LAFC vs Toluca, 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup, Semifinals
· 1st LegAbout
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Handball by Mathieu Choinière (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 4': Mathieu Choinière (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Nicolás Castro (Toluca).
- 5': Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 10': David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Marcel Ruíz (Toluca).
- 11': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 11': Jesús Angulo (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Everardo López (Toluca).
- 13': David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo.
- 21': Foul by Marcel Ruíz (Toluca).
- 21': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
- 24': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Sergi Palencia.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Angulo with a cross.
- 24': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Mathieu Choinière.
- 28': Handball by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 29': Attempt missed. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 30': Helinho (Toluca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 32': Attempt missed. Nicolás Castro (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Franco Romero with a headed pass.
- 32': David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Toluca).
- 38': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Santiago Simón (Toluca).
- 40': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 40': Nicolás Castro (Toluca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marcel Ruíz.
- 43': Jesús Gallardo (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 44': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Sergi Palencia.
- 44': Attempt saved. Nicolás Castro (Toluca) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Marcel Ruíz with a headed pass.
- 44': Attempt saved. Jesús Gallardo (Toluca) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 44': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, Toluca 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 0, Toluca 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Palencia with a cross.
- 49': Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Toluca).
- 49': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Toluca 0. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 53': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Mark Delgado is caught offside.
- 53': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jacob Shaffelburg (Los Angeles Football Club) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 57': VAR Decision: No Goal Los Angeles Football Club 1-0 Toluca.
- 60': Attempt missed. Helinho (Toluca) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Franco Romero.
- 61': Helinho (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Nkosi Tafari (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 63': Attempt missed. Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Helinho.
- 64': Substitution, Toluca. Diego Barbosa replaces Helinho.
- 67': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Everardo López.
- 67': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kenny Nielsen replaces Aaron Long.
- 68': Jesús Gallardo (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Nkosi Tafari (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 69': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 69': Paulinho (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Ryan Porteous (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt missed. Santiago Simón (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 70': Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Kenny Nielsen (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 71': Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Toluca).
- 71': Jacob Shaffelburg (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Toluca 1. Jesús Angulo (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paulinho.
- 74': Jesús Angulo (Toluca) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 75': Ryan Porteous (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Nicolás Castro (Toluca).
- 77': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 77': Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Toluca).
- 80': Substitution, Toluca. Alexis Vega replaces Jesús Angulo.
- 80': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stephen Eustaquio replaces Mathieu Choinière.
- 80': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jeremy Ebobisse replaces David Martínez.
- 85': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ebobisse (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg with a cross.
- 86': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ebobisse (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Palencia with a cross.
- 88': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Jacob Shaffelburg is caught offside.
- 88': Substitution, Toluca. Fernando Arce replaces Paulinho.
- 89': Substitution, Toluca. Jorge Díaz replaces Marcel Ruíz.
- 90': Jeremy Ebobisse (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Everardo López (Toluca).
- 90': Foul by Diego Barbosa (Toluca).
- 90': Jacob Shaffelburg (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Diego Barbosa (Toluca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Toluca 1. Nkosi Tafari (Los Angeles Football Club) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Franco Romero (Toluca).
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Ryan Porteous (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luis García (Toluca). Assisted by Nkosi Tafari.
- 90'+6': Nicolás Castro (Toluca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Jacob Shaffelburg (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+6': Jacob Shaffelburg (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Jesús Gallardo (Toluca) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 2, Toluca 1.
- 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 2, Toluca 1.
Statistics
TOL |
LAFC![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 64.3 | Possession | 35.7 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 563 | Accurate Passes | 274 |
| 635 | Passes | 349 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 18 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 18,408
Line-Ups
LAFC (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 91 | Nkosi Tafari |
| 33 | Aaron Long |
| 5 | Ryan Porteous |
| 8 | Mark Delgado |
| 66 | Mathieu Choinière |
| 18 | Jacob Shaffelburg |
| 14 | Sergi Palencia |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 11 | Timothy Tillman |
| 30 | David Martínez |
Toluca (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Luis García (GK) |
| 25 | Everardo López |
| 4 | Bruno Méndez |
| 20 | Jesús Gallardo |
| 19 | Santiago Simón |
| 10 | Jesús Angulo |
| 14 | Marcel Ruiz |
| 5 | Franco Romero |
| 26 | Paulinho |
| 8 | Nicolás Castro |
| 11 | Helinho |
Concacaf Champions Cup News
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