MLS

FT Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Seattle Sounders FC WLDDL 0
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LAFC DLLWW 1
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BMO Stadium · 22,125 att.

Match Report

AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

Opening-minute goal carries LAFC past Seattle

Mateusz Bogusz scored in the opening minute and host Los Angeles FC defeated 1-0 Seattle Sounders on Wednesday night to return to the first place in the Western Conference.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
17
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
8
1
Saves
2
51.7
Possession
48.3
10
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
400
Accurate Passes
381
492
Passes
460
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
6
19
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.3
41
Long Balls
41
22
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
17
Effective Tackles
10
20
Tackles
13
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
7
15
Effective Clearances
19
15
Clearances
19

Highlights

00:59 Mateusz Bogusz's scores 53 seconds in for LAFC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 77John McCarthyG
  2. 14Giorgio ChielliniCD-L
  3. 2Denil MaldonadoCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 24Ryan HollingsheadRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 17Daniel CrisostomoLM
  8. 19Mateusz BoguszRM
  9. 10Carlos VelaF
  10. 99Denis BouangaLF
  11. 22Kwadwo OpokuRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Stipe BiukSUB
  2. 27Nathan OrdazSUB
  3. 43Diego RosalesSUB
  4. 1Eldin JakupovicSUB
  5. 42Christopher JaimeSUB
  6. 18Erik DueñasSUB
  7. 80Julian GainesSUB
  8. 20José CifuentesSUB

SEA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Stefan FreiG
  2. 25Jackson RagenCD-L
  3. 28Yeimar GómezCD-R
  4. 5Nouhou ToloLB
  5. 33Cody BakerRB
  6. 11Albert RusnákAM
  7. 73Obed VargasLM
  8. 6João PauloRM
  9. 9Raúl RuidíazF
  10. 23Léo ChúAM-L
  11. 10Nicolás LodeiroAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Reed Baker-WhitingSUB
  2. 84Joshua AtencioSUB
  3. 30Stefan ClevelandSUB
  4. 22Kelyn RoweSUB
  5. 12Fredy MonteroSUB
  6. 92Abdoulaye CissokoSUB
  7. 99Dylan TevesSUB
  8. 19HéberSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku following a fast break.
  2. 35' Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 59' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Dénis Bouanga.
  4. 61' Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 71' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes replaces Carlos Vela.
  6. 73' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Reed Baker-Whiting replaces Cody Baker.
  7. 73' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Kelyn Rowe replaces Nicolás Lodeiro.
  8. 81' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio replaces João Paulo.
  9. 81' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Héber replaces Léo Chú.
  10. 87' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero replaces Raúl Ruidíaz.
  11. 89' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
  12. 89' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Erik Dueñas replaces Danny Crisostomo.

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