Yousef Belaili scored in the 70th minute and Esperance beat Los Angeles FC 1-0 on Friday night in the Club World Cup to remain in contention to advance and eliminate the California MLS team.

After a hard-fought 2-0 loss to Chelsea in their Group D opener, LAFC now turn their attention to African giants ES Tunis in a pivotal clash on Friday at GEODIS Park in Nashville. It's a golden chance for the Black & Gold to snag their first points of the tournament and keep their knockout round hopes alive.

Youcef Belaili scored in the 70th minute as Espérance Sportive de Tunis ended LAFC's hopes of advancing out of group play at the FIFA Club World Cup in a 1-0 victory Friday night.LAFC had one final chance to tie it in the 99th minute on Denis Bouanga’s right-footed shot off a penalty kick just in front,