Mathias Laborda scored the winner in a penalty shootout to give Vancouver victory over Los Angeles FC on Saturday and a berth in the semi-finals of the Major League Soccer playoffs after the teams drew 2-2 after extra time.

Emmanuel Sabbi and Laborda scored first-half goals to put the Whitecaps 2-0 up at their domed B.C. Place stadium.

But LAFC hit back in the second half with two goals from South Korean star Son Heung-min, the dramatic equaliser coming in the fifth minute of stoppage time after Vancouver had just been reduced to 10 men.

Tristan Blackmon was issued a second yellow card, but the Whitecaps held out in extra-time to take it to the shootout.

Son missed the first penalty, clanging his shot off the right post, and Sebastian Berhalter put Vancouver ahead.

When LAFC's Marco D

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