MLS

FT Friday, September 3, 2021
Sporting Kansas City WDDDL 0
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LAFC LLLDW 4
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LAFC134
BMO Stadium · 22,018 att.

Match Report

Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

Mamadou Fall propels LAFC to rout of Sporting KC

Mamadou Fall scored the first two goals of his Major League Soccer career, leading LAFC to a 4-0 win over Sporting Kansas City.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
4
59.3
Possession
40.7
9
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
480
Accurate Passes
307
575
Passes
386
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
5
7
Crosses
10
0.0
Cross %
0.5
67
Long Balls
53
35
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
10
26
Tackles
26
0.4
Tackle %
0.4
7
Interceptions
10
8
Effective Clearances
18
8
Clearances
18

Head to Head

SKC leads series 3-2

Lineups

LAFC · 3-4-1-2

  1. 30Tomas RomeroG
  2. 94Jesús MurilloCD
  3. 5Mamadou FallCD-L
  4. 25Sebastien IbeaghaCD-R
  5. 20Eduard AtuestaCM-L
  6. 8Francisco GinellaCM-R
  7. 19Bryce DukeAM
  8. 44Raheem EdwardsLM
  9. 7Latif BlessingRM
  10. 29Cristian ArangoCF-L
  11. 26Cal JenningsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 32Marco FarfanSUB
  2. 23Pablo SisniegaSUB
  3. 16Daniel MusovskiSUB
  4. 15Daniel CrisostomoSUB
  5. 2Jordan HarveySUB

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 3Andreu FontàsCD-L
  3. 6Ilie SánchezCD-R
  4. 36Luís MartinsLB
  5. 8Graham ZusiRB
  6. 32José MauriCM
  7. 54Rémi WalterLM
  8. 15Roger EspinozaRM
  9. 9Alan PulidoF
  10. 11Khiry SheltonLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Substitutes

  1. 28Cameron DukeSUB
  2. 13Amadou DiaSUB
  3. 46Jake DavisSUB
  4. 96Wilson HarrisSUB
  5. 19Grayson BarberSUB
  6. 4Roberto PuncecSUB
  7. 48Kaveh RadSUB
  8. 1John PulskampSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta with a cross following a corner.
  2. 41' Sebastien Ibeagha (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Musovski replaces Cal Jennings.
  4. 58' Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the red card.
  5. 61' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta with a cross following a set piece situation.
  6. 67' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cameron Duke replaces José Mauri.
  7. 71' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Sporting Kansas City 0. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Danny Musovski.
  8. 77' Bryce Duke (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 79' Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 80' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Crisostomo replaces Cristian Arango.
  11. 85' Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 87' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 4, Sporting Kansas City 0. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  13. 88' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Marco Farfan replaces Bryce Duke.
  14. 88' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jordan Harvey replaces Jesús David Murillo.

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