MLS

LAFC vs FC Dallas, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

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LAFC
  • 4': Carlos Vela
  • 69': Latif Blessing
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2 - 0
FC Dallas

    Carlos Vela shines as LAFC blank FC Dallas

    Carlos Vela scored a goal in the fourth minute and added an assist in the second half as LAFC earned a 2-0 victory Wednesday over FC Dallas.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Bryan Acosta (FC Dallas).
    • 2': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, FC Dallas 0. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
    • 6': Facundo Quignón (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 6': Hand ball by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 7': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 7': Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. José Antonio Martínez (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Acosta with a cross.
    • 9': Foul by Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 9': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (FC Dallas).
    • 9': Kim Moon-Hwan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Bryan Acosta (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Cal Jennings (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 11': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing tries a through ball, but Cal Jennings is caught offside.
    • 11': Foul by Facundo Quignón (FC Dallas).
    • 11': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 12': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Bryan Acosta (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Facundo Quignón.
    • 20': Bryan Acosta (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Cal Jennings (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 21': Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Ricardo Pepi (FC Dallas).
    • 22': Foul by Justin Che (FC Dallas).
    • 22': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Cal Jennings (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Quignón.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Justin Che with a cross.
    • 31': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Jesús David Murillo tries a through ball, but Diego Rossi is caught offside.
    • 32': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 32': Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
    • 36': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Tomás Romero.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Ryan Hollingshead (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Acosta with a cross.
    • 36': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by José Cifuentes.
    • 40': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nkosi Burgess.
    • 41': Foul by Justin Che (FC Dallas).
    • 41': Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Facundo Quignón (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 44': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 44': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jimmy Maurer.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, FC Dallas 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 1, FC Dallas 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Tristan Blackmon replaces Cal Jennings.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Acosta.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Ryan Hollingshead (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nkosi Burgess with a cross.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Moon-Hwan.
    • 50': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 50': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Bryan Acosta (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Farfan.
    • 59': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 59': Bryan Acosta (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 60': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by Bressan (FC Dallas).
    • 60': Bressan (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 62': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, FC Dallas. Franco Jara replaces Nkosi Burgess.
    • 63': Foul by Facundo Quignón (FC Dallas).
    • 63': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 64': Franco Jara (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Farfan.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kim Moon-Hwan with a cross.
    • 66': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jimmy Maurer.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Franco Jara (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Che with a cross.
    • 68': Substitution, FC Dallas. Paxton Pomykal replaces Jáder Obrian.
    • 69': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, FC Dallas 0. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
    • 70': VAR Decision: Goal Los Angeles Football Club 2-0 FC Dallas (Latif Blessing).
    • 72': Attempt missed. Facundo Quignón (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Franco Jara.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
    • 74': Bryan Acosta (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 74': Attempt missed. Franco Jara (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Quignón with a cross.
    • 76': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Musovski replaces Carlos Vela.
    • 76': Substitution, FC Dallas. Freddy Vargas replaces Ricardo Pepi.
    • 76': Substitution, FC Dallas. Andrés Ricaurte replaces Bryan Acosta.
    • 76': Substitution, FC Dallas. John Nelson replaces Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Latif Blessing with a through ball.
    • 78': Facundo Quignón (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 78': Offside, FC Dallas. Jimmy Maurer tries a through ball, but Freddy Vargas is caught offside.
    • 79': Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Freddy Vargas (FC Dallas).
    • 80': Freddy Vargas (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Foul by Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 84': John Nelson (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Andrés Ricaurte (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Francisco Ginella replaces José Cifuentes.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Andrés Ricaurte (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Freddy Vargas.
    • 88': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jordan Harvey replaces Marco Farfan because of an injury.
    • 89': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Facundo Quignón.
    • 90': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Franco Jara (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas).
    • 90'+4': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Musovski.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 2, FC Dallas 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 2, FC Dallas 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 15
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    6 Saves 1
    50.2 Possession 49.8
    13 SHOTS 19
    1 ON GOAL 8
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    379 Accurate Passes 363
    473 Passes 468
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    9 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 12
    0.7 Cross % 0.4
    59 Long Balls 54
    30 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 3
    19 Effective Tackles 7
    35 Tackles 12
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    14 Interceptions 8
    12 Effective Clearances 10
    12 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: BMO Stadium
    Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
    Attendance: 22,510

    MLS Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 LAFC 5 +8 13
    2 Vancouver Whitecaps 5 +12 12
    3 San Jose Earthquakes 5 +6 12
    4 San Diego FC 5 +8 11
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LAFC LAFC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    30 Tomas Romero (GK)
    4 Eddie Segura
    94 Jesús Murillo Yellow Card
    32 Marco Farfan
    33 Kim Moon-Hwan
    20 Eduard Atuesta
    11 José Cifuentes
    7 Latif Blessing
    26 Cal Jennings
    9 Diego Rossi
    10 Carlos Vela
    LAFC Substitutes:
    Bryce Duke, Tristan Blackmon, Jordan Harvey, Mamadou Fall, Daniel Musovski, Raheem Edwards, Pablo Sisniega, Corey Baird, Francisco Ginella.

    DAL FC Dallas (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    20 Jimmy Maurer (GK)
    4 Bressan Yellow Card
    3 José Martínez
    14 Nkosi Tafari
    8 Bryan Acosta
    5 Facundo Quignón
    9 Jesús Ferreira
    12 Ryan Hollingshead
    32 Justin Che
    16 Ricardo Pepi
    7 Jáder Obrian
    FC Dallas Substitutes:
    John Nelson, Freddy Vargas, Paxton Pomykal, Franco Jara, Andrés Ricaurte, Edwin Cerrillo, Ema Twumasi, Tanner Tessmann, Phelipe.

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