Denis Bouanga scored on a penalty kick in the 81st minute to rally Los Angeles FC to a 2-2 draw with the Chicago Fire on Saturday night at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview.
Bouanga notched his 14th goal of the season for LAFC (10-6-7). The PK was awarded after Fire defender Carlos Terán fouled LAFC newcomer Son Heung-min, who had entered in the 61st minute.
Son was making his MLS debut after LAFC paid a reported $26 million transfer fee — the largest in MLS history — to Tottenham Hotspur for the rights to the 33-year-old South Korean star. Just three days after LAFC introduced Son at a news conference in Los Angeles, he entered in the 61st minute.
The Fire (10-9-6) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute on Terán’s first goal of the season off a Philip Zinckernagel assist. LAFC pulled even in the 19th minute on defender Ryan Hollingshead’s goal.
The Fire took a 2-1 lead in the 70th minute on a Jonathan Bamba goal off assists from Zinckernagel and Brian Gutiérrez.
Chris Brady saved four shots for the Fire. Hugo Lloris had one save for LAFC.
It was the first of three straight home matches in Bridgeview for the Fire, whose home is Soldier Field. The Fire are 102-55-72 in regular-season play at SeatGeek.
Originally Published: August 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM CDT