Concacaf Champions Cup

FT Wednesday, December 16, 2020
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Match Report

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LAFC beats Cruz Azul to advance to semis of CONCACAF Champions League

Kwadwo Opoku scored the game-winning goal, sending LAFC into the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League with a 2-1 victory over Cruz Azul.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
23
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
9
5
Saves
0
55.8
Possession
44.2
7
SHOTS
15
1
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
345
Accurate Passes
244
443
Passes
336
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
11
13
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.5
68
Long Balls
54
33
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
19
Interceptions
9
14
Effective Clearances
12
14
Clearances
12

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kenneth VermeerG
  2. 4Eddie SeguraCD-L
  3. 94Jesús MurilloCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 27Tristan BlackmonRB
  6. 14Mark-Anthony KayeCM
  7. 20Eduard AtuestaLM
  8. 11José CifuentesRM
  9. 16Daniel MusovskiF
  10. 9Diego RossiLF
  11. 10Carlos VelaRF

Substitutes

  1. 2Jordan HarveySUB
  2. 19Bryce DukeSUB
  3. 17Brian RodríguezSUB
  4. 21Christian TorresSUB
  5. 8Francisco GinellaSUB
  6. 18Erik DueñasSUB
  7. 22Kwadwo OpokuSUB
  8. 28Antonio LeoneSUB
  9. 5Dejan JankovićSUB
  10. 23Pablo SisniegaSUB
  11. 7Latif BlessingSUB
  12. 13Mohamed El-MunirSUB

CAZ · 4-4-2

  1. 33Sebastián JuradoG
  2. 7Luis RomoCD-L
  3. 23Pablo AguilarCD-R
  4. 4Julio DomínguezLB
  5. 24Juan EscobarRB
  6. 22Rafael BacaCM-L
  7. 19Yoshimar YotúnCM-R
  8. 11Elías HernándezLM
  9. 31Orbelín PinedaRM
  10. 29Santiago GimenezCF-L
  11. 25Roberto AlvaradoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Josué DomínguezSUB
  2. 10Alex CastroSUB
  3. 2José Joaquín MartínezSUB
  4. 13Alejandro PelaezSUB
  5. 9Milton CaraglioSUB
  6. 15Ignacio RiveroSUB
  7. 6Jonathan BorjaSUB
  8. 34Josué ReyesSUB
  9. 8Pablo CepelliniSUB
  10. 16Adrián AldreteSUB
  11. 20Alexis GutierrezSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Cruz Azul 1. Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  2. 38' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Cruz Azul 1. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 41' Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 51' Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) Substitution at 51'
  5. 51' Milton Caraglio (Cruz Azul) Substitution at 51'
  6. 58' Kwadwo Opoku (LAFC) Substitution at 58'
  7. 71' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Cruz Azul 1. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eddie Segura with a headed pass following a corner.
  8. 80' Brian Rodríguez (LAFC) Substitution at 80'
  9. 80' Latif Blessing (LAFC) Substitution at 80'
  10. 83' Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul) Yellow Card at 83'
  11. 83' Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) Substitution at 83'
  12. 83' Josué Domínguez (Cruz Azul) Substitution at 83'
  13. 88' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mohamed El-Munir replaces Tristan Blackmon because of an injury.

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