MLS

FT Saturday, April 17, 2021
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BMO Stadium · 4,900 att.

Match Report

Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports

Corey Baird on target as LAFC opens MLS campaign with win over Austin FC

Corey Baird stepped up to help LAFC's hobbled attack as the hosts defeated expansion Austin FC 2-0 on Saturday in the MLS opener for both teams.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
14
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
10
7
Saves
3
55.8
Possession
44.2
12
SHOTS
24
3
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
409
Accurate Passes
312
488
Passes
390
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
6
24
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.4
72
Long Balls
51
42
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
7
14
Effective Tackles
13
22
Tackles
24
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
13
Interceptions
14
16
Effective Clearances
19
16
Clearances
19

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 23Pablo SisniegaG
  2. 4Eddie SeguraCD-L
  3. 94Jesús MurilloCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 27Tristan BlackmonRB
  6. 20Eduard AtuestaCM
  7. 14Mark-Anthony KayeLM
  8. 7Latif BlessingRM
  9. 16Daniel MusovskiF
  10. 13Corey BairdLF
  11. 10Carlos VelaRF

ATX · 4-3-3

  1. 41Brad StuverG
  2. 5Matt BeslerCD-L
  3. 3Jhohan RomañaCD-R
  4. 22Ben SweatLB
  5. 24Nick LimaRB
  6. 15Dani PereiraCM
  7. 8Alexander RingLM
  8. 7Tomás PochettinoRM
  9. 9Danny HoesenF
  10. 10Cecilio DomínguezLF
  11. 11Rodney RedesRF

Timeline

  1. 22' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Carlos Vela because of an injury.
  2. 59' Substitution, Austin FC. Jared Stroud replaces Rodney Redes.
  3. 60' Substitution, Austin FC. Jon Gallagher replaces Danny Hoesen.
  4. 61' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Austin FC 0. Corey Baird (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Musovski.
  5. 70' Substitution, Austin FC. Zan Kolmanic replaces Ben Sweat.
  6. 70' Substitution, Austin FC. Diego Fagundez replaces Tomás Pochettino.
  7. 75' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
  8. 75' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Raheem Edwards replaces Corey Baird.
  9. 81' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Francisco Ginella replaces Danny Musovski because of an injury.
  10. 87' Substitution, Austin FC. Kekuta Manneh replaces Cecilio Domínguez.
  11. 90'+1' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Austin FC 0. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.

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