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LOS ANGELES — Denis Bouanga scored three times in a first-half barrage to take the Major League Soccer goals lead, and Los Angeles FC clinched a playoff spot with a 5-1 victory over Minnesota United. Bouanga ended LAFC's four-match, 372-minute scoreless streak in the fourth minute of its regular-season home finale. He added two more goals before the halftime whistle, and the defending MLS Cup champions cruised through the second half to move into third place in the Western Conference. Hassani Dotson scored in the fourth minute of the worst defensive game of the season by Minnesota, which has a seven-game winless skid.
