MLS

FT Saturday, September 16, 2023
LA Galaxy WWDDL 2
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LAFC WLLLW 4
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LA112
LAFC224
BMO Stadium · 22,132 att.

Match Report

Denis Bouanga, LAFC double up Galaxy in El Traffico

Denis Bouanga scored two goals, including the tiebreaking tally in the 75th minute, to lead host Los Angeles FC to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy in the latest installment of the El Trafico rivalry on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
18
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
0
61.8
Possession
38.2
5
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
510
Accurate Passes
289
578
Passes
352
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
17
Crosses
17
0.1
Cross %
0.3
32
Long Balls
33
18
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
11
14
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
7
12
Effective Clearances
13
12
Clearances
13

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 3-2

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 14Giorgio ChielliniCD-L
  3. 33Aaron LongCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 24Ryan HollingsheadRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 19Mateusz BoguszLM
  8. 23Kellyn AcostaRM
  9. 10Carlos VelaF
  10. 99Denis BouangaLF
  11. 25Cristian OliveraRF

LA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jonathan BondG
  2. 17Chris MavingaCD-L
  3. 4Maya YoshidaCD-R
  4. 44Raheem EdwardsLB
  5. 19Mauricio CuevasRB
  6. 16Oriol RosellCM
  7. 6Ricard PuigLM
  8. 8Mark DelgadoRM
  9. 27Billy SharpF
  10. 21Diego FagundezLF
  11. 11Tyler BoydRF

Timeline

  1. 7' Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 13' Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 24' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, LA Galaxy 0. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Palacios with a cross.
  4. 25' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, LA Galaxy 1. Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Fagundez with a through ball.
  5. 33' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, LA Galaxy 1. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
  6. 43' Mauricio Cuevas (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Kelvin Leerdam replaces Mauricio Cuevas.
  8. 59' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, LA Galaxy 2. Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Tyler Boyd with a headed pass.
  9. 66' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julián Aude replaces Raheem Edwards.
  10. 66' Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 69' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
  12. 69' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Cristian Olivera.
  13. 71' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Billy Sharp.
  14. 71' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Michael Barrios replaces Tyler Boyd.
  15. 75' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, LA Galaxy 2. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  16. 77' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mario González replaces Carlos Vela.
  17. 77' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia replaces Ryan Hollingshead because of an injury.
  18. 80' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Aguirre replaces Mark Delgado.
  19. 84' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 4, LA Galaxy 2. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario González following a fast break.
  20. 90' Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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