LAFC vs Nashville SC, 2022 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSNashville SC outlasts LAFC as Hany Mukhtar wins Golden Boot
Joe Willis made 14 saves, including one to stop a first-half penalty kick, and visiting Nashville SC closed their regular season with a 1-0 victory
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
- 4': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Dave Romney.
- 4': Attempt missed. Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
- 7': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 7': Shaquell Moore (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 7': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Dax McCarty (Nashville SC).
- 9': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Foul by Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC).
- 12': Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 14': Attempt missed. Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shaquell Moore with a cross.
- 15': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 20': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teal Bunbury.
- 20': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
- 23': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
- 25': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
- 26': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 26': Shaquell Moore (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 28': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a through ball.
- 28': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Joe Willis.
- 30': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 31': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
- 33': Attempt blocked. Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shaquell Moore.
- 33': Foul by Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC).
- 33': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Dax McCarty (Nashville SC).
- 34': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 34': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 34': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 36': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Palacios with a headed pass.
- 36': Attempt missed. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 37': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 37': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 37': Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Teal Bunbury following a fast break.
- 40': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Tello replaces Carlos Vela.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 41': Attempt saved. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 42': Cristian Tello (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
- 44': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
- 44': Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Penalty Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Arango draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45': Penalty conceded by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+1': Penalty saved! Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+1': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Joe Willis.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, Nashville SC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 0, Nashville SC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Nashville SC. Jack Maher replaces Walker Zimmerman.
- 45': Substitution, Nashville SC. Tah Anunga replaces Dax McCarty.
- 46': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 46': Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 47': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 48': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 48': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Joe Willis.
- 50': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 50': Sean Davis (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Shaquell Moore (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Randall Leal.
- 51': Attempt missed. Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
- 52': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 52': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg.
- 52': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Maxime Crépeau.
- 53': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Nashville SC 1. Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
- 55': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Tah Anunga (Nashville SC).
- 55': Tah Anunga (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt missed. Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Randall Leal.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teal Bunbury.
- 60': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 60': Sean Davis (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Cristian Arango.
- 60': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes replaces Latif Blessing.
- 61': Foul by Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC).
- 61': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez with a through ball following a fast break.
- 64': Attempt missed. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg with a cross.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Cristian Tello (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
- 65': Offside, Nashville SC. Joe Willis tries a through ball, but Teal Bunbury is caught offside.
- 66': Attempt saved. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Cifuentes with a through ball.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
- 66': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Shaquell Moore.
- 67': Attempt saved. Cristian Tello (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 68': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Joe Willis.
- 68': Substitution, Nashville SC. Eric Miller replaces Randall Leal.
- 68': Attempt missed. Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Tello with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Substitution, Nashville SC. C.J. Sapong replaces Teal Bunbury.
- 77': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
- 77': Attempt saved. Cristian Tello (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 77': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Joe Willis.
- 78': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Franco Escobar replaces Ryan Hollingshead.
- 78': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jhegson Méndez replaces Kellyn Acosta.
- 78': Substitution, Nashville SC. Aníbal Godoy replaces Jacob Shaffelburg.
- 80': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC).
- 80': Franco Escobar (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Jhegson Méndez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Tello.
- 86': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
- 87': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 87': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jhegson Méndez.
- 90': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Eric Miller.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Cristian Tello (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, Nashville SC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, Nashville SC 1.
Statistics
 NSH |
LAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 14 | Saves | 1 |
| 34.1 | Possession | 65.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 30 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 14 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 263 | Accurate Passes | 578 |
| 334 | Passes | 655 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 18 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 23 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,205
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,205
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
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Maxime Crépeau (GK) |
| 14 | Giorgio Chiellini |
| 4 | Eddie Segura |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 24 | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez |
| 23 | Kellyn Acosta |
| 7 | Latif Blessing |
| 9 | Cristian Arango |
| 99 | Denis Bouanga |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
Nashville SC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Willis (GK) |
| 4 | Dave Romney |
| 25 | Walker Zimmerman |
| 2 | Daniel Lovitz |
| 18 | Shaq Moore |
| 6 | Dax McCarty  |
| 54 | Sean Davis |
| 14 | Jacob Shaffelburg |
| 8 | Randall Leal |
| 10 | Hany Mukhtar |
| 12 | Teal Bunbury |
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