
FC Dallas vs LAFC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSMaarten 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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DAL![]() |
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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
Venue: Toyota Stadium
Location: Toyota Stadium, USA
Attendance: 19,096
MLS Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | San Diego FC | 21 | +15 | 39 |
2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | +13 | 38 |
3 | Minnesota United FC | 21 | +11 | 37 |
4 | Portland Timbers | 20 | +2 | 33 |
Line-Ups
FC Dallas (4-3-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Maarten Paes (GK) |
17 | Nkosi Tafari |
25 | Sebastien Ibeagha |
4 | Marco Farfan |
2 | Geovane Jesus ![]() |
5 | Facundo Quignón |
6 | Edwin Cerrillo |
12 | Sebastian Lletget |
77 | Bernard Kamungo |
20 | Alan Velasco |
29 | Samuel Junqua |
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 ![]() |
18 | Erik Dueñas |
19 | Mateusz Bogusz |
99 | Denis Bouanga |
7 | Stipe Biuk |
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