MLS

San Jose Earthquakes vs LAFC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
San Jose Earthquakes
  • 8': Cristian Espinoza
  • 83': Cristian Espinoza (P)
FT
2 - 1
LAFC
  • 30': Denis Bouanga

About

San Jose Earthquakes are hosting LAFC at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Hand ball by Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 3': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 3': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
  • 8': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro with a through ball.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jackson Yueill.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 11': Foul by Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 11': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Paul Marie tries a through ball, but Cristian Espinoza is caught offside.
  • 12': Foul by Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 12': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Foul by Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 16': Attempt missed. Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
  • 22': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 22': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 25': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 25': Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 27': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Aaron Long.
  • 28': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Carlos Gruezo.
  • 29': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 29': Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
  • 30': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Jamiro Monteiro (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
  • 33': Foul by Jonathan Mensah (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 33': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 35': Jonathan Mensah (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
  • 36': Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 37': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia tries a through ball, but Timothy Tillman is caught offside.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Gruezo.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Foul by Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 40': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 44': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Rodrigues.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by James Marcinkowski.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins San Jose Earthquakes 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
  • 47': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 47': Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 48': Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez with a headed pass.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
  • 53': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Aaron Long.
  • 56': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 56': Jamiro Monteiro (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza following a fast break.
  • 60': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Denil Maldonado.
  • 63': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
  • 67': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Jamiro Monteiro (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 68': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Ilie Sánchez tries a through ball, but Diego Palacios is caught offside.
  • 71': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Benjamin Kikanovic replaces Cade Cowell.
  • 71': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Miguel Trauco tries a through ball, but Benjamin Kikanovic is caught offside.
  • 74': Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 75': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kellyn Acosta replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  • 75': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Carlos Vela.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aaron Long.
  • 76': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by James Marcinkowski.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
  • 81': Penalty San Jose Earthquakes. Jeremy Ebobisse draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 81': Penalty conceded by Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 83': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 85': Foul by Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 85': Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Judson replaces Jackson Yueill.
  • 87': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. James Marcinkowski tries a through ball, but Jamiro Monteiro is caught offside.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
  • 89': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead replaces Diego Palacios.
  • 89': Foul by Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 89': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 90'+3': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Tanner Beason replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Judson.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
  • 0': Match ends, San Jose Earthquakes 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 6
60 Possession 40
17 SHOTS 9
7 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
501 Accurate Passes 294
577 Passes 380
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 1
10 Crosses 9
0.4 Cross % 0.1
56 Long Balls 48
32 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 3
15 Effective Tackles 13
23 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 7
13 Effective Clearances 13
13 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Levi's Stadium
Location: Santa Clara, California, USA
Attendance: 45,112

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 13 +14 28
2 Minnesota United FC 14 +9 25
3 San Diego FC 14 +9 24
4 Portland Timbers 14 +3 23
Full Table

Line-Ups

SJ San Jose Earthquakes (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 JT Marcinkowski (GK)
26 Rodrigues
4 Jonathan Mensah
21 Miguel Trauco
3 Paul Marie
7 Carlos Gruezo
35 Jamiro Monteiro
14 Jackson Yueill
11 Jeremy Ebobisse
44 Cade Cowell
10 Cristian Espinoza
San Jose Earthquakes Substitutes:
Tommy Thompson, Niko Tsakiris, Benjamin Kikanovic, Tanner Beason, Michael Baldisimo, Daniel Munie, Ousseni Bouda, Daniel, Judson.

LAFC LAFC (4-3-3)

No. Name
77 John McCarthy (GK)
33 Aaron Long
2 Denil Maldonado Yellow Card
12 Diego Palacios
30 Sergi Palencia
6 Ilie Sánchez
20 José Cifuentes
11 Timothy Tillman
10 Carlos Vela
99 Denis Bouanga
19 Mateusz Bogusz Yellow Card
LAFC Substitutes:
Stipe Biuk, Daniel Crisostomo, Abraham Romero, Ryan Hollingshead, Erik Dueñas, Kellyn Acosta, Noah Dollenmayer, Kwadwo Opoku, Christian Torres.

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