MLS

FT Saturday, May 20, 2023
San Jose Earthquakes LDWLL 1
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LAFC LWWDW 2
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SJ011
LAFC112
BMO Stadium · 22,030 att.

Match Report

LAFC strike early, go on to edge Earthquakes

Stipe Biuk scored on the first shot of the game and Carlos Vela added a goal from the penalty spot in second-half stoppage time as Los Angeles FC edged the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
7
Corner Kicks
15
5
Saves
2
43.6
Possession
56.4
14
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
305
Accurate Passes
424
401
Passes
528
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
6
20
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
63
29
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
14
Effective Tackles
8
24
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
9
28
Effective Clearances
14
28
Clearances
14

Head to Head

SJ leads series 3-2

Lineups

LAFC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 77John McCarthyG
  2. 2Denil MaldonadoCD-L
  3. 30Sergi PalenciaCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 24Ryan HollingsheadRB
  6. 20José CifuentesAM
  7. 6Ilie SánchezLM
  8. 18Erik DueñasRM
  9. 19Mateusz BoguszF
  10. 7Stipe BiukAM-L
  11. 22Kwadwo OpokuAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 35Noah DollenmayerSUB
  2. 99Denis BouangaSUB
  3. 10Carlos VelaSUB
  4. 43Diego RosalesSUB
  5. 80Julian GainesSUB
  6. 17Daniel CrisostomoSUB
  7. 1Eldin JakupovicSUB
  8. 27Nathan OrdazSUB
  9. 11Timothy TillmanSUB

SJ · 4-3-3

  1. 1JT MarcinkowskiG
  2. 26RodriguesCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  4. 21Miguel TraucoLB
  5. 3Paul MarieRB
  6. 7Carlos GruezoCM
  7. 35Jamiro MonteiroLM
  8. 14Jackson YueillRM
  9. 11Jeremy EbobisseF
  10. 28Benjamin KikanovicLF
  11. 10Cristian EspinozaRF

Substitutes

  1. 25Ousseni BoudaSUB
  2. 55Michael BaldisimoSUB
  3. 22Tommy ThompsonSUB
  4. 24Daniel MunieSUB
  5. 93JudsonSUB
  6. 16Jack SkahanSUB
  7. 42DanielSUB
  8. 20William RichmondSUB
  9. 15Tanner BeasonSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
  2. 29' Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 52' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  4. 63' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
  5. 64' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman replaces Erik Dueñas.
  6. 64' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Dénis Bouanga replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
  7. 64' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Tommy Thompson replaces Benjamin Kikanovic.
  8. 68' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Judson replaces Jackson Yueill.
  9. 83' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Tanner Beason replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
  10. 83' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
  11. 85' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Stipe Biuk.
  12. 89' Judson (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+5' Tanner Beason (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  14. 90'+5' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

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