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Match Report

Kelvin Kuo/USA TODAY Sports

Vela leads LAFC past Ibrahimovic and LA Galaxy to reach West final

Carlos Vela and Adama Diomande each scored twice as LAFC beat Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the LA Galaxy for their first win in the El Trafico rivalry.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
3
57.6
Possession
42.4
16
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
431
Accurate Passes
317
517
Passes
394
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
10
Accurate Crosses
2
28
Crosses
4
0.4
Cross %
0.5
68
Long Balls
38
38
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
1
24
Effective Tackles
7
32
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
12
Interceptions
8
6
Effective Clearances
26
6
Clearances
26

Head to Head

LA leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Tyler MillerG
  2. 4Eddie SeguraCD-L
  3. 27Tristan BlackmonCD-R
  4. 2Jordan HarveyLB
  5. 3Steven BeitashourRB
  6. 20Eduard AtuestaCM
  7. 24Lee NguyenLM
  8. 7Latif BlessingRM
  9. 10Carlos VelaF
  10. 17Brian RodríguezLF
  11. 9Diego RossiRF

Substitutes

  1. 5Dejan JankovićSUB
  2. 26Adrien PerezSUB
  3. 18Joshua PérezSUB
  4. 23Pablo SisniegaSUB
  5. 99Adama DiomandéSUB
  6. 13Mohamed El-MunirSUB
  7. 25Walker ZimmermanSUB

LA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David BinghamG
  2. 3Diego PolentaCD-L
  3. 5Daniel SteresCD-R
  4. 4Dave RomneyLB
  5. 21Giancarlo GonzálezRB
  6. 17Sebastian LletgetAM
  7. 8Jonathan dos SantosLM
  8. 2Perry KitchenRM
  9. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicF
  10. 10Cristian PavónAM-L
  11. 18Uriel AntunaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Romain AlessandriniSUB
  2. 14Joe CoronaSUB
  3. 28Matt LampsonSUB
  4. 11Favio ÁlvarezSUB
  5. 12Chris PontiusSUB
  6. 6Servando CarrascoSUB
  7. 25Rolf FeltscherSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, LA Galaxy 0. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
  2. 27' Perry Kitchen (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, LA Galaxy 0. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
  4. 41' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, LA Galaxy 1. Cristian Pavón (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
  5. 55' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, LA Galaxy 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  6. 58' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Romain Alessandrini replaces Uriel Antuna.
  7. 59' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Adama Diomande replaces Brian Rodríguez.
  8. 59' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Walker Zimmerman replaces Steven Beitashour.
  9. 66' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, LA Galaxy 2. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
  10. 68' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 4, LA Galaxy 2. Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a cross.
  11. 73' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Rolf Feltscher replaces Giancarlo González.
  12. 74' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Dejan Jakovic replaces Lee Nguyen.
  13. 77' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 4, LA Galaxy 3. Rolf Feltscher (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romain Alessandrini with a cross following a set piece situation.
  14. 78' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Favio Álvarez replaces Perry Kitchen.
  15. 80' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 5, LA Galaxy 3. Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eddie Segura.
  16. 86' Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 89' Romain Alessandrini (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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