LAFC vs D.C. United, 2022 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS

LAFC

67': Kwadwo Opoku

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1 - 0

D.C. United

60': Steve Birnbaum

League-leading LAFC sneak past 10-man D.C. United

D.C. United defender Steven Birnbaum's dismissal for a second yellow card changed the complexion of the Tuesday match at Los Angeles FC, and the hom

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Andy Najar (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
3': Attempt blocked. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jackson Hopkins with a through ball.
3': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
4': Attempt blocked. Victor Pálsson (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Rodríguez with a cross.
4': Attempt missed. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
6': Attempt saved. Jackson Hopkins (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taxiarchis Fountas.
6': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Maxime Crépeau.
8': Foul by Jackson Hopkins (D.C. United ).
8': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Foul by Sofiane Djeffal (D.C. United ).
11': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Kellyn Acosta.
15': Attempt blocked. Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sami Guediri with a cross.
16': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Sofiane Djeffal (D.C. United ).
18': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jose Alfaro.
18': Attempt blocked. Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
18': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jose Alfaro.
20': Andy Najar (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
21': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ).
22': Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
24': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Andy Najar.
24': Foul by Martín Rodríguez (D.C. United ).
24': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Hand ball by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
26': Attempt saved. Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martín Rodríguez with a cross.
26': Attempt missed. Victor Pálsson (D.C. United ) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high following a set piece situation.
28': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Andy Najar (D.C. United ).
28': Hand ball by Jackson Hopkins (D.C. United ).
28': Jackson Hopkins (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card.
29': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Andy Najar.
34': Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
34': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jose Alfaro.
35': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
35': Victor Pálsson (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Jose Alfaro (D.C. United ).
39': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
41': Foul by Ravel Morrison (D.C. United ).
41': Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Attempt missed. Victor Pálsson (D.C. United ) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
43': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by Andy Najar (D.C. United ).
43': Andy Najar (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Ravel Morrison (D.C. United ).
44': Ravel Morrison (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franco Escobar with a cross.
45'+2': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, D.C. United 0.
45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 0, D.C. United 0.
47': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
48': Offside, D.C. United. David Ochoa tries a through ball, but Ravel Morrison is caught offside.
49': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ).
50': Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Attempt blocked. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
51': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jackson Hopkins.
53': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
54': Foul by Franco Escobar (Los Angeles Football Club).
54': Martín Rodríguez (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt saved. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ravel Morrison.
56': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
57': Foul by Jose Alfaro (D.C. United ).
57': Franco Escobar (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Martín Rodríguez (D.C. United ).
58': Franco Escobar (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Franco Escobar.
59': David Ochoa (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card.
60': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ).
60': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Second yellow card to Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) for a bad foul.
61': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Foul by Andy Najar (D.C. United ).
61': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
61': Jackson Hopkins (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Brian Rodríguez.
63': Substitution, D.C. United. Chris Durkin replaces Jackson Hopkins.
64': Attempt saved. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Franco Escobar.
65': Attempt missed. Chris Durkin (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sofiane Djeffal.
66': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
66': Andy Najar (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
67': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, D.C. United 0. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Arango following a fast break.
69': Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Chris Durkin.
71': Andy Najar (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
71': Substitution, D.C. United. Miguel Berry replaces Martín Rodríguez.
72': Chris Durkin (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
73': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces Carlos Vela.
77': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Sofiane Djeffal (D.C. United ).
79': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
79': Victor Pálsson (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
81': Hand ball by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
82': Substitution, D.C. United. Chris Odoi-Atsem replaces Andy Najar.
82': Substitution, D.C. United. Donovan Pines replaces Sami Guediri.
82': Substitution, D.C. United. Ola Kamara replaces Ravel Morrison.
82': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
83': Attempt missed. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sofiane Djeffal with a cross following a corner.
84': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead replaces José Cifuentes.
84': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mamadou Mbacke replaces Eddie Segura.
85': Attempt saved. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
85': Attempt blocked. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
85': Attempt blocked. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
85': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Victor Pálsson.
85': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
87': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
87': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ola Kamara.
89': Franco Escobar (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
90': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead tries a through ball, but Jesús Murillo is caught offside.
90'+3': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club).
90'+3': Jose Alfaro (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mamadou Mbacke.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, D.C. United 0.
0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, D.C. United 0.

Statistics

DC		LAFC
0	Fouls	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
0	Possession	0
0	SHOTS	0
0	ON GOAL	0
0.0	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,063

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Inter Miami CF	9	+5	15
2	New York Red Bulls	8	+4	15
3	Philadelphia Union	7	+5	13
4	Columbus Crew	8	+3	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

LAFC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Maxime Crépeau (GK)
4	Eddie Segura
3	Jesús Murillo
12	Diego Palacios
2	Franco Escobar
6	Ilie Sánchez
23	Kellyn Acosta
20	José Cifuentes
9	Cristian Arango
17	Brian Rodríguez
10	Carlos Vela

LAFC Substitutes:

John McCarthy, Cal Jennings, Latif Blessing, Kwadwo Opoku, Sebastien Ibeagha, Jhegson Méndez, Mamadou Fall, Ryan Hollingshead.

D.C. United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
32	David Ochoa (GK)
93	Tony Alfaro
15	Steve Birnbaum
97	Sami Guediri
14	Andy Najar
44	Victor Palsson
25	Jackson Hopkins
13	Sofiane Djeffal
49	Ravel Morrison
77	Martín Rodríguez
11	Taxiarchis Fountas

D.C. United Substitutes:

Miguel Berry, Donovan Pines, Gaoussou Samake, Rafael Romo, Chris Odoi-Atsem, Theodore Ku-Dipietro, Russell Canouse, Ola Kamara, Christopher Durkin.

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