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FT Saturday, June 17, 2023
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Sporting Kansas City WWDWL 1
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SKC101
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Match Report

Carlos Vela's late blast lifts LAFC over Sporting KC

Carlos Vela scored the tiebreaking goal in the 90th minute as Los Angeles FC rallied to notch a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night at Kansas City, Kan.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
8
6
Saves
2
36.8
Possession
63.2
6
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
7
0.7
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
244
Accurate Passes
447
304
Passes
517
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
9
8
Crosses
25
0.4
Cross %
0.4
50
Long Balls
55
22
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
3
20
Effective Tackles
8
36
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
5
25
Effective Clearances
3
25
Clearances
3

Highlights

00:57 Carlos Vela scores 90th-minute winner for LAFC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 22Kendall McIntoshG
  2. 19Robert CastellanosCD-L
  3. 5Dany RoseroCD-R
  4. 14Tim LeiboldLB
  5. 17Jacob DavisRB
  6. 6Nemanja RadojaCM
  7. 10Gadi KindaLM
  8. 54Rémi WalterRM
  9. 9Alan PulidoF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 26Erik ThommyRF

Substitutes

  1. 30Stephen AfrifaSUB
  2. 4Robert VoloderSUB
  3. 31Luis FloresSUB
  4. 11Khiry SheltonSUB
  5. 15Roger EspinozaSUB
  6. 1John PulskampSUB
  7. 21Felipe HernàndezSUB
  8. 7Johnny RussellSUB

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 77John McCarthyG
  2. 33Aaron LongCD-L
  3. 2Denil MaldonadoCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 80Julian GainesRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 17Daniel CrisostomoLM
  8. 18Erik DueñasRM
  9. 27Nathan OrdazF
  10. 7Stipe BiukLF
  11. 19Mateusz BoguszRF

Substitutes

  1. 10Carlos VelaSUB
  2. 42Christopher JaimeSUB
  3. 21Christian TorresSUB
  4. 24Ryan HollingsheadSUB
  5. 38Yekeson SubahSUB
  6. 3Jesús MurilloSUB
  7. 1Eldin JakupovicSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  2. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jesús Murillo replaces Julian Gaines.
  3. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead replaces Diego Palacios.
  4. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  5. 48' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz with a cross following a corner.
  6. 50' Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 58' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Gadi Kinda.
  8. 59' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Tim Leibold.
  9. 59' Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 65' Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 76' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell replaces Jake Davis.
  12. 77' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Yekeson Subah replaces Nathan Ordaz.
  13. 90' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Long.

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