LAFC edge FC Dallas 1-0 for fifth straight shutout win

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Denis Bouanga scored his 10th goal of the season in the 74th minute to lift host LAFC to a 1-0 victory over FC Dallas on Saturday night.

Bouanga's goal ensured the Black-and-Gold secured their fifth consecutive shutout victory and kept hold of second place in the Western Conference, three points back of Real Salt Lake.

It came on a night LAFC (9-4-3, 30 points) -- now 7