Toluca vs LAFC, 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup, Semifinals
· 2nd Leg - Toluca advance 5-2 on aggregateToluca thrashes LAFC 4-0 to set up all-Liga MX Champions Cup final
Toluca qualified for the Concacaf Champions Cup final on Wednesday with a 4-0 win over LAFC, advancing 5-2 on aggregate.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Helinho (Toluca) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Paulinho.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Angulo.
- 3': Attempt missed. Mauricio Isaís (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 5': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Nkosi Tafari.
- 6': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 6': Franco Romero (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Bruno Méndez (Toluca) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Santiago Simón with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 8': Foul by Helinho (Toluca).
- 8': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (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 Son Heung-Min with a through ball.
- 8': Attempt missed. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 9': Mathieu Choinière (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Marcel Ruíz (Toluca).
- 9': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Son Heung-Min following a set piece situation.
- 10': Attempt saved. Nicolás Castro (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Paulinho.
- 11': Jacob Shaffelburg (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Foul by Helinho (Toluca).
- 14': Foul by Bruno Méndez (Toluca).
- 14': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Jesús Angulo (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Santiago Simón.
- 20': Attempt saved. Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Nicolás Castro.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt missed. Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Castro.
- 23': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Santiago Simón.
- 26': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Franco Romero (Toluca).
- 27': Attempt saved. Nicolás Castro (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Helinho.
- 33': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Nicolás Castro.
- 34': Nicolás Castro (Toluca) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Helinho.
- 34': Attempt missed. Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 35': Attempt saved. Helinho (Toluca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Santiago Simón.
- 37': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 37': Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Ryan Porteous (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Angulo following a set piece situation.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Helinho (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Ruíz.
- 42': Attempt saved. Helinho (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 43': Attempt missed. Nicolás Castro (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 43': Foul by Everardo López (Toluca).
- 43': Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Nkosi Tafari (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sergi Palencia.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Toluca 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Toluca 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead replaces Jacob Shaffelburg.
- 47': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Nicolás Castro.
- 47': Penalty Toluca. Helinho draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 47': Penalty conceded by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 49': Goal! Toluca 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Helinho (Toluca) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 52': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Marcel Ruíz.
- 53': Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Jesús Angulo (Toluca).
- 54': Helinho (Toluca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 58': Goal! Toluca 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Everardo López (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
- 59': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stephen Eustaquio replaces Mathieu Choinière.
- 59': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. David Martínez replaces Timothy Tillman.
- 59': Foul by Nicolás Castro (Toluca).
- 59': Stephen Eustaquio (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Nicolás Castro (Toluca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
- 62': Attempt saved. Helinho (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Jesús Angulo.
- 63': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 65': Attempt missed. Nicolás Castro (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Franco Romero.
- 68': Attempt missed. Helinho (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paulinho.
- 69': Foul by Stephen Eustaquio (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 69': Jesús Angulo (Toluca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
- 74': Substitution, Toluca. Diego Barbosa replaces Mauricio Isaís.
- 75': Foul by Diego Barbosa (Toluca).
- 75': Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Artem Smoliakov replaces Sergi Palencia.
- 77': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jeremy Ebobisse replaces Aaron Long.
- 78': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Nicolás Castro.
- 78': Jesús Angulo (Toluca) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range following a fast break.
- 79': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Jeremy Ebobisse is caught offside.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Luis García (Toluca).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Substitution, Toluca. Pável Pérez replaces Jesús Angulo.
- 82': Substitution, Toluca. Fernando Arce replaces Helinho.
- 83': Attempt saved. Nicolás Castro (Toluca) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Paulinho.
- 84': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 84': Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 86': Nicolás Castro (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Ryan Porteous (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the red card.
- 88': Attempt missed. Pável Pérez (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Toluca. Antonio Briseño replaces Nicolás Castro.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Pável Pérez (Toluca) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Barbosa.
- 90'+2': Goal! Toluca 3, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pável Pérez.
- 90'+4': Goal! Toluca 4, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pável Pérez.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Toluca 4, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 0': Match ends, Toluca 4, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
Statistics
LAFC |
TOL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 11 | Saves | 1 |
| 35.7 | Possession | 64.3 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 31 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 15 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 204 | Accurate Passes | 458 |
| 279 | Passes | 507 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 7 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 20 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 18 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega
Location: Toluca, Mexico
Attendance: 27,273
Line-Ups
Toluca (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Luis García (GK) |
| 25 | Everardo López |
| 4 | Bruno Méndez |
| 17 | Mauricio Isais |
| 19 | Santiago Simón |
| 10 | Jesús Angulo |
| 14 | Marcel Ruiz |
| 5 | Franco Romero |
| 26 | Paulinho |
| 8 | Nicolás Castro |
| 11 | Helinho |
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 |
| 99 | Denis Bouanga |
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