MLS

Real Salt Lake vs LAFC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
Real Salt Lake
    FT
    0 - 3
    LAFC
    • 8': Kwadwo Opoku
    • 35': Denis Bouanga
    • 87': Mateusz Bogusz (P)

    About

    Real Salt Lake are hosting LAFC at America First Field, Sandy, Utah, 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.
    • 5': Foul by Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake).
    • 5': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
    • 8': Goal! Real Salt Lake 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez with a through ball.
    • 10': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake).
    • 12': Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 13': Attempt missed. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross.
    • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrés Gómez.
    • 19': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Ilie Sánchez.
    • 19': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes replaces Kellyn Acosta because of an injury.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrés Gómez.
    • 21': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 21': Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Timothy Tillman.
    • 23': Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 24': Attempt saved. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo with a cross.
    • 24': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
    • 25': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Danny Musovski (Real Salt Lake).
    • 26': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Aaron Long tries a through ball, but Kwadwo Opoku is caught offside.
    • 26': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
    • 27': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Aaron Long.
    • 35': Goal! Real Salt Lake 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrés Gómez.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Gómez.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo.
    • 42': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
    • 44': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Andrew Brody.
    • 44': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Andrew Brody.
    • 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+5': Danny Musovski (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Real Salt Lake 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Real Salt Lake 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
    • 48': Danny Musovski (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 49': Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 52': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 54': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Cifuentes with a through ball.
    • 59': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bertin Jacquesson replaces Danny Musovski.
    • 59': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Andrés Gómez.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Bertin Jacquesson (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rubio Rubín.
    • 62': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Denil Maldonado.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Braian Ojeda.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Brody with a cross.
    • 67': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 67': Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Delay in match because of an injury John McCarthy (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 73': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Emeka Eneli replaces Pablo Ruiz.
    • 73': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Damir Kreilach replaces Rubio Rubín.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Justen Glad.
    • 75': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 78': Foul by Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake).
    • 78': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mateusz Bogusz replaces Carlos Vela.
    • 79': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia replaces Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 80': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
    • 80': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Palacios tries a through ball, but Stipe Biuk is caught offside.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Bertin Jacquesson (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo with a cross.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Anderson Julio.
    • 86': Penalty Los Angeles Football Club. Dénis Bouanga draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 86': Penalty conceded by Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 87': Goal! Real Salt Lake 0, Los Angeles Football Club 3. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 89': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Erik Dueñas replaces Ilie Sánchez.
    • 90'+1': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+3': Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Real Salt Lake 0, Los Angeles Football Club 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Real Salt Lake 0, Los Angeles Football Club 3.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 6
    5 Saves 1
    49.8 Possession 50.2
    15 SHOTS 20
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    397 Accurate Passes 383
    471 Passes 453
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 5
    7 Crosses 27
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    49 Long Balls 51
    28 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    17 Effective Tackles 9
    28 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    10 Interceptions 6
    21 Effective Clearances 8
    21 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: America First Field
    Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
    Attendance: 19,407

    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
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    Line-Ups

    RSL Real Salt Lake (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    18 Zac MacMath (GK)
    4 Brayan Vera
    15 Justen Glad
    3 Bryan Oviedo
    2 Andrew Brody
    7 Pablo Ruiz
    6 Braian Ojeda Yellow Card
    10 Jefferson Savarino
    11 Andres Gomez
    17 Daniel Musovski
    14 Rubio Rubín
    Real Salt Lake Substitutes:
    Maikel Chang, Scott Caldwell, Emeka Eneli, Delentz Pierre, Bode Hidalgo, Damir Kreilach, Anderson Julio, Gavin Beavers, Bertin Jacquesson.

    LAFC LAFC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    77 John McCarthy (GK)
    33 Aaron Long
    2 Denil Maldonado
    12 Diego Palacios
    24 Ryan Hollingshead Yellow Card
    6 Ilie Sánchez
    23 Kellyn Acosta
    11 Timothy Tillman
    10 Carlos Vela
    99 Denis Bouanga
    22 Kwadwo Opoku
    LAFC Substitutes:
    Eldin Jakupovic, Nathan Ordaz, Daniel Crisostomo, José Cifuentes, Stipe Biuk, Erik Dueñas, Mateusz Bogusz, Sergi Palencia.

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