LAFC vs CF Montréal, 2019 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
4 - 2
4 - 2
Vela strikes again in LAFC thrashing of Montreal
Carlos Vela took his MLS leading goals tally to 15 as LAFC thrashed the visiting Montreal Impact 4-2 at Banc of California Stadium on Friday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Offside, Montreal Impact. Saphir Taïder tries a through ball, but Ignacio Piatti is caught offside.
- 4': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by Jukka Raitala (Montreal Impact).
- 6': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Tristan Blackmon tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
- 7': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Montreal Impact 0. Christian Ramirez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 9': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Urruti (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saphir Taïder.
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Ramirez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Attempt missed. Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Orji Okwonkwo following a fast break.
- 18': Attempt saved. Christian Ramirez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 18': Foul by Shamit Shome (Montreal Impact).
- 18': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Zakaria Diallo.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Saphir Taïder.
- 21': Attempt missed. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Attempt saved. Shamit Shome (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 27': Attempt saved. Christian Ramirez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 28': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Montreal Impact 0. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta with a through ball.
- 30': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Micheal Azira (Montreal Impact).
- 31': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Montreal Impact 0. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 34': Attempt missed. Orji Okwonkwo (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Urruti following a fast break.
- 36': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Tyler Miller tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 36': Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Attempt missed. Zakaria Diallo (Montreal Impact) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 38': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Rossi tries a through ball, but Latif Blessing is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 41': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 41': Substitution, Montreal Impact. Mathieu Choinière replaces Orji Okwonkwo because of an injury.
- 43': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jukka Raitala.
- 45': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45': Maximiliano Urruti (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, Montreal Impact 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 3, Montreal Impact 0.
- 46': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 46': Shamit Shome (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Hand ball by Bacary Sagna (Montreal Impact).
- 49': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
- 50': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
- 51': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
- 53': Foul by Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 53': Zakaria Diallo (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Christian Ramirez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Harvey.
- 55': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Evan Bush.
- 55': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 4, Montreal Impact 0. Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Bacary Sagna (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 60': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
- 61': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 61': Micheal Azira (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Urruti (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 62': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Tyler Miller.
- 63': Attempt saved. Bacary Sagna (Montreal Impact) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Saphir Taïder with a cross.
- 64': Substitution, Montreal Impact. Ken Krolicki replaces Ignacio Piatti.
- 64': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Adama Diomande replaces Christian Ramirez.
- 68': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 68': Maximiliano Urruti (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Urruti (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bacary Sagna.
- 70': Own Goal by Eddie Segura, Los Angeles Football Club. Los Angeles Football Club 4, Montreal Impact 1.
- 72': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. André Horta replaces Eduard Atuesta.
- 72': Attempt missed. Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a through ball.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Harvey with a headed pass.
- 73': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ken Krolicki.
- 77': Substitution, Montreal Impact. Anthony Jackson-Hamel replaces Maximiliano Urruti.
- 78': Foul by Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact).
- 78': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt missed. André Horta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Tristan Blackmon with a headed pass.
- 81': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 81': Shamit Shome (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Penalty Montreal Impact. Anthony Jackson-Hamel draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 83': Penalty conceded by Walker Zimmerman (Los Angeles Football Club) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 83': Walker Zimmerman (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 4, Montreal Impact 2. Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 86': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 86': Jukka Raitala (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 88': Shamit Shome (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adama Diomande.
- 90': Attempt saved. Anthony Jackson-Hamel (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Josh Pérez replaces Diego Rossi.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 4, Montreal Impact 2.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 4, Montreal Impact 2.
Statistics
 MTL |
LAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 6 | Saves | 6 |
| 42.5 | Possession | 57.5 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 365 | Accurate Passes | 532 |
| 451 | Passes | 625 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 44 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 27 | Tackles | 28 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 13 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,444
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,444
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 14 | +13 | 29 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 14 | +4 | 29 |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 14 | +8 | 27 |
| 4 | Nashville SC | 14 | +8 | 24 |
Line-Ups
LAFC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Miller (GK) |
| 4 | Eddie Segura |
| 25 | Walker Zimmerman  |
| 2 | Jordan Harvey |
| 27 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 7 | Latif Blessing |
| 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta |
| 21 | Christian Ramírez |
| 9 | Diego Rossi |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
CF Montréal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Bush (GK) |
| 22 | Jukka Raitala |
| 5 | Zakaria Diallo |
| 3 | Daniel Lovitz |
| 33 | Bacary Sagna |
| 32 | Micheal Azira |
| 8 | Saphir Taïder |
| 28 | Shamit Shome |
| 37 | Maximiliano Urruti |
| 10 | Ignacio Piatti |
| 18 | Orji Okwonkwo |
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