Real Salt Lake vs LAFC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSJose Cifuentes goal gives LAFC tight victory over Real Salt Lake
LAFC earned its first road victory of the season after edging Real Salt Lake 1-0 in Sandy, Utah on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Corey Baird (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 7': Attempt blocked. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Damir Kreilach.
- 7': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Eduard Atuesta.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 7': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Latif Blessing.
- 10': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 13': Foul by Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake).
- 13': Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Hand ball by Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake).
- 16': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 16': Nick Besler (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aaron Herrera with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 17': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake).
- 17': Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 19': Attempt missed. Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
- 20': Attempt missed. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 29': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 30': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Marco Farfan.
- 30': Attempt saved. Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 32': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
- 35': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 43': Attempt blocked. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 45': Attempt missed. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maikel Chang with a cross.
- 45'+3': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Marcelo Silva.
- 45'+4': David Ochoa (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Real Salt Lake 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Salt Lake 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 46': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake).
- 46': Kim Moon-Hwan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 47': Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 47': Nick Besler (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake).
- 49': Attempt missed. Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eddie Segura.
- 50': Hand ball by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 52': Attempt missed. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) header from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 52': Hand ball by Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 55': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Justen Glad tries a through ball, but Rubio Rubín is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt saved. Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Ruiz.
- 57': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Tomás Romero.
- 61': Corey Baird (Los Angeles Football Club) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 61': Corey Baird (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Attempt saved. Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 65': Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 66': Attempt missed. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 67': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 67': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Raheem Edwards replaces Corey Baird.
- 69': Goal! Real Salt Lake 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eddie Segura.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Herrera with a through ball.
- 72': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
- 72': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Raheem Edwards.
- 73': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram replaces Maikel Chang.
- 73': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bobby Wood replaces Nick Besler.
- 74': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Marcelo Silva.
- 75': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake).
- 75': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 77': Foul by Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake).
- 77': Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake).
- 78': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Bobby Wood (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 83': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Bobby Wood (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 85': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Eduard Atuesta.
- 86': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 88': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 90': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Andrew Brody.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kim Moon-Hwan.
- 90'+6': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cal Jennings replaces Diego Rossi.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Justin Meram.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Real Salt Lake 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 0': Match ends, Real Salt Lake 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
Statistics
 LAFC |
RSL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 42 | Possession | 58 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 259 | Accurate Passes | 375 |
| 339 | Passes | 452 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
| 24 | Clearances | 3 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 18,253
Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 18,253
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | +13 | 12 |
| 2 | LAFC | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 3 | San Diego FC | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | +5 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Ochoa (GK) |
| 30 | Marcelo Silva |
| 15 | Justen Glad  |
| 2 | Andrew Brody |
| 22 | Aaron Herrera |
| 8 | Damir Kreilach |
| 13 | Nick Besler |
| 6 | Pablo Ruiz |
| 14 | Rubio Rubín |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
| 16 | Maikel Chang |
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Tomas Romero (GK) |
| 4 | Eddie Segura |
| 94 | Jesús Murillo |
| 32 | Marco Farfan |
| 33 | Kim Moon-Hwan |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta |
| 7 | Latif Blessing |
| 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye |
| 13 | Corey Baird |
| 9 | Diego Rossi |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
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