LOS ANGELES – Entering the final minutes at BMO Stadium level at 1-1, LAFC needed their stars to step up in Wednesday's Round One opener vs. Austin FC .

As they've done repeatedly since joining forces, Son Heung-Min and Denis Bouanga answered the call, combining to set up Nathan Ordaz 's winning goal on a classic LAFC counterattack to secure a 2-1 victory in Game 1 of their Best-of-3 Series.

Dynamic duo delivers

Since Son's August arrival for the Black & Gold, he and Bouanga have been scoring goals at a staggering clip, including 19 of LAFC's last 22 entering the playoffs.

Neither got on the scoresheet on Wednesday night. But the pair still found a way to make the decisive impact in the match, fueling the ruthless counter that ended with Ordaz's game-winning tap-in.

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