MLS

FT Sunday, July 17, 2022
LAFC WWLWW 2
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Nashville SC LDLWL 1
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LAFC112
NSH101
GEODIS Park · 30,109 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Gareth Bale debuts as LAFC beat Nashville on road

Gareth Bale and Giorgio Chiellini made their Major League Soccer debuts as visiting LAFC pulled out a 2-1 victory over Nashville SC.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
3
49.9
Possession
50.1
13
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
412
Accurate Passes
396
481
Passes
470
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
5
7
Crosses
20
0.0
Cross %
0.3
66
Long Balls
67
30
Accurate Long Balls
43
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
4
Effective Tackles
7
8
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
6
19
Effective Clearances
15
19
Clearances
15

Lineups

NSH · 4-4-2

  1. 1Joe WillisG
  2. 5Jack MaherCD-L
  3. 25Walker ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 2Daniel LovitzLB
  5. 15Eric MillerRB
  6. 6Dax McCartyCM-L
  7. 27Tah AnungaCM-R
  8. 8Randall LealLM
  9. 19Alex MuylRM
  10. 17C.J. SapongCF-L
  11. 10Hany MukhtarCF-R

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 14Giorgio ChielliniCD-L
  3. 3Jesús MurilloCD-R
  4. 24Ryan HollingsheadLB
  5. 2Franco EscobarRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 23Kellyn AcostaLM
  8. 20José CifuentesRM
  9. 9Cristian ArangoF
  10. 22Kwadwo OpokuLF
  11. 10Carlos VelaRF

Timeline

  1. 13' Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 18' Tah Anunga (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 27' Goal! Nashville SC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
  4. 43' Goal! Nashville SC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 46' Goal! Nashville SC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 2. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  6. 60' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Eddie Segura replaces Giorgio Chiellini.
  7. 68' Substitution, Nashville SC. Teal Bunbury replaces Alex Muyl.
  8. 69' Substitution, Nashville SC. Sean Davis replaces Dax McCarty.
  9. 72' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  10. 72' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Gareth Bale replaces Cristian Arango.
  11. 73' Franco Escobar (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 81' Substitution, Nashville SC. Aké Arnaud Loba replaces C.J. Sapong.
  13. 81' Substitution, Nashville SC. Luke Haakenson replaces Tah Anunga.
  14. 83' Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 84' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sebastien Ibeagha replaces Franco Escobar.
  16. 84' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
  17. 88' Randall Leal (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, Nashville SC. Taylor Washington replaces Randall Leal.

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