LOS ANGELES (April 4, 2026) – Orlando City SC (1-5-0, 3 points) fell 6-0 to LAFC (5-0-1, 16 points) in its visit to BMO Stadium on Saturday night.
Denis Bouanga scored a first-half hat trick while Hugo Lloris made six saves on the night, as the home side moved to the top of the Supporters’ Shield standings with the result.
The Lions will complete their three-game road stretch next weekend with a trip to Ohio to take on the Columbus Crew at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field on Sunday, April 12. Kickoff for the Sunday Night Soccer match is set for 7 p.m. ET on Apple TV.
Scoring Summary:
7’ David Brekalo (Own Goal) – LAFC 1, ORL 0
20’ Denis Bouanga (Son Heung-Min, Nathan Ordaz) – LAFC 2, ORL 0
23’ Denis Bouanga (Son Heung-Min) – LAFC 3, ORL 0
28’ Denis Bouanga (Son Heung-Min) – LAFC 4, ORL 0
39’ Sergi Palencia (Son Heung-Min, Denis Bouanga) – LAFC 5, ORL 0
70’ Tyler Boyd (Jacob Shaffelburg) – LAFC 6, ORL 0
Interim Head Coach Martín Perelman:
“It’s not easy. Defeats hurt. 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’tlike it. We accept it and we are angry and we will try to continue working and put this team where it should be.”
Match Notes
- Forward Tiago made his first start for the Lions tonight.
- Tonight’s match marked the Lions’ first trip to BMO Stadium since July 7, 2018.
- Interim head coach Martín Perelman made four changes to the lineup from the Lions’ previous match against Nashville SC, with Eduard Atuesta, David Brekalo, Colin Guske and Tiago all entering the starting XI.
- Defenders Robin Jansson (foot) and Griffin Dorsey (lower back), midfielders Wilder Cartagena (thigh) and Joran Gerbet (knee) and forward Tyrese Spicer (thigh) all missed the match through injury.
