MLS

San Jose Earthquakes vs LAFC, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
San Jose Earthquakes
  • 18': Preston Judd
  • 90': Sergi Palencia (OG)
FT
2 - 4
LAFC
  • 1': Son Heung-Min
  • 9': Denis Bouanga
  • 12': Denis Bouanga
  • 87': Denis Bouanga

Son scores in first minute as LAFC beats San Jose Earthquakes

Denis Bouanga finished with a hat trick after Son Heung-Min scored in the first minute and LAFC beat the San Jose Earthquakes 4-2 at Levi Stadium.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Artem Smoliakov.
  • 4': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Artem Smoliakov.
  • 7': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 9': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 12': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 0, Los Angeles Football Club 3. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Palencia.
  • 15': Foul by Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 15': Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Vítor Costa.
  • 16': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 16': Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 18': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 1, Los Angeles Football Club 3. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 21': (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 21': Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
  • 22': Foul by Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 22': Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Artem Smoliakov (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  • 29': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Denis Bouanga is caught offside.
  • 30': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Sergi Palencia.
  • 30': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 32': Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 33': Attempt saved. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 33': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
  • 42': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Artem Smoliakov.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Ian Harkes (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
  • 45': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Daniel Munie.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Delay in match (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Ian Harkes (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronaldo Vieira.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Ian Harkes (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+4': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Nkosi Tafari.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 1, Los Angeles Football Club 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins San Jose Earthquakes 1, Los Angeles Football Club 3.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
  • 47': Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 50': Foul by Daniel Munie (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 50': Mathieu Choinière (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 51': Ryan Porteous (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 52': Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 52': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
  • 56': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Mathieu Choinière.
  • 56': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Son Heung-Min.
  • 57': Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 57': Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 59': Attempt missed. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza following a set piece situation.
  • 59': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Benjamin Kikanovic replaces Rodrigues.
  • 60': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda replaces Beau Leroux.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 63': Foul by Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 63': Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 63': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Denis Bouanga is caught offside.
  • 66': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Josef Martínez replaces Preston Judd.
  • 67': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 67': Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Ryan Porteous (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vítor Costa.
  • 71': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead replaces Artem Smoliakov.
  • 72': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Andrew Moran replaces Timothy Tillman.
  • 74': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 74': Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel (San Jose Earthquakes). Assisted by Andrew Moran with a through ball.
  • 75': Dave Romney (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 76': Foul by Andrew Moran (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 76': Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 77': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Dave Romney (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 79': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel (San Jose Earthquakes). Assisted by Mathieu Choinière.
  • 80': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. David Martínez replaces Son Heung-Min.
  • 81': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jamar Ricketts replaces Vítor Costa.
  • 81': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Noel Buck replaces Ian Harkes.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 82': Foul by Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 82': Josef Martínez (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
  • 83': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
  • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Moran (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Frankie Amaya replaces Mark Delgado.
  • 87': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 1, Los Angeles Football Club 4. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergi Palencia.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (San Jose Earthquakes) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Kikanovic with a cross.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dave Romney with a cross.
  • 90': Foul by Nkosi Tafari (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 90': Josef Martínez (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Own Goal by Sergi Palencia, Los Angeles Football Club. San Jose Earthquakes 2, Los Angeles Football Club 4.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Kikanovic.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Andrew Moran (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 90'+3': Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Kikanovic with a headed pass.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 2, Los Angeles Football Club 4.
  • 0': Match ends, San Jose Earthquakes 2, Los Angeles Football Club 4.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 11
3 Saves 2
34.4 Possession 65.6
8 SHOTS 19
6 ON GOAL 4
0.8 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
262 Accurate Passes 566
353 Passes 649
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 10
4 Crosses 37
0.0 Cross % 0.3
59 Long Balls 39
19 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 8
24 Effective Tackles 9
36 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
8 Interceptions 7
27 Effective Clearances 10
27 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Levi's Stadium
Location: Santa Clara, California, USA
Attendance: 50,978

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
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SJ San Jose Earthquakes (4-3-3)

No. Name
42 Daniel (GK)
12 Dave Romney
5 Daniel Munie
94 Vítor Costa
26 Rodrigues
37 Ronaldo Vieira Yellow Card
6 Ian Harkes
34 Beau Leroux
19 Preston Judd
9 Cristian Arango Yellow Card
10 Cristian Espinoza
San Jose Earthquakes Substitutes:
Josef Martínez, Max Floriani, Noel Buck, Bruno Wilson, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Jamar Ricketts, Ousseni Bouda, Earl Edwards, Benjamin Kikanovic.

LAFC LAFC (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
91 Nkosi Tafari
4 Eddie Segura
5 Ryan Porteous Yellow Card
29 Artem Smolyakov
14 Sergi Palencia
66 Mathieu Choinière
8 Mark Delgado
11 Timothy Tillman
7 Son Heung-Min
99 Denis Bouanga
LAFC Substitutes:
Ryan Raposo, David Martínez, Frankie Amaya, Kenny Nielsen, Ryan Hollingshead, Adrian Wibowo, Thomas Hasal, Andy Moran, Yaw Yeboah.

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