April 9 (5 p.m. PT, FS1, TUDN, and 710 AM ESPN LA) with a trip to the Semifinals of the Champions Cup on the line.
Following a scoreless first half in front of a capacity crowd at BMO Stadium, LAFC went in front just before the hour mark thanks to a goal from Ordaz. The LAFC Academy product collected a pass from Mark Delgado and coolly spun past Sergio Busquets in the center of the park before hitting a low, right-footed shot past the dive of goalkeeper Oscar Ustari giving LAFC a 1-0 lead in the 57th minute.
That goal was all that the home side would need as the LAFC defense limited Inter Miami to just 10 shots on the evening, handing the visitors their first loss in all competitions this year. Hugo Lloris finished the match with three saves for his third shutout in the Champions Cup this year and fifth in all competitions.
Prior to the second leg game in Florida next week, LAFC returns to MLS action when the club heads to Texas to take on the Houston Dynamo on Saturday, April 5. That game kicks off at 5:30 p.m. PT and is available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, 710 AM ESPN and 980 AM La Mera Mera.