The Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos celebrations were done and dusted by the time the match kicked off at Q2 Stadium. But Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-Min still had a few more doses of terror to inflict at the close of North America’s spookiest weekend.

LAFC ’s devastating duo haunted the Austin FC back line in frightful fashion Sunday night, each humbling defenders with nasty solo finishes after the other had served up assists in trademark transition situations, to vault the visitors ahead by two goals before half an hour had passed.

It laid the foundation for an ultimately comfortable 4-1 victory that clinched a Round One sweep for LAFC and advanced them to a tasty Western Conference Semifinal date with Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Thomas Müller .

Afterwards, Bouanga emphat

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