LAFC best LA Galaxy in El Trafico, with the match played in front of near-record crowds at Rose Bowl Stadium

In front of 70,076 fans at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, LAFC defeated their crosstown rivals LA Galaxy Thursday night in another edition of El Trafico.

Goals from MLS journeyman Kei Kamara and reigning Golden Boot winner Denis Bouanga secured a 2-1 victory, with the Galaxy's Gabriel Pec netting their lone effort.

The match marked the second-highest attendance at an MLS match this season, and the 14th-highest of all-time in league history. The result broke what was a three-way-tie across the top of the Western Conference, with LAFC leapfrogging the Galaxy and Real Salt Lake into first-place with 43 points, while the former two sit on a close 40-points.

"This is what soccer is about, man, seriously. For me, I grew up in this LA area. I'm not a homegrown player, but I feel like a homegrown player right now," Kamara said after scoring the game-winner just before the cusp of halftime. "To be able to play in this arena with this packed crowd and make history like that – Black and Gold, baby."

LAFC are back in action Sunday night against the Houston Dynamo in a Western Conference clash. The Galaxy, meanwhile, take on Minnesota United Sunday.