MLS

FT Saturday, June 1, 2019
LAFC WWDWW 3
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Portland Timbers WLDWL 2
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POR022
Providence Park · 25,218 att. · ESPN2

Match Report

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LAFC spoils Timbers' long-awaited home opener

Carlos Vela scored in the sixth minute and visiting LAFC went on to spoil the Portland Timbers' welcome-home party with a 3-2 victory on Saturday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
3
46.6
Possession
53.4
16
SHOTS
19
6
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
287
Accurate Passes
310
374
Passes
412
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
7
13
Crosses
27
0.3
Cross %
0.3
52
Long Balls
54
23
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
7
10
Effective Tackles
14
15
Tackles
27
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
12
32
Effective Clearances
19
32
Clearances
19

Highlights

00:31 Will Ferrell amped up after LAFC's win vs. Portland Timbers Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jeff AttinellaG
  2. 25Bill TuilomaCD-L
  3. 33Larrys MabialaCD-R
  4. 4Jorge VillafañaLB
  5. 2Jorge MoreiraRB
  6. 8Diego ValeriAM
  7. 21Diego CharáLM
  8. 22Cristhian ParedesRM
  9. 7Brian FernandezF
  10. 10Sebastián BlancoAM-L
  11. 11Andy PoloAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Tomás ConechnySUB
  2. 12Steve ClarkSUB
  3. 18Julio CascanteSUB
  4. 14Andres FloresSUB
  5. 16Zarek ValentinSUB
  6. 5Claude DielnaSUB
  7. 17Jeremy EbobisseSUB

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Tyler MillerG
  2. 4Eddie SeguraCD-L
  3. 25Walker ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 2Jordan HarveyLB
  5. 27Tristan BlackmonRB
  6. 20Eduard AtuestaCM
  7. 14Mark-Anthony KayeLM
  8. 7Latif BlessingRM
  9. 21Christian RamírezF
  10. 9Diego RossiLF
  11. 10Carlos VelaRF

Substitutes

  1. 8André HortaSUB
  2. 24Lee NguyenSUB
  3. 6Danilo SilvaSUB
  4. 23Pablo SisniegaSUB
  5. 12Niko HamalainenSUB
  6. 99Adama DiomandéSUB
  7. 18Joshua PérezSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Portland Timbers 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 34' Goal! Portland Timbers 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tristan Blackmon.
  3. 45'+2' Larrys Mabiala (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 46' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
  5. 54' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Los Angeles Football Club 3. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Harvey with a cross.
  6. 58' Bill Tuiloma (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 60' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Julio Cascante replaces Bill Tuiloma because of an injury.
  8. 70' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Adama Diomande replaces Christian Ramirez.
  9. 76' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Jeremy Ebobisse replaces Cristhian Paredes.
  10. 84' Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Los Angeles Football Club 3. Brian Fernández (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jeremy Ebobisse with a headed pass.
  11. 85' Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 88' Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Josh Pérez replaces Diego Rossi.
  14. 90'+9' VAR: Red Card. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  15. 90'+9' Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+9' VAR: Red Card. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  17. 90'+9' Brian Fernández (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.

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