LOS ANGELES -- LAFC won its first-ever MLS Cup title, beating the Philadelphia Union 3-0 on penalty kicks after a thrilling, rollercoaster final at Los Angeles' Banc of California Stadium on Saturday finished 3-3 after extra time.
Substitute goalkeeper John McCarthy, in just his second appearance for the club, was LAFC's hero, coming off the bench late in extra time and saving two penalties in the shootout against his hometown club.
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Jack Elliott looked earlier to have won the trophy for Philadelphia when he scored his second goal of the game from close range in stoppage time at the end of extra time against an LAFC team that had been reduced to 10 men minutes earlier after a red card for goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau.