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Tillman scores in 86th minute, Hasal has 5 saves as LAFC beats Sounders 1-0
Timothy Tillman ended a four-match winless streak with his first goal in more than two years, and LAFC earned a clean sheet.
- On Sunday, LAFC midfielder Timothy Tillman scored in the 86th minute, his first goal in more than two years, giving Los Angeles FC a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders in the final MLS match before the 2026 World Cup break.
- LAFC entered desperate for a breakthrough after losing three straight and going winless over four matches in all competitions, while the team had been worn down by an unrelenting schedule between MLS and the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
- Tillman beat Seattle defender Kalani Kossa-Rienzi to a cross from Tyler Boyd, whose first assist with LAFC came shortly after entering the game; backup goalkeeper Thomas Hasal made five saves for his first MLS shutout with a reaction save against Jordan Morris in the 30th minute.
- The victory moved LAFC to fifth place in the Western Conference with 24 points, while Seattle remained in sixth tied on the same total; LAFC players not going to the World Cup receive a mandatory 20 days off and won't officially train until June 19.
- Seattle will resume MLS play July 16 against Portland in a Cascadia derby at Lumen Field, with Coach Brian Schmetzer saying he 'couldn't think of a better way to start the second half of the year than playing Portland,' as the seven-week hiatus allows his roster to heal.
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Tillman scores in 86th minute, Hasal has 5 saves as LAFC beats Sounders 1-0
Timothy Tillman scored in the 86th minute, his first goal in more than two years, Thomas Hasal had five saves, and Los Angeles FC beat the Seattle Sounders 1-0 in the final MLS match before the 2026 World Cup break.
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