SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Denis Bouanga finished with a hat trick after Son Heung-Min scored in the first minute and Los Angeles FC beat the San Jose Earthquakes 4-2 on Saturday night at Levi Stadium.

Son gave LAFC (12-7-8) the lead when he used passes from rookie Artem Smolyakov and Mark Delgado to score 54 seconds into the match. It was Son's second goal in five matches since transferring in from Tottenham Hotspur. He ties for the third fastest goal in club history. Smolyakov's assist was his first in his 19th appearance and Delgado's was his career-high eighth.

Bouanga took over from there — scoring in the 9th, 12th and 87th minutes for his third career three-goal effort in regular-season play. Bouanga, who won the Golden Boot Award in 2023, has 18 goals on the season — three behind

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