LAFC vs Austin FC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSDenis Bouanga hat trick powers LAFC past Austin FC
Denis Bouanga continued his sensational form with a hat trick to give LAFC a 3-0 win over visiting Austin FC.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
- 3': Attempt missed. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
- 5': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
- 5': Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Daniel Pereira following a corner.
- 6': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 6': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Sergi Palencia.
- 9': Attempt missed. Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 9': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Urruti (Austin FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Pereira following a corner.
- 11': Attempt saved. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 12': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 12': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 12': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
- 22': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Eldin Jakupovic tries a through ball, but Kwadwo Opoku is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 23': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 29': Attempt blocked. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
- 29': Foul by Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 29': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 34': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Owen Wolff.
- 36': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 36': Maximiliano Urruti (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Maximiliano Urruti (Austin FC).
- 39': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Giorgio Chiellini.
- 40': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Austin FC 0. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 43': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Zan Kolmanic.
- 44': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 44': Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Urruti (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+1': Foul by Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC).
- 45'+1': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgio Chiellini.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Austin FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 1, Austin FC 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stipe Biuk with a headed pass.
- 52': Attempt saved. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni.
- 54': Attempt missed. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 55': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Leo Väisänen.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Maximiliano Urruti.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Denil Maldonado.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Alexander Ring.
- 57': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Austin FC 0. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
- 59': Attempt saved. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximiliano Urruti.
- 61': Foul by Daniel Pereira (Austin FC).
- 61': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ilie Sánchez replaces Timothy Tillman.
- 61': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
- 61': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead replaces Diego Palacios.
- 62': Substitution, Austin FC. Adam Lundkvist replaces Zan Kolmanic.
- 62': Substitution, Austin FC. Gyasi Zardes replaces Maximiliano Urruti.
- 63': Substitution, Austin FC. Nick Lima replaces Jon Gallagher.
- 66': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Owen Wolff.
- 67': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Nick Lima (Austin FC).
- 67': Nick Lima (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Austin FC 0. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sergi Palencia with a cross.
- 71': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daniel Pereira.
- 71': Substitution, Austin FC. Ethan Finlay replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
- 71': Substitution, Austin FC. Will Bruin replaces Diego Fagúndez.
- 72': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Erik Dueñas replaces Dénis Bouanga.
- 72': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Adam Lundkvist.
- 73': Attempt missed. Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Attempt missed. Adam Lundkvist (Austin FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Owen Wolff.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 75': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Will Bruin (Austin FC).
- 76': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Adam Lundkvist.
- 76': Attempt missed. Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela following a corner.
- 77': Foul by Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 77': Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC).
- 79': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Adam Lundkvist (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 82': Attempt saved. Adam Lundkvist (Austin FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Owen Wolff.
- 82': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Eldin Jakupovic.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC).
- 84': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Crisostomo replaces Kellyn Acosta.
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stipe Biuk.
- 86': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Adam Lundkvist.
- 87': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Erik Dueñas.
- 89': Attempt missed. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 89': Attempt missed. Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 89': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 89': Will Bruin (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a through ball.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stipe Biuk.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, Austin FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, Austin FC 0.
Statistics
 ATX |
LAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 51.2 | Possession | 48.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 422 | Accurate Passes | 394 |
| 500 | Passes | 473 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 16 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 24 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,199
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,199
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 34 | +23 | 63 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 34 | +28 | 63 |
| 3 | LAFC | 34 | +25 | 60 |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | +17 | 58 |
Line-Ups
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Eldin Jakupovic (GK) |
| 14 | Giorgio Chiellini |
| 2 | Denil Maldonado |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 30 | Sergi Palencia |
| 23 | Kellyn Acosta |
| 20 | José Cifuentes |
| 11 | Timothy Tillman |
| 22 | Kwadwo Opoku |
| 99 | Denis Bouanga |
| 7 | Stipe Biuk |
Austin FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
| 15 | Leo Väisänen |
| 8 | Alexander Ring |
| 23 | Zan Kolmanic |
| 17 | Jon Gallagher |
| 10 | Sebastián Driussi |
| 33 | Owen Wolff |
| 6 | Dani Pereira |
| 37 | Maximiliano Urruti |
| 14 | Diego Fagundez |
| 7 | Emiliano Rigoni |
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