MLS

FT Saturday, May 22, 2021
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BMO Stadium · 10,483 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Rossi scores twice in first half, LAFC beats Rapids 2-1

— Diego Rossi scored twice in the first half and Los Angeles FC beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1 on Saturday night to snap a two-game losing streak.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
1
42.5
Possession
57.5
10
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
279
Accurate Passes
421
378
Passes
522
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
5
21
Crosses
23
0.3
Cross %
0.2
73
Long Balls
56
30
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
7
25
Tackles
13
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
17
Interceptions
11
14
Effective Clearances
12
14
Clearances
12

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 3-1

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. 11José CifuentesRM
  9. 9Diego RossiF
  10. 10Carlos VelaLF
  11. 13Corey BairdRF

Substitutes

  1. 2Jordan HarveySUB
  2. 8Francisco GinellaSUB
  3. 16Daniel MusovskiSUB
  4. 32Marco FarfanSUB
  5. 30Tomas RomeroSUB
  6. 7Latif BlessingSUB
  7. 44Raheem EdwardsSUB
  8. 33Kim Moon-HwanSUB

COL · 5-3-2

  1. 22William YarbroughG
  2. 4Danny WilsonCD
  3. 5Auston TrustyCD-L
  4. 6Lalas AbubakarCD-R
  5. 13Sam VinesLB
  6. 2Keegan RosenberryRB
  7. 19Jack PriceCM
  8. 26Cole BassettCM-L
  9. 23Kellyn AcostaCM-R
  10. 11Diego RubioCF-L
  11. 12Michael BarriosCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Kortne FordSUB
  2. 32Collen WarnerSUB
  3. 20Nicolás MezquidaSUB
  4. 1Clint IrwinSUB
  5. 10Nicolas BenezetSUB
  6. 9Andre ShinyashikiSUB
  7. 3Drew MoorSUB
  8. 30Oliver LarrazSUB
  9. 7Jonathan LewisSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Corey Baird with a through ball.
  2. 33' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Colorado Rapids 0. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
  3. 50' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Colorado Rapids 1. Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Rubio with a through ball.
  4. 59' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Musovski replaces Carlos Vela.
  5. 60' José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 63' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Jonathan Lewis replaces Michael Barrios.
  7. 69' Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 74' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Andre Shinyashiki replaces Lalas Abubakar because of an injury.
  9. 75' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces José Cifuentes.
  10. 75' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kim Moon-Hwan replaces Corey Baird.
  11. 80' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Nicolas Benezet replaces Cole Bassett.
  12. 88' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Marco Farfan replaces Diego Palacios.

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