MLS

Nashville SC vs LAFC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Nashville SC
  • 35': Hany Mukhtar
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LAFC
  • 59': Denis Bouanga

Bouanga helps LAFC earn 1-1 draw with Nashville

— Dénis Bouanga scored early in the second half to help Los Angeles FC earn a 1-1 draw with Nashville SC on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz tries a through ball, but Fafà Picault is caught offside.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shaq Moore with a cross.
  • 4': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 4': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Erik Dueñas.
  • 8': Foul by Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 8': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Fafà Picault (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Foul by Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 14': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC).
  • 16': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Ilie Sánchez.
  • 17': Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Shaq Moore (Nashville SC).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Palencia.
  • 20': Foul by Fafà Picault (Nashville SC).
  • 20': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
  • 26': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jack Maher.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 35': Goal! Nashville SC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teal Bunbury.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Shaq Moore.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Muyl.
  • 39': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Erik Dueñas.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
  • 43': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 43': Shaq Moore (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Nashville SC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nashville SC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
  • 48': Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 51': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Palencia.
  • 51': Offside, Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz tries a through ball, but Hany Mukhtar is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
  • 55': Substitution, Nashville SC. Taylor Washington replaces Walker Zimmerman.
  • 56': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Shaq Moore.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Dueñas following a corner.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
  • 58': Offside, Nashville SC. Jack Maher tries a through ball, but Hany Mukhtar is caught offside.
  • 59': Goal! Nashville SC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stipe Biuk.
  • 63': Foul by Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC).
  • 63': Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
  • 65': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 66': Attempt missed. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
  • 67': Hand ball by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
  • 67': Substitution, Nashville SC. C.J. Sapong replaces Teal Bunbury.
  • 68': Substitution, Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Fafà Picault.
  • 68': 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.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Shaq Moore.
  • 69': Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
  • 70': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Stipe Biuk.
  • 70': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kellyn Acosta replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  • 72': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Kwadwo Opoku.
  • 73': Attempt saved. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 73': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by John McCarthy.
  • 74': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jesús Murillo.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC).
  • 78': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 78': Substitution, Nashville SC. Ján Gregus replaces Dax McCarty.
  • 79': Substitution, Nashville SC. Josh Bauer replaces Alex Muyl.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ján Gregus.
  • 82': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead replaces Sergi Palencia.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
  • 85': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Taylor Washington.
  • 86': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jack Maher.
  • 88': Foul by Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 88': Joe Willis (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
  • 90': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Palacios tries a through ball, but Dénis Bouanga is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nashville SC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Nashville SC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 6
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 5
45.4 Possession 54.6
19 SHOTS 8
6 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
322 Accurate Passes 394
396 Passes 472
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
13 Crosses 22
0.2 Cross % 0.2
40 Long Balls 70
19 Accurate Long Balls 41
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 1
16 Effective Tackles 13
20 Tackles 21
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 11
21 Effective Clearances 17
21 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: GEODIS Park
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 30,109

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Diego FC 2 +7 6
2 LAFC 2 +5 6
3 San Jose Earthquakes 2 +5 6
4 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 +4 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

NSH Nashville SC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Joe Willis (GK)
5 Jack Maher
25 Walker Zimmerman
2 Daniel Lovitz
18 Shaq Moore
20 Aníbal Godoy
6 Dax McCarty
7 Fafà Picault
19 Alex Muyl
12 Teal Bunbury
10 Hany Mukhtar
Nashville SC Substitutes:
Jan Gregus, C.J. Sapong, Ethan Zubak, Jacob Shaffelburg, Tah Anunga, Josh Bauer, Luke Haakenson, Taylor Washington, Elliot Panicco.

LAFC LAFC (4-3-3)

No. Name
77 John McCarthy (GK)
3 Jesús Murillo Yellow Card
2 Denil Maldonado Yellow Card
12 Diego Palacios
30 Sergi Palencia
6 Ilie Sánchez
18 Erik Dueñas Yellow Card
20 José Cifuentes
99 Denis Bouanga
7 Stipe Biuk
19 Mateusz Bogusz
LAFC Substitutes:
Ryan Hollingshead, Noah Dollenmayer, Kwadwo Opoku, Abraham Romero, Carlos Vela, Daniel Crisostomo, Nathan Ordaz, Kellyn Acosta.

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