LAFC vs Colorado Rapids, 2022 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSCarlos Vela nets hat trick as LAFC rolls past Colorado
Carlos Vela was back in dominating form, delivering all three goals as Los Angeles FC earned a 3-0 victory against the visiting Colorado Rapids.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Foul by Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids).
- 1': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Bryan Acosta (Colorado Rapids).
- 5': Foul by Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids).
- 5': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Attempt missed. Lucas Esteves (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 11': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 11': Jack Price (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Max (Colorado Rapids).
- 13': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
- 13': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by William Yarbrough.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Lucas Esteves (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 22': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids).
- 23': Attempt blocked. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': 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 Kwadwo Opoku.
- 27': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Danny Wilson tries a through ball, but Jonathan Lewis is caught offside.
- 28': Penalty conceded by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 29': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 30': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Ilie Sánchez.
- 31': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Keegan Rosenberry.
- 32': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 32': Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Colorado Rapids 0. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Cifuentes following a fast break.
- 40': Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 44': Foul by Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 44': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a headed pass.
- 45'+1': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 2, Colorado Rapids 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 2, Colorado Rapids 0.
- 47': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 47': Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 48': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Bryan Acosta (Colorado Rapids).
- 50': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Colorado Rapids 0. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 53': Foul by Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids).
- 53': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Diego Rubio replaces Bryan Acosta.
- 53': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Michael Barrios replaces Max.
- 56': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 58': Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Maxime Crépeau (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Nicolás Mezquida replaces Jonathan Lewis because of an injury.
- 66': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 67': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 69': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Mamadou Fall.
- 70': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
- 70': Maxime Crépeau (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 70': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Danny Wilson.
- 71': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Lucas Esteves.
- 71': Attempt saved. Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Arango replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
- 73': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces Kellyn Acosta.
- 73': Attempt saved. Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keegan Rosenberry.
- 73': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Colorado Rapids).
- 74': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 74': Nicolás Mezquida (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt missed. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 77': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
- 78': Attempt blocked. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Mezquida.
- 80': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
- 80': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Daniel Musovski replaces Brian Rodríguez because of an injury.
- 81': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 81': Nicolás Mezquida (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Andre Shinyashiki replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 83': Hand ball by Franco Escobar (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 84': Attempt blocked. Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Esteves.
- 84': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Andre Shinyashiki tries a through ball, but Michael Barrios is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead replaces Carlos Vela.
- 86': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Doneil Henry replaces Jesús David Murillo because of an injury.
- 87': Foul by Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 87': Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by William Yarbrough.
- 89': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Foul by Daniel Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90': Jack Price (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Lucas Esteves (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Barrios with a cross.
- 90'+2': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Mamadou Fall.
- 90'+2': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+2': Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Daniel Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
- 90'+4': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
- 90'+4': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Lucas Esteves (Colorado Rapids).
- 90'+4': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Hand ball by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, Colorado Rapids 0.
- 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, Colorado Rapids 0.
Statistics
 COL |
LAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 49.9 | Possession | 50.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 400 | Accurate Passes | 395 |
| 473 | Passes | 482 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 24 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 74 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 18 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,010
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,010
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FC Dallas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Maxime Crépeau (GK)  |
| 5 | Mamadou Fall |
| 3 | Jesús Murillo |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 2 | Franco Escobar |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez |
| 11 | José Cifuentes |
| 23 | Kellyn Acosta |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
| 17 | Brian Rodríguez |
| 22 | Kwadwo Opoku |
Colorado Rapids (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | William Yarbrough (GK) |
| 4 | Danny Wilson |
| 5 | Auston Trusty |
| 6 | Lalas Abubakar |
| 21 | Bryan Acosta |
| 19 | Jack Price |
| 66 | Lucas Esteves |
| 2 | Keegan Rosenberry |
| 7 | Jonathan Lewis |
| 8 | Max |
| 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye |
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