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David Martínez and Aaron Long lead LAFC to victory over Kansas City

LAFC's David Martínez, right, celebrates with teammate Timothy Tillman after scoring in the first half of a 2-0 victory.
LAFC’s David Martínez, right, celebrates with teammate Timothy Tillman after scoring in the first half of a 2-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.
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David Martínez scored in the first half, Aaron Long added a goal in the second half and LAFC defeated Sporting Kansas City 2-0 on Saturday.

Hugo Lloris made two saves for his third clean sheet and LAFC (3-2-0) picked up its first road win of the MLS season. All three of its wins have been by shutout.

In the 18th minute, Martínez scored with a left-footed shot from the left side of the box to the upper left-central zone. Mark Delgado assisted.

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Austin FC defender Guilherme Biro scored on a header off an early corner kick in a 1-0 victory over LAFC at BMO Stadium.

Shortly after halftime, Long connected with a left-footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.

John Pulskamp had two saves for Sporting KC (0-4-1).

LAFC leads the all-time regular-season series with Sporting KC at 8-4-2 and is unbeaten in its last eight MLS matches against Kansas City.

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