MLS

FC Dallas vs LAFC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
FC Dallas
  • 56': Bernard Kamungo
  • 90': Samuel Junqua
FT
2 - 0
LAFC

    Maarten Paes, FC Dallas blank LAFC

    Bernard Kamungo and Sam Junqua scored second-half goals as FC Dallas held on for a 2-0 win over Los Angeles FC on Saturday in a Western Conference match in Frisco, Texas.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 1': Foul by Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 1': Foul by Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 1': Marco Farfan (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Palacios tries a through ball, but Mateusz Bogusz is caught offside.
    • 4': Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas).
    • 4': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Denil Maldonado tries a through ball, but Stipe Biuk is caught offside.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgio Chiellini with a cross.
    • 8': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 8': Sam Junqua (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 9': Foul by Sam Junqua (FC Dallas).
    • 9': John McCarthy (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Geovane Jesus.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Dueñas with a cross.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
    • 15': Foul by Sam Junqua (FC Dallas).
    • 15': Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget.
    • 17': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Denil Maldonado.
    • 21': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Erik Dueñas tries a through ball, but Ryan Hollingshead is caught offside.
    • 23': Foul by Geovane Jesus (FC Dallas).
    • 23': Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Geovane Jesus (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 25': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Marco Farfan.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stipe Biuk following a corner.
    • 27': Foul by Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas).
    • 27': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk tries a through ball, but Ilie Sánchez is caught offside.
    • 29': Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas).
    • 30': Delay in match (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 37': Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 39': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Facundo Quignon.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgio Chiellini.
    • 40': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 42': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Giorgio Chiellini tries a through ball, but Stipe Biuk is caught offside.
    • 43': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Palacios with a cross.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Dallas 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Dallas 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kellyn Acosta replaces Timothy Tillman.
    • 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Giorgio Chiellini.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Erik Dueñas.
    • 51': Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 51': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Foul by Alan Velasco (FC Dallas).
    • 53': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Marco Farfan.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 54': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Edwin Cerrillo.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
    • 56': Goal! FC Dallas 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nkosi Tafari.
    • 59': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 59': Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Foul by Geovane Jesus (FC Dallas).
    • 60': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Quignon.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
    • 65': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces Ilie Sánchez.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Junqua.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a through ball.
    • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Marco Farfan (FC Dallas).
    • 69': Substitution, FC Dallas. José Mulato replaces Bernard Kamungo.
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Delay in match (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 71': Substitution, FC Dallas. Amet Korça replaces Geovane Jesus because of an injury.
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Substitution, FC Dallas. Tsiki Ntsabeleng replaces Sebastian Lletget.
    • 73': Foul by Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 73': José Mulato (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury José Mulato (FC Dallas).
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Foul by José Mulato (FC Dallas).
    • 76': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Alan Velasco (FC Dallas).
    • 77': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk tries a through ball, but Dénis Bouanga is caught offside.
    • 79': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
    • 80': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Erik Dueñas.
    • 83': Substitution, FC Dallas. Paxton Pomykal replaces Alan Velasco.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Sam Junqua (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edwin Cerrillo.
    • 84': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nkosi Tafari.
    • 85': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 85': Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 90': Goal! FC Dallas 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Sam Junqua (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tsiki Ntsabeleng.
    • 90'+3': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by José Mulato (FC Dallas).
    • 90'+3': José Mulato (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+5': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas).
    • 90'+6': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 90'+6': Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Offside, FC Dallas. Nkosi Tafari tries a through ball, but Tsiki Ntsabeleng is caught offside.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, FC Dallas 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Dallas 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    6 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 3
    0 Saves 3
    62.6 Possession 37.4
    15 SHOTS 7
    3 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    412 Accurate Passes 216
    511 Passes 316
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 1
    25 Crosses 5
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    52 Long Balls 54
    25 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    5 Blocked Shots 2
    7 Effective Tackles 7
    12 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    16 Interceptions 13
    6 Effective Clearances 27
    6 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Toyota Stadium
    Location: Toyota Stadium, USA
    Attendance: 19,096

    MLS Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 LAFC 6 +14 16
    2 Vancouver Whitecaps 6 +13 15
    3 San Jose Earthquakes 6 +9 15
    4 Real Salt Lake 6 +4 13
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    DAL FC Dallas (4-3-2-1)

    No. Name
    30 Maarten Paes (GK)
    17 Nkosi Tafari
    25 Sebastien Ibeagha
    4 Marco Farfan
    2 Geovane Jesus Yellow Card
    5 Facundo Quignón
    6 Edwin Cerrillo
    12 Sebastian Lletget
    77 Bernard Kamungo
    20 Alan Velasco
    29 Samuel Junqua
    FC Dallas Substitutes:
    Amet Korca, Paxton Pomykal, Jimmy Maurer, José Mulato, Tsiki Ntsabeleng, Nolan Norris, Herbert Endeley.

    LAFC LAFC (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    77 John McCarthy (GK)
    2 Denil Maldonado
    14 Giorgio Chiellini
    24 Ryan Hollingshead
    11 Timothy Tillman
    6 Ilie Sánchez
    12 Diego Palacios Yellow Card
    18 Erik Dueñas
    19 Mateusz Bogusz
    99 Denis Bouanga
    7 Stipe Biuk
    LAFC Substitutes:
    Kellyn Acosta, Eldin Jakupovic, Carlos Vela, Diego Rosales, Daniel Crisostomo, Christian Torres, Nathan Ordaz, Julian Gaines, Kwadwo Opoku.

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