Denis Bouanga’s stoppage-time goal leads LAFC past Timbers

LOS ANGELES — Maxime Crepeau did everything in his power to deny his former teammates.

But Denis Bouanga and the Los Angeles Football Club proved to be too much to handle for their beloved friend and former goalkeeper, toppling the Portland Timbers 3-2 with a dramatic stoppage time win at BMO Stadium on Saturday.

Bouanga’s sixth goal of the season capped another charged affair between the Western Conference rivals two weeks after their first regular season meeting, a 2-2 draw in Portland.