MLS

FT Saturday, July 8, 2023
San Jose Earthquakes DLLDD 1
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LAFC WLLLD 1
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SJ101
LAFC101
BMO Stadium · 22,033 att.

Match Report

Short-handed Earthquakes draw with LAFC

Cristian Espinoza and Denis Bouanga each scored for their sides in the first half, and the 10-man San Jose Earthquakes held on for a 1-1 draw against host Los Angeles FC on Saturday.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
2
36.1
Possession
63.9
9
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
193
Accurate Passes
408
276
Passes
492
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
6
21
Crosses
31
0.2
Cross %
0.2
71
Long Balls
45
30
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
4
13
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.3
10
Interceptions
8
23
Effective Clearances
12
23
Clearances
12

Highlights

00:50 Cristian Espinoza's 30th-minute goal puts San Jose ahead Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 3-2

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 77John McCarthyG
  2. 5Mamadou FallCD-L
  3. 2Denil MaldonadoCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 24Ryan HollingsheadRB
  6. 23Kellyn AcostaCM
  7. 11Timothy TillmanLM
  8. 20José CifuentesRM
  9. 19Mateusz BoguszF
  10. 7Stipe BiukLF
  11. 99Denis BouangaRF

Substitutes

  1. 6Ilie SánchezSUB
  2. 43Diego RosalesSUB
  3. 1Eldin JakupovicSUB
  4. 80Julian GainesSUB
  5. 17Daniel CrisostomoSUB
  6. 18Erik DueñasSUB
  7. 10Carlos VelaSUB
  8. 27Nathan OrdazSUB
  9. 21Christian TorresSUB

SJ · 3-5-2

  1. 42DanielG
  2. 4Jonathan MensahCD
  3. 15Tanner BeasonCD-L
  4. 26RodriguesCD-R
  5. 21Miguel TraucoCM-L
  6. 7Carlos GruezoCM-R
  7. 16Jack SkahanAM
  8. 3Paul MarieLM
  9. 29Carlos AkapoRM
  10. 11Jeremy EbobisseCF-L
  11. 10Cristian EspinozaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20William RichmondSUB
  2. 30Niko TsakirisSUB
  3. 25Ousseni BoudaSUB
  4. 28Benjamin KikanovicSUB
  5. 93JudsonSUB
  6. 19Cameron CilleySUB
  7. 1JT MarcinkowskiSUB
  8. 22Tommy ThompsonSUB
  9. 24Daniel MunieSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Jonathan Mensah (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 27' Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 30' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Skahan with a through ball following a fast break.
  4. 37' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  5. 56' Daniel (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the red card.
  6. 57' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ilie Sánchez replaces Timothy Tillman.
  7. 59' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. James Marcinkowski replaces Paul Marie.
  8. 67' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Judson replaces Miguel Trauco.
  9. 67' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Tommy Thompson replaces Jack Skahan.
  10. 72' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces Kellyn Acosta.
  11. 80' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Benjamin Kikanovic replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
  12. 86' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Stipe Biuk.
  13. 90'+2' James Marcinkowski (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.

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