MLS

FT Sunday, March 10, 2019
Portland Timbers WDLWD 1
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LAFC LDLWW 4
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POR101
LAFC224
BMO Stadium · 22,003 att.

Match Report

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
1
40.2
Possession
59.8
12
SHOTS
18
2
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
329
Accurate Passes
567
422
Passes
646
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
6
0.2
Cross %
0.3
66
Long Balls
42
34
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
5
15
Effective Tackles
13
21
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
10
10
Effective Clearances
17
10
Clearances
17

Head to Head

series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Tyler MillerG
  2. 4Eddie SeguraCD-L
  3. 25Walker ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 2Jordan HarveyLB
  5. 3Steven BeitashourRB
  6. 20Eduard AtuestaCM
  7. 14Mark-Anthony KayeLM
  8. 24Lee NguyenRM
  9. 21Christian RamírezF
  10. 9Diego RossiLF
  11. 10Carlos VelaRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Mohamed El-MunirSUB
  2. 23Pablo SisniegaSUB
  3. 11Peter VassellSUB
  4. 6Danilo SilvaSUB
  5. 7Latif BlessingSUB
  6. 26Adrien PerezSUB
  7. 99Adama DiomandéSUB

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jeff AttinellaG
  2. 18Julio CascanteCD-L
  3. 33Larrys MabialaCD-R
  4. 4Jorge VillafañaLB
  5. 16Zarek ValentinRB
  6. 8Diego ValeriAM
  7. 20David GuzmánLM
  8. 21Diego CharáRM
  9. 17Jeremy EbobisseF
  10. 10Sebastián BlancoAM-L
  11. 11Andy PoloAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Claude DielnaSUB
  2. 26Lucas MelanoSUB
  3. 2Jorge MoreiraSUB
  4. 27Dairon AsprillaSUB
  5. 14Andres FloresSUB
  6. 19Tomás ConechnySUB
  7. 12Steve ClarkSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Portland Timbers 0. Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
  2. 17' Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Portland Timbers 1. Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Valeri with a cross following a set piece situation.
  4. 32' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces Steven Beitashour because of an injury.
  5. 35' Diego Chara (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 37' Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Portland Timbers 1. Christian Ramirez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  8. 47' Zarek Valentin (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 63' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Adama Diomande replaces Christian Ramirez.
  10. 65' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Portland Timbers 1. Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
  11. 65' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Dairon Asprilla replaces Andy Polo.
  12. 68' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 4, Portland Timbers 1. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adama Diomande.
  13. 70' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Peter-Lee Vassell replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
  14. 72' Second yellow card to Diego Chara (Portland Timbers) for a bad foul.
  15. 74' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Tomás Conechny replaces Diego Valeri.
  16. 80' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Lucas Melano replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.

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