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LAFC win 3-0 on penalties · BMO Stadium · 22,384 att.

Match Report

LAFC claims 1st MLS Cup title with shootout win over Union

— Gareth Bale tied the score 3-3 on a dramatic header in the eighth minute of extra-time stoppage time, backup goalkeeper John McCarthy stopped two Philadelphia shots in the shootout, and Los Angeles FC beat the Union 3-0 on penalty kicks to claim its...

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Team Stats

26
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
8
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
1
52.9
Possession
47.1
17
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
359
Accurate Passes
315
497
Passes
450
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
5
28
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.3
101
Long Balls
64
47
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
6
17
Effective Tackles
11
21
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
9
19
Effective Clearances
39
19
Clearances
39

Highlights

01:18 LAFC VS PHI Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 1-0-3

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 25Sebastien IbeaghaCD-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. 2Franco EscobarSUB
  2. 77John McCarthySUB
  3. 37Cristian TelloSUB
  4. 11Gareth BaleSUB
  5. 4Eddie SeguraSUB
  6. 22Kwadwo OpokuSUB
  7. 32Jhegson MéndezSUB
  8. 14Giorgio ChielliniSUB
  9. 7Latif BlessingSUB

PHI · 4-3-1-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 3Jack ElliottCD-L
  3. 5Jakob GlesnesCD-R
  4. 27Kai WagnerLB
  5. 15Olivier MbaizoRB
  6. 7Mikkel UhreM
  7. 8José Andrés MartínezCM
  8. 6Dániel GazdagAM
  9. 31Leon FlachLM
  10. 16Jack McGlynnRM
  11. 9Julián CarranzaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Matthew Real
  2. 26Nathan Harriel
  3. 20Jesús Bueno
  4. 30Paxten Aaronson
  5. 19Cory Burke
  6. 25Chris Donovan
  7. 1Matt Freese
  8. 11Alejandro Bedoya
  9. 33Quinn Sullivan

Timeline

  1. 14' Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 27' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 59' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Philadelphia Union 1. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Martínez following a corner.
  4. 65' José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 71' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Cory Burke replaces Mikael Uhre.
  6. 74' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Cristian Arango.
  7. 83' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Philadelphia Union 1. Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
  8. 84' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Paxten Aaronson replaces Jack McGlynn.
  9. 85' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Philadelphia Union 2. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a set piece situation.
  10. 87' Sebastien Ibeagha (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90'+1' Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Tello replaces Kellyn Acosta.
  13. 90'
  14. 97' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Gareth Bale replaces Carlos Vela.
  15. 105' First Half Extra Time ends, Los Angeles Football Club 2, Philadelphia Union 2.
  16. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Los Angeles Football Club 2, Philadelphia Union 2.
  17. 116' Maxime Crépeau (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the red card.
  18. 117' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. John McCarthy replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
  19. 120'+1' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan replaces Cory Burke because of an injury.
  20. 120'+4' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Philadelphia Union 3. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  21. 120'+8' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Philadelphia Union 3. Gareth Bale (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Diego Palacios with a cross.
  22. 120'+11' Second Half Extra Time ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, Philadelphia Union 3.
  23. 120'
  24. 120'

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