LAFC vs Alajuelense, 2023 Concacaf Champions League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - LAFC advance 4-2 on aggregate
LAFC
  • 83': Carlos Vela
FT
1 - 2
2nd Leg - LAFC advance 4-2 on aggregate
Alajuelense
  • 8': Giancarlo González (P)
  • 51': Aarón Suárez

About

LAFC are hosting Alajuelense at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the Concacaf Champions Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Suhander Zúñiga.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 4': Foul by Dardo Miloc (Alajuelense).
  • 4': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Josimar Alcócer (Alajuelense) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aarón Suárez.
  • 4': Penalty conceded by Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 6': VAR Decision: Penalty Alajuelense.
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 8': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Alajuelense 1. Giancarlo González (Alajuelense) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Suhander Zúñiga (Alajuelense).
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Aarón Suárez (Alajuelense).
  • 14': Foul by Josimar Alcócer (Alajuelense).
  • 14': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sergi Palencia following a set piece situation.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Aarón Suárez (Alajuelense) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stipe Biuk.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
  • 28': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 30': Hand ball by Johan Venegas (Alajuelense).
  • 35': Attempt saved. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 35': Foul by Alexis Gamboa (Alajuelense).
  • 35': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Alexis Gamboa (Alajuelense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Stipe Biuk.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Johan Venegas (Alajuelense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Mora.
  • 39': Foul by Carlos Mora (Alajuelense).
  • 39': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Johan Venegas (Alajuelense).
  • 40': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
  • 44': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Leonel Moreira.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
  • 45': Alexis Gamboa (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 45'+1': Corner, Alajuelense. Conceded by José Cifuentes.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Dardo Miloc.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, Alajuelense 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 0, Alajuelense 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Dénis Bouanga replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
  • 49': Foul by Carlos Martínez (Alajuelense).
  • 49': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Leonel Moreira (Alajuelense).
  • 50': Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Giancarlo González (Alajuelense).
  • 51': Giancarlo González (Alajuelense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Johan Venegas (Alajuelense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aarón Suárez.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Aarón Suárez (Alajuelense) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 51': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Alajuelense 2. Aarón Suárez (Alajuelense) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury John McCarthy (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgio Chiellini.
  • 56': Foul by Suhander Zúñiga (Alajuelense).
  • 56': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stipe Biuk.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stipe Biuk with a cross.
  • 59': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Dénis Bouanga tries a through ball, but Stipe Biuk is caught offside.
  • 59': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Johan Venegas (Alajuelense).
  • 60': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Alexis Gamboa.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Palacios with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 62': Carlos Martínez (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 63': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 63': Johan Venegas (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Substitution, Alajuelense. Yael López replaces Carlos Martínez.
  • 66': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgio Chiellini.
  • 69': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kellyn Acosta replaces Timothy Tillman.
  • 69': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jesús Murillo replaces Aaron Long.
  • 70': Foul by Johan Venegas (Alajuelense).
  • 70': Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Aarón Suárez (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 72': Attempt missed. Aarón Suárez (Alajuelense) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Mora with a cross.
  • 73': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Carlos Mora (Alajuelense).
  • 73': Carlos Mora (Alajuelense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 76': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Suhander Zúñiga.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by José Cifuentes with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Foul by Alexis Gamboa (Alajuelense).
  • 78': Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 78': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Suhander Zúñiga.
  • 80': Substitution, Alajuelense. Doryan Rodriguez replaces Aarón Suárez.
  • 80': Substitution, Alajuelense. Freddy Góndola replaces Carlos Mora.
  • 81': Foul by Alexander López (Alajuelense).
  • 81': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 82': Yael López (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Alajuelense 2. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
  • 86': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Yael López.
  • 86': Substitution, Alajuelense. Rashir Parkins replaces Dardo Miloc.
  • 86': Substitution, Alajuelense. Ángel Tejeda replaces Johan Venegas.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Rashir Parkins (Alajuelense) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josimar Alcócer.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Yael López (Alajuelense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alexander López.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Alajuelense. Conceded by John McCarthy.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Rashir Parkins (Alajuelense) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Freddy Góndola.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Yael López (Alajuelense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander López.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Alajuelense 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Alajuelense 2.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 6
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 7
7 Saves 5
42.1 Possession 57.9
12 SHOTS 26
7 ON GOAL 8
0.6 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
265 Accurate Passes 389
358 Passes 485
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 3
11 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.2
80 Long Balls 65
37 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 6
17 Effective Tackles 12
25 Tackles 21
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
17 Interceptions 13
24 Effective Clearances 16
24 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 19,672

Line-Ups

LAFC LAFC (4-3-3)

No. Name
77 John McCarthy (GK)
14 Giorgio Chiellini Yellow Card
33 Aaron Long
12 Diego Palacios
30 Sergi Palencia
6 Ilie Sánchez
11 Timothy Tillman
20 José Cifuentes
10 Carlos Vela
7 Stipe Biuk
22 Kwadwo Opoku
LAFC Substitutes:
Denil Maldonado, Denis Bouanga, Jesús Murillo, Erik Dueñas, Abraham Romero, Kellyn Acosta, Eldin Jakupovic, Nathan Ordaz, Daniel Crisostomo.

ALA Alajuelense (4-5-1)

No. Name
23 Leonel Moreira (GK)
13 Alexis Gamboa Yellow Card
26 Giancarlo González
24 Suhander Zuñiga
2 Carlos Martinez
11 Alexander López
6 Dardo Miloc
10 Aarón Suárez
7 Josimar Alcócer
17 Carlos Mora Yellow Card
8 Johan Venegas
Alajuelense Substitutes:
Miguel Aju, Doryan Rodriguez, Andrés Gómez, Ian Lawrence, Juan Rodriguez, Rashir Parkins, Freddy Góndola, Yael López, Ángel Tejeda.

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