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Son Heung-min and LAFC dumped out of CONCACAF Champions Cup to Toluca

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Son Heung-min's Los Angeles FC were thrashed 4-0 in Wednesday's second leg by Deportivo Toluca to set up an all-Mexican CONCACAF Champions Cup final.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/los-angeles-fc-txUJt9AR/toluca-8hiBr2eQ/?mid=pCuy6JJb"]The hosts won the semi-final 5-2 on aggregate[/a] and will face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tigres-uanl/Iy4albIC/"]Tigres UANL[/a] in North and Central America's top club competition - the first final without a Major League Soccer side in five years.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/helinho/d4tYT974/"]Helinho[/a] scored a penalty and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lopez-everardo/2usx08Qr/"]Everardo Lopez[/a] added a thunderbolt from outside the box before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-fc/txUJt9AR/"]LAFC[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/porteous-ryan/8UM7Ok03/"]Ryan Porteous[/a] was sent off late and the floodgates opened.[/p][p]Portuguese striker, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/paulinho/KjT6lagc/"]Paulinho[/a], had a tap-in at the far post before smashing in a fourth deep in stoppage time, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/toluca/8hiBr2eQ/"]Toluca[/a] overturned a 2-1 first-leg deficit.[/p][p]It was a deeply disappointing night for Major League Soccer's star-studded LAFC, who desperately tried to surge forward in the late stages and were left wildly exposed.[/p][embed guid="0e496d50-a7aa-4130-97a3-6643e89c9dcf" url="https://x.com/LAFC/status/2052231923490230278" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bouanga-denis/h2Kyk4GC/"]Denis Bouanga[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tillman-timothy/M9UPk5L5/"]Timothy Tillman[/a] had spurned a glorious double chance in the eighth minute that would have given their side a 3-1 aggregate advantage, before Toluca took control despite hitting the woodwork four times.[/p][p]LAFC did not help themselves. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hollingshead-ryan/QVSaZMqo/"]Ryan Hollingshead[/a] conceded a penalty with a late tackle in the area on Paulinho, before Scottish defender Porteous received a straight red for his clumsy attempt to recover the ball after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/castro-nicolas/2ur060Vt/"]Nicolas Castro[/a]'s high press.[/p][p]The final will take place on May 30th.[/p]

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