LAFC vs LA Galaxy, 2022 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSLAFC wins El Trafico thriller in front of watching Gareth Bale
With newly signed Gareth Bale watching from the stands, his new team, LAFC, won a 3-2 thriller at home over rivals LA Galaxy.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chicharito with a headed pass.
- 2': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 2': Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 3': Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Attempt missed. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 6': Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 7': Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
- 8': Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
- 10': Foul by Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy).
- 10': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Sebastien Ibeagha tries a through ball, but Danny Musovski is caught offside.
- 11': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy).
- 12': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Sega Coulibaly.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
- 16': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
- 17': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, LA Galaxy 0. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 19': Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Palacios tries a through ball, but Danny Musovski is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chicharito with a through ball.
- 20': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Maxime Crépeau.
- 22': Offside, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic tries a through ball, but Samuel Grandsir is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 22': Marco Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Arango tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
- 31': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
- 31': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 33': Attempt missed. Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir.
- 33': Foul by Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy).
- 33': Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 35': Offside, LA Galaxy. Julián Araujo tries a through ball, but Samuel Grandsir is caught offside.
- 36': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Julián Araujo.
- 37': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 39': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
- 39': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Danny Musovski because of an injury.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
- 45'+2': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45'+2': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, LA Galaxy 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 1, LA Galaxy 0.
- 50': Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 50': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Chicharito (LA Galaxy).
- 52': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
- 53': Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 54': Offside, LA Galaxy. Julián Araujo tries a through ball, but Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
- 55': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, LA Galaxy 1. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Raveloson.
- 57': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead tries a through ball, but Cristian Arango is caught offside.
- 58': Offside, LA Galaxy. Samuel Grandsir tries a through ball, but Chicharito is caught offside.
- 59': Hand ball by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
- 59': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 60': Attempt missed. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
- 61': Foul by Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy).
- 61': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Attempt saved. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
- 66': Attempt saved. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Delgado.
- 69': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Víctor Vázquez replaces Efraín Álvarez.
- 69': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Samuel Grandsir.
- 70': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, LA Galaxy 1. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
- 71': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Kévin Cabral replaces Dejan Joveljic.
- 72': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, LA Galaxy 1. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela following a fast break.
- 74': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces Cristian Arango.
- 75': Attempt missed. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raheem Edwards with a cross.
- 76': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha.
- 77': Attempt saved. Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez with a cross.
- 77': Foul by Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy).
- 77': Maxime Crépeau (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 77': Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
- 81': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, LA Galaxy 2. Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Araujo.
- 82': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 83': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Francisco Ginella replaces José Cifuentes.
- 83': Attempt missed. Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 86': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Attempt missed. Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 87': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Maxime Crépeau.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez with a cross.
- 87': Attempt missed. Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) header from very close range is too high following a corner.
- 90': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Francisco Ginella.
- 90'+1': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+1': Marco Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+1': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Foul by Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+4': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+5': Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, LA Galaxy 2.
- 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, LA Galaxy 2.
Statistics
 LA |
LAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 56.1 | Possession | 43.9 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 359 | Accurate Passes | 264 |
| 445 | Passes | 357 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 27 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 22 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 12 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,231
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,231
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 10 | +19 | 27 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | +20 | 24 |
| 3 | LAFC | 10 | +11 | 20 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 8 | +8 | 19 |
Line-Ups
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Maxime Crépeau (GK) |
| 25 | Sebastien Ibeagha |
| 3 | Jesús Murillo |
| 12 | Diego Palacios  |
| 24 | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez |
| 23 | Kellyn Acosta |
| 11 | José Cifuentes |
| 9 | Cristian Arango |
| 29 | Daniel Musovski |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
LA Galaxy (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Bond (GK) |
| 3 | Derrick Williams |
| 4 | Séga Coulibaly |
| 44 | Raheem Edwards |
| 2 | Julián Araujo |
| 6 | Rayan Raveloson |
| 8 | Mark Delgado |
| 11 | Samuel Grandsir |
| 26 | Efrain Álvarez |
| 99 | Dejan Joveljic |
| 14 | Javier Hernández |
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