MLS

FT Tuesday, October 26, 2021
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LAFC DWWDW 3
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BMO Stadium · 22,030 att. · ESPN

Match Report

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LAFC 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

SEA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LAFC · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Jamal BlackmanG
  2. 94Jesús MurilloCD
  3. 25Sebastien IbeaghaCD-L
  4. 5Mamadou FallCD-R
  5. 12Diego PalaciosCM-L
  6. 7Latif BlessingCM-R
  7. 44Raheem EdwardsAM
  8. 32Marco FarfanLM
  9. 33Kim Moon-HwanRM
  10. 17Brian RodríguezCF-L
  11. 29Cristian ArangoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Cal JenningsSUB
  2. 15Daniel CrisostomoSUB
  3. 45Michee NgalinaSUB
  4. 30Tomas RomeroSUB
  5. 19Bryce DukeSUB
  6. 27Tristan BlackmonSUB
  7. 16Daniel MusovskiSUB
  8. 10Carlos VelaSUB
  9. 2Jordan HarveySUB

SEA · 3-4-2-1

  1. 24Stefan FreiG
  2. 3Xavier ArreagaCD
  3. 5Nouhou ToloCD-L
  4. 28Yeimar GómezCD-R
  5. 22Kelyn RoweCM-L
  6. 84Joshua AtencioCM-R
  7. 11Brad SmithLM
  8. 16Alex RoldanRM
  9. 17Will BruinF
  10. 12Fredy MonteroCF-L
  11. 7Cristian RoldanCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 92Abdoulaye CissokoSUB
  2. 18Spencer RicheySUB
  3. 45Ethan DobbelaereSUB
  4. 75Daniel LeyvaSUB
  5. 30Stefan ClevelandSUB
  6. 10Nicolás LodeiroSUB
  7. 27Shane O'NeillSUB
  8. 20Nicolas BenezetSUB
  9. 23Léo ChúSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 37' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolas Benezet replaces Will Bruin because of an injury.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 56' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Brad Smith.
  6. 65' Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 67' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro replaces Joshua Atencio.
  8. 68' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Shane O'Neill replaces Yeimar Gómez.
  9. 68' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces Kelyn Rowe.
  10. 70' Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 78' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces Brian Rodríguez.
  12. 78' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Tristan Blackmon replaces Jesús David Murillo.
  13. 79' Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 82' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Musovski replaces Cristian Arango.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jordan Harvey replaces Marco Farfan.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Crisostomo replaces Diego Palacios.
  17. 90'+4' Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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