MLS

FT Sunday, October 30, 2022
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BMO Stadium · 22,175 att. · ABC

Match Report

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LAFC reaches first MLS Cup final after routing Austin FC

LAFC will host the MLS Cup final after a dominant 3-0 win over Austin FC in Sunday's Western Conference final at Banc of California Stadium.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
17
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
11
7
Saves
1
48.6
Possession
51.4
7
SHOTS
22
1
ON GOAL
10
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
276
Accurate Passes
317
371
Passes
389
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
7
9
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.4
61
Long Balls
58
14
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.2
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
4
15
Effective Tackles
7
24
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
10
Interceptions
12
10
Effective Clearances
17
10
Clearances
17

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 3-2

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 14Giorgio ChielliniCD-L
  3. 3Jesús MurilloCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 24Ryan HollingsheadRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 23Kellyn AcostaLM
  8. 20José CifuentesRM
  9. 9Cristian ArangoF
  10. 99Denis BouangaLF
  11. 10Carlos VelaRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Latif BlessingSUB
  2. 37Cristian TelloSUB
  3. 32Jhegson MéndezSUB
  4. 2Franco EscobarSUB
  5. 11Gareth BaleSUB
  6. 22Kwadwo OpokuSUB
  7. 28Antonio LeoneSUB
  8. 77John McCarthySUB
  9. 25Sebastien IbeaghaSUB

ATX · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad StuverG
  2. 4Ruben GabrielsenCD-L
  3. 18Julio CascanteCD-R
  4. 17Jon GallagherLB
  5. 24Nick LimaRB
  6. 7Sebastián DriussiAM
  7. 8Alexander RingLM
  8. 6Dani PereiraRM
  9. 2Moussa DjittéF
  10. 14Diego FagundezAM-L
  11. 77Emiliano RigoniAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Danny HoesenSUB
  2. 22FelipeSUB
  3. 33Owen WolffSUB
  4. 13Ethan FinlaySUB
  5. 31Andrew TarbellSUB
  6. 3Jhohan RomañaSUB
  7. 16Hector JimenezSUB
  8. 5Jhojan ValenciaSUB
  9. 37Maximiliano UrrutiSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Austin FC 0. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
  2. 31' Nick Lima (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sebastien Ibeagha replaces Giorgio Chiellini because of an injury.
  5. 54' Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 61' Substitution, Austin FC. Maximiliano Urruti replaces Moussa Djitté.
  7. 61' Substitution, Austin FC. Ethan Finlay replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
  8. 62' Own Goal by Maximiliano Urruti, Austin FC. Los Angeles Football Club 2, Austin FC 0.
  9. 71' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Cristian Arango.
  10. 72' Substitution, Austin FC. Felipe Martins replaces Daniel Pereira.
  11. 77' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jhegson Méndez replaces Carlos Vela.
  12. 81' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Austin FC 0. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  13. 83' Substitution, Austin FC. Danny Hoesen replaces Diego Fagúndez.
  14. 83' Substitution, Austin FC. Owen Wolff replaces Jon Gallagher.
  15. 85' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Franco Escobar replaces Diego Palacios.
  16. 90' Maximiliano Urruti (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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