LAFC ride Denis Bouanga's hat trick to rout of Alajuelense

Denis Bouanga scored a second-half hat trick as Los Angeles FC defeated Alajuelense 3-0 in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions League round of 16 match Thursday at Alajuela, Costa Rica.

The game was scoreless less than two minutes into the second half when Ryan Hollingshead raced into the right side of Alajuelense's penalty area and rolled the ball across the goalmouth. Bouanga tapped it in at the far post.

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