MLS

LAFC vs LA Galaxy, 2022 MLS, Western Conference Playoffs - Semifinals

· MLS
LAFC
  • 23': Denis Bouanga
  • 80': Denis Bouanga
  • 90'+3': Cristian Arango
FT
3 - 2
LA Galaxy
  • 44': Samuel Grandsir
  • 85': Dejan Joveljic

Arango boots LAFC into Western final in 3-2 win over Galaxy

— Cristian “Chicho” Arango was able to keep Los Angeles Football Club's dream of a first MLS championship alive and end rival LA Galaxy's season in one shot.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy).
  • 2': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 3': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
  • 3': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
  • 8': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
  • 10': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 10': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  • 14': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy).
  • 16': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 16': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gastón Brugman.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Araujo.
  • 18': Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box.
  • 21': Hand ball by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 22': Hand ball by Séga Coulibaly (LA Galaxy).
  • 23': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, LA Galaxy 0. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a through ball.
  • 25': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 25': Séga Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Séga Coulibaly (LA Galaxy).
  • 27': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Séga Coulibaly (LA Galaxy).
  • 28': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Raheem Edwards.
  • 28': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 28': Marco Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir.
  • 30': Hand ball by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 33': Attempt missed. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Marco Delgado.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
  • 38': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Marco Delgado (LA Galaxy).
  • 40': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 41': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Dénis Bouanga.
  • 42': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 42': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, LA Galaxy 1. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 45': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
  • 45'+3': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 45'+4': Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, LA Galaxy 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 1, LA Galaxy 1.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir.
  • 47': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Séga Coulibaly.
  • 48': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (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.
  • 51': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Maxime Crépeau tries a through ball, but Cristian Arango is caught offside.
  • 53': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Julián Araujo.
  • 53': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 53': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Samuel Grandsir.
  • 56': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 56': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 57': Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Kévin Cabral replaces Douglas Costa.
  • 58': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 58': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 58': Marco Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Kellyn Acosta tries a through ball, but Cristian Arango is caught offside.
  • 63': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 63': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir.
  • 66': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 66': Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 68': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Víctor Vázquez replaces Samuel Grandsir.
  • 68': Foul by Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy).
  • 68': Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
  • 70': Attempt missed. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 71': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Arango with a headed pass.
  • 75': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Séga Coulibaly.
  • 78': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Carlos Vela because of an injury.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
  • 80': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, LA Galaxy 1. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
  • 83': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 83': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Marco Delgado.
  • 84': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Derrick Williams replaces Martín Cáceres.
  • 85': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, LA Galaxy 2. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez.
  • 87': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Gastón Brugman.
  • 88': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
  • 90'+2': Offside, LA Galaxy. Riqui Puig tries a through ball, but Chicharito is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Séga Coulibaly.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, LA Galaxy 2. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jhegson Méndez replaces José Cifuentes.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Giorgio Chiellini replaces Cristian Arango.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, LA Galaxy 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, LA Galaxy 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 18
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 2
60.8 Possession 39.2
11 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
449 Accurate Passes 257
536 Passes 335
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 4
10 Crosses 20
0.1 Cross % 0.2
65 Long Balls 44
34 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 6
21 Tackles 20
0.3 Tackle % 0.3
9 Interceptions 14
12 Effective Clearances 14
12 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,305

Line-Ups

LAFC LAFC (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Maxime Crépeau (GK)
4 Eddie Segura
3 Jesús Murillo Yellow Card
12 Diego Palacios Yellow Card
24 Ryan Hollingshead
6 Ilie Sánchez
23 Kellyn Acosta
20 José Cifuentes
9 Cristian Arango
99 Denis Bouanga
10 Carlos Vela
LAFC Substitutes:
Kwadwo Opoku, Franco Escobar, Sebastien Ibeagha, Jhegson Méndez, Giorgio Chiellini, Daniel Trejo, John McCarthy, Cristian Tello, Latif Blessing.

LA LA Galaxy (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Jonathan Bond (GK)
22 Martín Cáceres
4 Séga Coulibaly
44 Raheem Edwards Yellow Card
2 Julián Araujo
5 Gastón Brugman
6 Ricard Puig Yellow Card
8 Mark Delgado
14 Javier Hernández
11 Samuel Grandsir
10 Douglas Costa
LA Galaxy Substitutes:
Efrain Álvarez, Derrick Williams, Kelvin Leerdam, Sacha Kljestan, Dejan Joveljic, Víctor Vázquez, Kévin Cabral, Jonathan Klinsmann, Chase Gasper.

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