MLS

FT Saturday, September 1, 2018
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Toronto FC LDWLL 2
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Match Report

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Carlos Vela scores twice as LAFC deal blow to Toronto FC's playoff hopes

Toronto FC's chances of defending their MLS Cup championship took a major hit after a 4-2 home loss to LAFC on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
4
39.4
Possession
60.6
14
SHOTS
21
8
ON GOAL
8
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
329
Accurate Passes
543
404
Passes
613
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
7
5
Crosses
23
0.4
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
42
26
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
5
15
Effective Tackles
20
25
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
15
Interceptions
11
21
Effective Clearances
8
21
Clearances
8

Lineups

TOR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Clint IrwinG
  2. 3Drew MoorCD-L
  3. 15Eriq ZavaletaCD-R
  4. 2Justin MorrowLB
  5. 9Gregory van der WielRB
  6. 4Michael BradleyCM
  7. 21Jonathan OsorioLM
  8. 18Mark DelgadoRM
  9. 17Jozy AltidoreF
  10. 10Sebastian GiovincoLF
  11. 7Víctor VázquezRF

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Tyler MillerG
  2. 25Walker ZimmermanCD-L
  3. 5Dejan JankovićCD-R
  4. 2Jordan HarveyLB
  5. 3Steven BeitashourRB
  6. 20Eduard AtuestaCM
  7. 24Lee NguyenLM
  8. 8André HortaRM
  9. 21Marco UreñaF
  10. 9Diego RossiLF
  11. 10Carlos VelaRF

Timeline

  1. 18' Dejan Jakovic (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 22' Goal! Toronto FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) with an attempt from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
  3. 27' Substitution, Toronto FC. Lucas Janson replaces Víctor Vázquez because of an injury.
  4. 34' Marco Delgado (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 47' Goal! Toronto FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  6. 48' Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 49' Goal! Toronto FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 3. Lee Nguyen (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
  8. 63' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Benny Feilhaber replaces André Horta.
  9. 68' Substitution, Toronto FC. Jay Chapman replaces Eriq Zavaleta.
  10. 74' Goal! Toronto FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 3. Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastian Giovinco with a through ball.
  11. 78' Michael Bradley (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 79' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. João Moutinho replaces Marco Ureña.
  13. 86' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Tristan Blackmon replaces Steven Beitashour.
  14. 90'+3' Goal! Toronto FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 3. Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas Janson.
  15. 90'+4' Goal! Toronto FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 4. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Benny Feilhaber.

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