MLS

FT Saturday, August 11, 2018
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LAFC LDLLL 0
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BMO Stadium · 22,000 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Sporting Kansas City deals LAFC first loss in Banc of California Stadium

Sporting Kansas City became the first team to beat LAFC at home in Banc of California Stadium with a 2-0 MLS Western Conference victory on Saturday.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
3
48.3
Possession
51.7
13
SHOTS
19
5
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
337
Accurate Passes
363
408
Passes
430
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.2
46
Long Balls
32
21
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
9
14
Effective Tackles
12
20
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
6
21
Effective Clearances
16
21
Clearances
16

Lineups

LAFC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Luis LópezG
  2. 5Dejan JankovićCD-L
  3. 6Danilo SilvaCD-R
  4. 44Joao MoutinhoLB
  5. 27Tristan BlackmonRB
  6. 8André HortaAM
  7. 24Lee NguyenLM
  8. 33Benny FeilhaberRM
  9. 21Marco UreñaF
  10. 9Diego RossiAM-L
  11. 11Aaron KovarAM-R

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 5Matt BeslerCD-L
  3. 3Ike OparaCD-R
  4. 15Seth SinovicLB
  5. 8Graham ZusiRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 21Felipe GutiérrezLM
  8. 17Roger EspinozaRM
  9. 11Diego RubioF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 12GersoRF

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Gerso Fernandes (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Rubio.
  2. 36' Lee Nguyen (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 58' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces Aaron Kovar.
  4. 58' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces Diego Rossi.
  5. 63' Dejan Jakovic (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 66' VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field stands.
  7. 66' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Sporting Kansas City 2. Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  8. 69' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Christian Ramirez replaces Marco Ureña.
  9. 70' Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 72' Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 76' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Krisztián Németh replaces Diego Rubio.
  12. 82' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Yohan Croizet replaces Felipe Gutiérrez because of an injury.
  13. 86' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell replaces Gerso Fernandes.

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