MLS

LAFC vs St. Louis CITY SC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
LAFC
  • 72': Carlos Vela
  • 82': Stipe Biuk
  • 90'+2': José Cifuentes
FT
3 - 0
St. Louis CITY SC

    About

    LAFC are hosting St. Louis CITY SC at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Lucas Bartlett.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Rasmus Alm (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Célio Pompeu.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Palacios with a cross.
    • 7': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 7': Lucas Bartlett (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Lucas Bartlett (St. Louis City SC).
    • 8': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 10': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 13': Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 13': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Foul by Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC).
    • 17': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 26': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 27': Foul by Lucas Bartlett (St. Louis City SC).
    • 27': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Foul by Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC).
    • 28': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Rasmus Alm.
    • 28': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 28': Jonathan Bell (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 29': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC).
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 32': Rasmus Alm (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 33': Jonathan Bell (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jake Nerwinski.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a cross following a corner.
    • 41': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 41': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 45': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 45': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Tomás Ostrák (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Nerwinski.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, St. Louis City SC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 0, St. Louis City SC 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Njabulo Blom.
    • 49': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Jonathan Bell (St. Louis City SC).
    • 50': Foul by Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC).
    • 50': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
    • 51': Foul by Jonathan Bell (St. Louis City SC).
    • 51': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Jonathan Bell (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Indiana Vassilev.
    • 57': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Jared Stroud replaces Rasmus Alm.
    • 57': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 59': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 59': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 61': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 65': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela tries a through ball, but Stipe Biuk is caught offside.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Stipe Biuk.
    • 66': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Lucas Bartlett (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Célio Pompeu with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Tomás Ostrák (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Bartlett.
    • 67': Attempt saved. John Nelson (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 67': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by John McCarthy.
    • 68': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Kyle Hiebert replaces Jonathan Bell.
    • 68': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Eduard Löwen replaces Célio Pompeu.
    • 69': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Samuel Adeniran replaces Nicholas Gioacchini.
    • 72': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, St. Louis City SC 0. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
    • 74': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 74': Tomás Ostrák (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC).
    • 77': Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Aziel Jackson replaces Tomás Ostrák.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 79': Delay in match (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Foul by Lucas Bartlett (St. Louis City SC).
    • 82': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, St. Louis City SC 0. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
    • 83': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 83': Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Lucas Bartlett (St. Louis City SC).
    • 85': Hand ball by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 86': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Carlos Vela.
    • 87': Delay in match (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 90'+1': Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by José Cifuentes following a fast break.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, St. Louis City SC 0. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Ordaz following a fast break.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nathan Ordaz with a headed pass.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by John Nelson.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, St. Louis City SC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, St. Louis City SC 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 15
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    0 Saves 2
    40.8 Possession 59.2
    9 SHOTS 11
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    214 Accurate Passes 370
    318 Passes 480
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    19 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    64 Long Balls 72
    23 Accurate Long Balls 41
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 15
    11 Tackles 22
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 9
    13 Effective Clearances 16
    13 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: BMO Stadium
    Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
    Attendance: 22,010

    MLS Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 San Diego FC 28 +19 53
    2 Minnesota United FC 28 +16 50
    3 Vancouver Whitecaps 27 +16 49
    4 Seattle Sounders FC 27 +10 44
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    LAFC LAFC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    77 John McCarthy (GK)
    14 Giorgio Chiellini
    2 Denil Maldonado Yellow Card
    12 Diego Palacios
    24 Ryan Hollingshead
    23 Kellyn Acosta
    6 Ilie Sánchez
    20 José Cifuentes Yellow Card
    19 Mateusz Bogusz
    99 Denis Bouanga
    10 Carlos Vela
    LAFC Substitutes:
    Mamadou Fall, Daniel Crisostomo, Timothy Tillman, Nathan Ordaz, Julian Gaines, Eldin Jakupovic, Stipe Biuk, Diego Rosales, Erik Dueñas.

    STL St. Louis CITY SC (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Roman Bürki (GK)
    23 Jon Bell Yellow Card
    24 Lucas Bartlett
    14 John Nelson
    2 Jakob Nerwinski Yellow Card
    19 Indiana Vassilev
    6 Njabulo Blom
    12 Célio Pompeu
    21 Rasmus Alm
    11 Nicholas Gioacchini
    7 Tomas Ostrak
    St. Louis CITY SC Substitutes:
    Akil Watts, Eduard Löwen, Kyle Hiebert, Samuel Adeniran, Miguel Perez, Benjamin Lundt, Aziel Jackson, Jared Stroud, Joshua Yaro.

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