MLS

Columbus Crew vs LAFC, 2022 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Columbus Crew
    FT
    0 - 2
    LAFC
    • 62': Carlos Vela
    • 73': José Cifuentes

    LAFC outlasts two lengthy weather delays to beat Crew 2-0

    — Carlos Vela and Jose Cifuentes scored second-half goals and Los Angeles FC outlasted two lengthy weather delays to beat the Columbus Crew 2-0 on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
    • 1': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 3': Attempt saved. James Igbekeme (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
    • 4': Foul by Sebastien Ibeagha (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 4': Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 5': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kwadwo Opoku.
    • 7': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 7': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Moreira with a through ball.
    • 9': Foul by Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 9': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Offside, Columbus Crew. Lucas Zelarayán tries a through ball, but Jonathan Mensah is caught offside.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
    • 13': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 13': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
    • 16': Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Artur (Columbus Crew).
    • 20': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
    • 20': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 22': Artur (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 22': Offside, Columbus Crew. James Igbekeme tries a through ball, but Yaw Yeboah is caught offside.
    • 23': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a cross.
    • 25': Hand ball by Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 28': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 33': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 33': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 35': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
    • 36': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 36': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Artur (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 41': Foul by Sebastien Ibeagha (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 41': Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Sebastien Ibeagha (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Josh Williams.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Brian Rodríguez replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
    • 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces Danny Musovski.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Moreira with a cross.
    • 47': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Mamadou Fall.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
    • 49': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jonathan Mensah.
    • 50': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jonathan Mensah.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by James Igbekeme.
    • 53': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a cross following a corner.
    • 54': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
    • 54': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 54': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Offside, Columbus Crew. Miguel Berry tries a through ball, but Yaw Yeboah is caught offside.
    • 58': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 59': VAR Decision: No Goal Columbus Crew 0-0 Los Angeles Football Club.
    • 60': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Yaw Yeboah.
    • 61': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes replaces Francisco Ginella.
    • 62': Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 67': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Artur (Columbus Crew).
    • 68': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Etienne replaces James Igbekeme.
    • 68': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
    • 68': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jonathan Mensah.
    • 69': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Crisostomo replaces Kellyn Acosta.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
    • 70': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
    • 72': Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 73': Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 74': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Erik Hurtado replaces Miguel Berry.
    • 74': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Luis Díaz replaces Yaw Yeboah.
    • 75': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 75': Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
    • 78': Foul by Danny Crisostomo (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 78': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 79': Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Artur (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 79': Offside, Columbus Crew. Artur tries a through ball, but Josh Williams is caught offside.
    • 80': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 80': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Erik Hurtado (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Derrick Etienne with a cross.
    • 81': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Maxime Crépeau.
    • 83': Artur (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Foul by Danny Crisostomo (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 85': Substitution, Columbus Crew. William Sands replaces Artur.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mamadou Fall.
    • 89': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Eloy Room.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by William Sands (Columbus Crew).
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Doneil Henry replaces Mamadou Fall because of an injury.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Doneil Henry (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 90'+5': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Doneil Henry (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2.

    Statistics

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    19 Fouls 7
    6 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 4
    8 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 2
    35.3 Possession 64.7
    14 SHOTS 10
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    202 Accurate Passes 419
    271 Passes 502
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 7
    15 Crosses 22
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    41 Long Balls 57
    21 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 4
    14 Effective Tackles 14
    24 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 12
    22 Effective Clearances 16
    22 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
    Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
    Attendance: 19,649

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CLB Columbus Crew (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Eloy Room (GK)
    3 Josh Williams
    4 Jonathan Mensah
    7 Pedro Santos
    31 Steven Moreira
    8 Artur
    26 James Igbekeme
    6 Darlington Nagbe
    27 Miguel Berry
    10 Lucas Zelarayán
    14 Yaw Yeboah
    Columbus Crew Substitutes:
    Evan Bush, Jalil Anibaba, William Sands, Milos Degenek, Erik Hurtado, Luis Díaz, Alexandru Matan, Aidan Morris, Derrick Etienne Jr..

    LAFC LAFC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    16 Maxime Crépeau (GK)
    25 Sebastien Ibeagha Yellow Card
    3 Jesús Murillo Yellow Card
    12 Diego Palacios Yellow Card
    5 Mamadou Fall
    8 Francisco Ginella
    6 Ilie Sánchez Yellow Card
    23 Kellyn Acosta Yellow Card
    9 Cristian Arango
    29 Daniel Musovski
    22 Kwadwo Opoku
    LAFC Substitutes:
    Brian Rodríguez, John McCarthy, José Cifuentes, Doneil Henry, Carlos Vela, Cal Jennings, Daniel Crisostomo.

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