MLS

FT Saturday, July 17, 2021
Real Salt Lake LDLWL 1
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LAFC WLWWW 2
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RSL101
LAFC112
BMO Stadium · 22,490 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

Carlos Vela scores winner as LAFC downs Real Salt Lake again

Carlos Vela scored from a sharp angle in the 79th minute as LAFC finally overcame Real Salt Lake for a 2-1 victory at home on Saturday.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
8
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
13
8
Saves
1
43.3
Possession
56.7
3
SHOTS
29
2
ON GOAL
9
0.7
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
301
Accurate Passes
414
377
Passes
488
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
17
Crosses
27
0.1
Cross %
0.2
61
Long Balls
38
34
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
8
13
Effective Tackles
14
26
Tackles
25
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
10
26
Effective Clearances
10
26
Clearances
10

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 4-1

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-1-2

  1. 30Tomas RomeroG
  2. 94Jesús MurilloCD-L
  3. 4Eddie SeguraCD-R
  4. 32Marco FarfanLB
  5. 33Kim Moon-HwanRB
  6. 9Diego RossiM
  7. 20Eduard AtuestaCM
  8. 11José CifuentesAM
  9. 44Raheem EdwardsLM
  10. 7Latif BlessingRM
  11. 10Carlos VelaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Corey Baird
  2. 26Cal Jennings
  3. 23Pablo Sisniega
  4. 12Diego Palacios
  5. 17Brian Rodríguez
  6. 27Tristan Blackmon
  7. 2Jordan Harvey
  8. 19Bryce Duke
  9. 8Francisco Ginella

RSL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David OchoaG
  2. 30Marcelo SilvaCD-L
  3. 15Justen GladCD-R
  4. 4Danny ToiaLB
  5. 22Aaron HerreraRB
  6. 8Damir KreilachAM
  7. 6Pablo RuizLM
  8. 25Everton LuizRM
  9. 14Rubio RubínF
  10. 11Albert RusnákAM-L
  11. 9Justin MeramAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 29Anderson JulioSUB
  2. 44Toni DatkovicSUB
  3. 43Justin PortilloSUB
  4. 16Maikel ChangSUB
  5. 20Erik HoltSUB
  6. 13Nick BeslerSUB
  7. 3Ashtone MorganSUB
  8. 18Zac MacMathSUB
  9. 7Bobby WoodSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Real Salt Lake 0. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Cifuentes with a through ball.
  2. 18' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Real Salt Lake 1. Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Everton Luiz with a through ball following a fast break.
  3. 45'+1' Everton Luiz (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 50' Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Penalty saved! Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  6. 62' Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 66' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Justin Meram.
  8. 67' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Nick Besler replaces Pablo Ruiz.
  9. 67' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bobby Wood replaces Damir Kreilach.
  10. 75' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Palacios replaces Raheem Edwards.
  11. 75' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Bryce Duke replaces Latif Blessing.
  12. 77' Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 79' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Real Salt Lake 1. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kim Moon-Hwan with a cross.
  14. 83' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Maikel Chang replaces Everton Luiz.
  15. 87' Nick Besler (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 89' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Corey Baird replaces Diego Rossi.

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