LAFC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSLAFC shuts out Seattle Sounders in bid to reach MLS playoffs
Brian Rodriguez and Latif Blessing each scored first-half goals Tuesday as LAFC beat the Seattle Sounders in MLS.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Attempt saved. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
- 7': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Bruin.
- 8': Hand ball by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 9': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
- 9': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Xavier Arreaga.
- 11': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 11': Álex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Brian Rodríguez.
- 13': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 21': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Edwards with a through ball.
- 22': Foul by Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 22': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 23': Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Kim Moon-Hwan.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Smith.
- 29': Attempt saved. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe.
- 30': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 30': Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Yeimar Gómez.
- 33': Hand ball by Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 34': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Xavier Arreaga tries a through ball, but Will Bruin is caught offside.
- 36': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 37': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolas Benezet replaces Will Bruin because of an injury.
- 37': Attempt missed. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Benezet.
- 38': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 39': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Moon-Hwan.
- 45'+1': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45'+2': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45'+2': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 46': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 46': Álex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 47': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Raheem Edwards.
- 47': Attempt saved. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Roldan with a cross.
- 48': Attempt missed. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mamadou Fall.
- 49': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 49': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Mamadou Fall.
- 50': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Raheem Edwards.
- 50': Attempt missed. Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fredy Montero with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 53': Foul by Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 53': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 55': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Kelyn Rowe tries a through ball, but Fredy Montero is caught offside.
- 56': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Brad Smith.
- 56': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 57': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 57': Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 58': Attempt missed. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Latif Blessing following a set piece situation.
- 61': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 61': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Mamadou Fall.
- 63': Foul by Nicolas Benezet (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 63': Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 65': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro replaces Joshua Atencio.
- 68': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Shane O'Neill replaces Yeimar Gómez.
- 68': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces Kelyn Rowe.
- 69': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Shane O'Neill.
- 70': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kim Moon-Hwan with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 70': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 72': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt saved. Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Farfan.
- 74': Foul by Kim Moon-Hwan (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 74': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt saved. Nicolas Benezet (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Chú with a through ball.
- 74': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jamal Blackman.
- 75': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva tries a through ball, but Fredy Montero is caught offside.
- 76': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 76': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 78': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces Brian Rodríguez.
- 78': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Tristan Blackmon replaces Jesús David Murillo.
- 79': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 79': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Attempt saved. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Benezet.
- 80': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jamal Blackman.
- 82': Foul by Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 82': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Musovski replaces Cristian Arango.
- 82': Attempt missed. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 84': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 84': Attempt missed. Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kim Moon-Hwan with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Attempt missed. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Mamadou Fall.
- 89': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 89': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jordan Harvey replaces Marco Farfan.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Crisostomo replaces Diego Palacios.
- 90'+2': Foul by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+2': Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+4': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
Statistics
 SEA |
LAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 56 | Possession | 44 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 365 | Accurate Passes | 296 |
| 470 | Passes | 378 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 25 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 22 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 34 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 16 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,030
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,030
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| 4 | LAFC | 3 | +6 | 9 |
Line-Ups
LAFC (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamal Blackman (GK) |
| 94 | Jesús Murillo |
| 25 | Sebastien Ibeagha |
| 5 | Mamadou Fall  |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 7 | Latif Blessing |
| 44 | Raheem Edwards |
| 32 | Marco Farfan |
| 33 | Kim Moon-Hwan |
| 17 | Brian Rodríguez |
| 29 | Cristian Arango |
Seattle Sounders FC (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
| 3 | Xavier Arreaga |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 22 | Kelyn Rowe |
| 84 | Joshua Atencio |
| 11 | Brad Smith |
| 16 | Alex Roldan |
| 17 | Will Bruin |
| 12 | Fredy Montero |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
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