LAFC keep their domestic double hopes alive with US Open Cup final win against Sporting Kansas City.
Former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud scored as Los Angeles FC beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 to win the US Open Cup.Kansas City's Erik Thommy equalised to take the game to extra time, when Mexican defender Omar Campos and Sierra Leonean forward Kei Kamara scored to seal the win.
For Giroud, who retired from France duty in July as the nation's record scorer with 57 goals, it was important after August's Leagues Cup final defeat by Columbus Crew."I was really sad and disappointed for the team regarding the Leagues Cup. "We've been in a difficult run these last weeks, but we stuck together, and we really wanted to win this trophy for the fans, for the club. It does matter for me, for the boys, and I'm so happy to score in this final and to help the team."Only three teams have done the double, with LA Galaxy doing so in 2005 after Chicago Fire and DC United achieved the feat.
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