LAFC vs América, 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, Semifinals

· Concacaf Champions Cup

LAFC

45'+5': Eduard Atuesta
46': Carlos Vela
47': Carlos Vela
90'+5': Latif Blessing

FT
3 - 1

América

11': Sebastián Cáceres
79': Luis Reyes

LAFC beats Club America in fiery CONCACAF Champions League semifinal

Carlos Vela scored a brace to rally LAFC to a 3-1 win over America in their CONCACAF Champions League semifinal on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club).
1': Santiago Cáseres (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
3': Foul by Luis Fuentes (América).
4': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
5': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
6': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Rossi tries a through ball, but Diego Palacios is caught offside.
8': Attempt saved. Leonardo Suárez (América) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Richard Sánchez.
8': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Leonardo Suárez (América).
8': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
11': Corner, América. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
11': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, América 1. Sebastián Cáceres (América) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Richard Sánchez with a cross following a corner.
13': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Santiago Cáseres (América).
13': Santiago Cáseres (América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Foul by Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club).
14': Richard Sánchez (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
15': Leonardo Suárez (América) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
16': Santiago Cáseres (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
17': Sebastián Córdova (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Federico Viñas (América).
19': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Federico Viñas (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
22': Corner, América. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
23': Attempt missed. Sebastián Córdova (América) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
24': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Palacios with a cross.
25': Foul by Richard Sánchez (América).
25': Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Ramón Juarez (América).
27': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Santiago Cáseres (América).
28': Attempt missed. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela following a set piece situation.
30': Corner, América. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
31': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Suárez (América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
31': Attempt missed. Luis Reyes (América) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Viñas following a corner.
32': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
33': Foul by Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club).
33': Richard Sánchez (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Federico Viñas (América).
34': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
39': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Foul by Luis Reyes (América).
39': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Sebastián Cáceres.
40': Attempt blocked. Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
40': Attempt saved. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
42': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Foul by Leonardo Suárez (América).
42': Leonardo Suárez (América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Attempt blocked. Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
44': Foul by Luis Reyes (América).
44': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Federico Viñas (América) is shown the yellow card.
45': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
45'+1': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
45'+1': Sebastián Córdova (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
45'+7': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, América 1.
45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 0, América 1.
45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces Danny Musovski.
46': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, América 1. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
47': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, América 1. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eddie Segura.
48': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
48': Sebastián Córdova (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ramón Juarez.
51': Hand ball by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
51': Attempt blocked. Luis Reyes (América) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Viñas.
51': Corner, América. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
52': Attempt blocked. Federico Viñas (América) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard Sánchez with a cross.
52': Attempt missed. Leonardo Suárez (América) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
52': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
52': Santiago Cáseres (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Córdova (América) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
54': Corner, América. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
55': Foul by Federico Viñas (América).
55': Kenneth Vermeer (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Federico Viñas (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
58': Offside, América. Sebastián Córdova tries a through ball, but Leonardo Suárez is caught offside.
58': Substitution, América. Roger Martínez replaces Ramón Juarez.
59': Foul by Roger Martínez (América).
59': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
64': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Luis Fuentes.
65': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
65': Leonardo Suárez (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Suárez (América) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roger Martínez.
67': Attempt missed. Leonardo Suárez (América) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Reyes.
68': Substitution, América. Andrés Ibargüen replaces Richard Sánchez.
69': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Francisco Ginella replaces José Cifuentes.
71': Attempt blocked. Jorge Sánchez (América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roger Martínez.
74': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (América).
76': Federico Viñas (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
77': Attempt saved. Luis Reyes (América) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
78': Foul by Santiago Cáseres (América).
78': Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Foul by Luis Reyes (América).
79': Luis Reyes (América) is shown the red card.
82': Hand ball by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
83': Substitution, América. Jesús Escoboza replaces Sebastián Córdova.
83': Substitution, América. Sergio Díaz replaces Leonardo Suárez.
83': Substitution, América. Santiago Naveda replaces Santiago Cáseres.
84': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
84': Roger Martínez (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
86': Sergio Díaz (América) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (América).
87': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Federico Viñas (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club).
88': Attempt saved. Sergio Díaz (América) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrés Ibargüen.
89': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
89': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Sebastián Cáceres.
90': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (América).
90'+1': Corner, América. Conceded by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
90'+2': Foul by Sebastián Cáceres (América).
90'+2': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
90'+3': Sebastián Cáceres (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
90'+3': Sebastián Cáceres (América) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
90'+5': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, América 1. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, América 1.
0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, América 1.

Statistics

AME		LAFC
19	Fouls	20
3	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
51	Possession	49
14	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
300	Accurate Passes	287
379	Passes	371
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	2
17	Crosses	10
0.1	Cross %	0.2
65	Long Balls	42
43	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.7	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	6
16	Effective Tackles	8
23	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
16	Interceptions	17
12	Effective Clearances	19
12	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA

Line-Ups

LAFC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Kenneth Vermeer (GK)
4	Eddie Segura
94	Jesús Murillo
12	Diego Palacios
27	Tristan Blackmon
20	Eduard Atuesta
11	José Cifuentes
14	Mark-Anthony Kaye
16	Daniel Musovski
9	Diego Rossi
10	Carlos Vela

LAFC Substitutes:

Dejan Janković, Erik Dueñas, Christian Torres, Latif Blessing, Mohamed El-Munir, Kwadwo Opoku, Pablo Sisniega, Bryce Duke, Antonio Leone, Brian Rodríguez, Jordan Harvey, Francisco Ginella.

América (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
13	Guillermo Ochoa (GK)
4	Sebastián Cáceres
2	Luis Fuentes
32	Ramón Juarez
20	Richard Sánchez
5	Santiago Caseres
16	Luis Reyes
3	Jorge Sánchez
24	Federico Viñas
17	Sebastián Córdova
7	Leo Suárez

América Substitutes:

Sergio Diaz, Esteban Lozano, Santiago Naveda, Alonso Escoboza, Fernando Tapia, Roger Martínez, Olaf González, Andrés Felipe Ibargüen, Miguel Ramírez, Óscar Jiménez, Emilio Lara, Antonio López.

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