MLS

FT Saturday, February 26, 2022
Colorado Rapids WWLLW 0
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LAFC WDWDL 3
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BMO Stadium · 22,010 att.

Match Report

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Carlos 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 3-2

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 5Mamadou FallCD-L
  3. 3Jesús MurilloCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 2Franco EscobarRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 11José CifuentesLM
  8. 23Kellyn AcostaRM
  9. 10Carlos VelaF
  10. 17Brian RodríguezLF
  11. 22Kwadwo OpokuRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Francisco GinellaSUB
  2. 77John McCarthySUB
  3. 29Daniel MusovskiSUB
  4. 33Kim Moon-HwanSUB
  5. 24Ryan HollingsheadSUB
  6. 7Latif BlessingSUB
  7. 25Sebastien IbeaghaSUB
  8. 9Cristian ArangoSUB
  9. 44Doneil HenrySUB

COL · 3-4-3

  1. 22William YarbroughG
  2. 4Danny WilsonCD
  3. 5Auston TrustyCD-L
  4. 6Lalas AbubakarCD-R
  5. 21Bryan AcostaCM-L
  6. 19Jack PriceCM-R
  7. 66Lucas EstevesLM
  8. 2Keegan RosenberryRM
  9. 7Jonathan LewisF
  10. 8MaxCF-L
  11. 14Mark-Anthony KayeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Drew MoorSUB
  2. 33Steven BeitashourSUB
  3. 9Andre ShinyashikiSUB
  4. 1Clint IrwinSUB
  5. 32Collen WarnerSUB
  6. 11Diego RubioSUB
  7. 20Nicolás MezquidaSUB
  8. 12Michael BarriosSUB
  9. 27Sebastian AndersonSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 53' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Diego Rubio replaces Bryan Acosta.
  6. 53' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Michael Barrios replaces Max.
  7. 58' Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 58' Maxime Crépeau (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 64' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Nicolás Mezquida replaces Jonathan Lewis because of an injury.
  10. 72' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Arango replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
  11. 73' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces Kellyn Acosta.
  12. 80' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Daniel Musovski replaces Brian Rodríguez because of an injury.
  13. 81' José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 83' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Andre Shinyashiki replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
  15. 86' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead replaces Carlos Vela.
  16. 86' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Doneil Henry replaces Jesús David Murillo because of an injury.
  17. 90' Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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