MLS

LAFC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
LAFC
  • 45'+1': Eddie Segura
  • 59': Denis Bouanga (P)
  • 90'+3': Olivier Giroud
FT
3 - 1
Sporting Kansas City
  • 39': Dejan Joveljic

About

LAFC are hosting Sporting Kansas City 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.
  • 4': Foul by Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 4': Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Dénis Bouanga is caught offside.
  • 9': Corner,Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jansen Miller.
  • 18': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman is caught offside.
  • 19': Foul by Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 19': Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 20': Yaw Yeboah (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': 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 by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
  • 22': Corner,Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by John Pulskamp.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Ebobisse.
  • 25': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 25': Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 27': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 29': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 30': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 30': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Marlon (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 34': Foul by Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 34': Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner,Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Joaquín Fernández.
  • 39': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manu García.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
  • 41': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 41': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 42': Marlon (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Eddie Segura.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner,Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jacob Bartlett.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Sporting Kansas City 1. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Sporting Kansas City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 1, Sporting Kansas City 1.
  • 46': 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 by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Jeremy Ebobisse.
  • 47': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Logan Ndenbe is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Ebobisse.
  • 48': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
  • 49': Corner,Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jansen Miller.
  • 51': Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 51': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 51': Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ebobisse (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ebobisse (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 55': Foul by Joaquín Fernández (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 55': Jeremy Ebobisse (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Penalty Los Angeles Football Club. Dénis Bouanga draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 57': Penalty conceded by Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 59': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Sporting Kansas City 1. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 60': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jake Davis replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  • 64': Foul by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 64': Yaw Yeboah (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Frankie Amaya replaces Yaw Yeboah.
  • 65': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Olivier Giroud replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Frankie Amaya (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
  • 68': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman is caught offside.
  • 69': Foul by Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 69': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Foul by Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 70': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Santiago Muñóz replaces Shapi Suleymanov.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 72': Corner,Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by John Pulskamp.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
  • 73': Delay in match (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Foul by Frankie Amaya (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 73': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 74': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 74': Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 75': Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 77': Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Dénis Bouanga with a cross.
  • 79': Corner,Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by John Pulskamp.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Marlon (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  • 80': Corner,Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by John Pulskamp.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Frankie Amaya following a corner.
  • 81': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 81': Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Tim Leibold replaces Logan Ndenbe.
  • 82': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa replaces Dániel Sallói.
  • 84': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Joaquín Fernández (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jansen Miller with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 85': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Raposo replaces Timothy Tillman.
  • 85': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Dénis Bouanga is caught offside.
  • 87': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 87': Ryan Raposo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Frankie Amaya (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 88': Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Frankie Amaya (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Khiry Shelton.
  • 90': Foul by Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90': Ryan Raposo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 90'+1': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jacob Bartlett with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Sporting Kansas City 1. Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Artem Smoliakov replaces Ryan Hollingshead.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 90'+5': Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Joaquín Fernández (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, Sporting Kansas City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, Sporting Kansas City 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
2 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 1
42 Possession 58
5 SHOTS 22
2 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
387 Accurate Passes 575
471 Passes 640
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
6 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.2
44 Long Balls 42
14 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 7
8 Effective Tackles 9
10 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 10
25 Effective Clearances 18
25 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 17,031

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Diego FC 24 +15 43
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 23 +13 42
3 Minnesota United FC 24 +13 41
4 Seattle Sounders FC 23 +4 37
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LAFC LAFC (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
4 Eddie Segura
5 Marlon
6 Igor Jesus
24 Ryan Hollingshead Yellow Card
14 Sergi Palencia
8 Mark Delgado
11 Timothy Tillman
99 Denis Bouanga
20 Yaw Yeboah
17 Jeremy Ebobisse
LAFC Substitutes:
David Ochoa, Olivier Giroud, Maxime Chanot, Adrian Wibowo, Nkosi Tafari, Artem Smolyakov, Aaron Long, Ryan Raposo, Frankie Amaya.

SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 John Pulskamp (GK)
24 Joaquín
15 Jansen Miller
18 Logan Ndenbe
11 Khiry Shelton
21 Manu García
8 Memo Rodríguez
16 Jacob Bartlett
9 Dejan Joveljic
10 Dániel Sallói
93 Shapi Suleymanov
Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
Tim Leibold, Santiago Muñoz, Ryan Schewe, Stephen Afrifa, Jacob Davis, Ian James, Mason Toye, Andrew Brody.

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