Orlando City SC vs LAFC, 2019 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSRossi equalizes late, LAFC draw with Orlando
Diego Rossi scored his 15th goal of the season to help LAFC salvage a 2-2 draw against Orlando City on Saturday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
- 2': Attempt missed. Lamine Sané (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nani following a corner.
- 4': Attempt missed. Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Pérez.
- 7': Offside, Orlando City SC. Cristian Higuita tries a through ball, but Ruan is caught offside.
- 7': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing tries a through ball, but Diego Rossi is caught offside.
- 11': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Kyle Smith.
- 12': Goal! Orlando City SC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Adrien Pérez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 13': Goal! Orlando City SC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Nani (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 17': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Lamine Sané.
- 18': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Dillon Powers.
- 18': Attempt saved. Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 20': Goal! Orlando City SC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Ruan.
- 21': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Lamine Sané.
- 30': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 33': Attempt missed. Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josh Pérez.
- 34': Dom Dwyer (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 37': Offside, Orlando City SC. Ruan tries a through ball, but Dom Dwyer is caught offside.
- 37': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ruan.
- 40': Foul by Dillon Powers (Orlando City SC).
- 40': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Oriol Rosell (Orlando City SC).
- 41': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Kyle Smith.
- 42': Foul by Josh Pérez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 42': Lamine Sané (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Adrien Pérez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a headed pass following a fast break.
- 44': Foul by Benji Michel (Orlando City SC).
- 44': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Cristian Higuita (Orlando City SC).
- 45'+1': Cristian Higuita (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Beitashour following a set piece situation.
- 45'+3': Dom Dwyer (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45'+4': Foul by Nani (Orlando City SC).
- 45'+4': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Nani (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Orlando City SC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Orlando City SC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 48': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Jordan Harvey tries a through ball, but Diego Rossi is caught offside.
- 51': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Lee Nguyen tries a through ball, but Adrien Pérez is caught offside.
- 53': Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 55': Dom Dwyer (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 56': Foul by Benji Michel (Orlando City SC).
- 56': Tyler Miller (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danilo Silva replaces Adrien Pérez.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Nguyen.
- 59': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 59': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Foul by Oriol Rosell (Orlando City SC).
- 60': Josh Pérez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Oriol Rosell (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ruan.
- 63': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC).
- 67': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Santiago Patiño replaces Dom Dwyer.
- 68': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Santiago Patiño.
- 69': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mohamed El-Munir replaces Josh Pérez.
- 71': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 71': Santiago Patiño (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Chris Mueller replaces Cristian Higuita because of an injury.
- 74': Foul by Santiago Patiño (Orlando City SC).
- 74': Tyler Miller (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Santiago Patiño (Orlando City SC).
- 76': Attempt saved. Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Steven Beitashour with a cross.
- 77': Santiago Patiño (Orlando City SC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nani with a cross.
- 77': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Mohamed El-Munir.
- 78': Attempt missed. Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nani following a corner.
- 78': Goal! Orlando City SC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adama Diomande with a through ball.
- 80': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Jordan Harvey.
- 82': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Lee Nguyen tries a through ball, but Mohamed El-Munir is caught offside.
- 84': Attempt missed. Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Nguyen.
- 85': Foul by Danilo Silva (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 85': Santiago Patiño (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Sané.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 86': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
- 87': Foul by Mohamed El-Munir (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 87': Ruan (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Robinho replaces Benji Michel.
- 88': Foul by Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC).
- 88': Lee Nguyen (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 90'+2': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Lamine Sané.
- 90'+4': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Lamine Sané.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed El-Munir with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Orlando City SC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
- 0': Match ends, Orlando City SC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
Statistics
 LAFC |
ORL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 63.2 | Possession | 36.8 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 481 | Accurate Passes | 235 |
| 552 | Passes | 316 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 16 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 12 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 9 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 22,371
Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 22,371
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 34 | +23 | 63 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 34 | +28 | 63 |
| 3 | LAFC | 34 | +25 | 60 |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | +17 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Orlando City SC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Brian Rowe (GK) |
| 6 | Robin Jansson |
| 22 | Lamine Sané |
| 24 | Kyle Smith |
| 2 | Ruan |
| 20 | Oriol Rosell  |
| 5 | Dillon Powers |
| 19 | Benji Michel |
| 7 | Cristian Higuita |
| 14 | Dom Dwyer |
| 17 | Nani |
LAFC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Miller (GK) |
| 4 | Eddie Segura |
| 27 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 2 | Jordan Harvey |
| 3 | Steven Beitashour |
| 9 | Diego Rossi |
| 24 | Lee Nguyen |
| 7 | Latif Blessing |
| 99 | Adama Diomandé |
| 18 | Joshua Pérez |
| 26 | Adrien Perez |
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