MLS

FT Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Sporting Kansas City LWLWD 1
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LAFC WLWWD 1
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SKC101
LAFC101
BMO Stadium · 22,222 att.

Match Report

AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

With draw, Sporting KC spoil LAFC's perfect home start

Sporting Kansas City became the first team to earn a point at Los Angeles FC stadium this season after Wednesday's 1-1 draw.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
2
44.9
Possession
55.1
7
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
390
Accurate Passes
481
456
Passes
550
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
7
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.2
44
Long Balls
49
23
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
13
17
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
6
25
Effective Clearances
8
25
Clearances
8

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 3-2

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Eldin JakupovicG
  2. 33Aaron LongCD-L
  3. 2Denil MaldonadoCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 30Sergi PalenciaRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 11Timothy TillmanLM
  8. 20José CifuentesRM
  9. 10Carlos VelaF
  10. 99Denis BouangaLF
  11. 22Kwadwo OpokuRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Stipe BiukSUB
  2. 27Nathan OrdazSUB
  3. 32Abraham RomeroSUB
  4. 19Mateusz BoguszSUB
  5. 18Erik DueñasSUB
  6. 43Diego RosalesSUB
  7. 17Daniel CrisostomoSUB
  8. 24Ryan HollingsheadSUB

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 22Kendall McIntoshG
  2. 3Andreu FontàsCD-L
  3. 5Dany RoseroCD-R
  4. 18Logan NdenbeLB
  5. 17Jacob DavisRB
  6. 6Nemanja RadojaCM
  7. 54Rémi WalterLM
  8. 26Erik ThommyRM
  9. 9Alan PulidoF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Substitutes

  1. 82Chris RindovSUB
  2. 77Marinos TzionisSUB
  3. 30Stephen AfrifaSUB
  4. 10Gadi KindaSUB
  5. 1John PulskampSUB
  6. 14Tim LeiboldSUB
  7. 8Graham ZusiSUB
  8. 15Roger EspinozaSUB
  9. 21Felipe HernàndezSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
  2. 20' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Sporting Kansas City 1. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
  3. 29' Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 40' Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 58' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead replaces Aaron Long because of an injury.
  6. 60' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Graham Zusi replaces Jake Davis.
  7. 61' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gadi Kinda replaces Erik Thommy.
  8. 67' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Carlos Vela.
  9. 67' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mateusz Bogusz replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
  10. 67' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Erik Dueñas replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  11. 70' Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 77' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Dénis Bouanga.
  13. 83' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis replaces Johnny Russell.
  14. 90'+3' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa replaces Alan Pulido.
  15. 90'+4' Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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