St. Louis CITY SC vs LAFC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

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After scoreless draw vs. LAFC, St. Louis City clinches playoff bid

Maxime Crepeau notched four saves in his second match since returning from a serious injury to help Los Angeles FC salvage a scoreless draw against host St. Louis City in a Western Conference showdown on Wednesday night.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC).
3': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Attempt saved. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
5': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
5': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
7': Attempt blocked. Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
9': Attempt saved. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Markanich.
9': Hand ball by Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC).
10': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
10': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Joakim Nilsson.
11': Attempt blocked. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
11': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Olivera tries a through ball, but Mario González is caught offside.
14': VAR Decision: No Penalty Los Angeles Football Club.
19': Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC).
19': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
20': Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Akil Watts (St. Louis City SC).
20': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26': Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
26': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
27': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sergi Palencia.
28': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Akil Watts (St. Louis City SC).
29': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Tim Parker.
30': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
30': Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Joakim Nilsson.
36': Attempt missed. Mario González (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a cross following a corner.
36': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eduard Löwen.
37': Delay in match because of an injury Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC).
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Sergi Palencia.
44': Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario González with a headed pass.
45'+1': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Anthony Markanich.
45'+2': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
45'+2': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': First Half ends, St. Louis City SC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
45': Second Half begins St. Louis City SC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
46': Attempt blocked. Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Klauss.
47': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Akil Watts with a cross.
49': 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 Sergi Palencia.
52': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
53': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
53': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
55': Foul by Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC).
55': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Foul by Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC).
56': Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Tim Parker.
58': Attempt saved. Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
58': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Klauss following a fast break.
58': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Jake Nerwinski replaces Njabulo Blom.
59': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Aziel Jackson.
59': Attempt missed. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
60': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces Mario González.
61': Attempt blocked. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Markanich.
63': Delay in match because of an injury Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC).
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
66': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mateusz Bogusz replaces Timothy Tillman.
68': Foul by Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club).
68': João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Hand ball by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
74': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jake Nerwinski.
74': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
75': Attempt saved. Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roman Bürki.
76': Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Foul by Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC).
77': Attempt missed. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
78': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Jared Stroud replaces Akil Watts.
78': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Nökkvi Thórisson replaces Samuel Adeniran.
80': Foul by Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club).
80': Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Jesús Murillo.
84': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Joakim Nilsson.
84': Attempt missed. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta following a corner.
84': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
85': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Carlos Vela following a fast break.
86': Attempt saved. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tim Parker.
87': Foul by Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC).
87': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
87': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Tomás Ostrák replaces Indiana Vassilev.
88': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Cristian Olivera.
89': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Denil Maldonado replaces Sergi Palencia.
89': Foul by Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC).
89': Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Tomás Ostrák (St. Louis City SC).
90'+2': Tomás Ostrák (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Foul by Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
90'+4': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Ilie Sánchez.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eduard Löwen with a cross following a corner.
90'+5': Second Half ends, St. Louis City SC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
0': Match ends, St. Louis City SC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
0': Match ends, St. Louis City SC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.

Statistics

LAFC		STL
9	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	2
48.1	Possession	51.9
14	SHOTS	12
2	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
280	Accurate Passes	303
377	Passes	399
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	3
15	Crosses	24
0.1	Cross %	0.1
53	Long Balls	67
20	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	3
13	Effective Tackles	15
19	Tackles	23
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	8
22	Effective Clearances	18
22	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: CityPark
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 22,423

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Real Salt Lake	14	+13	28
2	Minnesota United FC	12	+7	24
3	Austin FC	14	+2	22
4	LA Galaxy	14	+4	22

Full Table

Line-Ups

St. Louis CITY SC (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Roman Bürki (GK)
4	Joakim Nilsson
26	Tim Parker
13	Anthony Markanich
20	Akil Watts
16	Samuel Adeniran
6	Njabulo Blom
25	Aziel Jackson
10	Eduard Löwen
19	Indiana Vassilev
9	João Klauss

St. Louis CITY SC Substitutes:

Nicholas Gioacchini, Tomas Ostrak, Joshua Yaro, Nökkvi Thórisson, Kyle Hiebert, Jared Stroud, Benjamin Lundt, Jakob Nerwinski, Célio Pompeu.

LAFC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Maxime Crépeau (GK)
14	Giorgio Chiellini
3	Jesús Murillo
30	Sergi Palencia
24	Ryan Hollingshead
6	Ilie Sánchez
11	Timothy Tillman
23	Kellyn Acosta
9	Mario González
99	Dénis Bouanga
25	Cristian Olivera

LAFC Substitutes:

Denil Maldonado, Filip Yavorov Krastev, Mateusz Bogusz, Carlos Vela, Nathan Ordaz, Stipe Biuk, Erik Dueñas, John McCarthy, Aaron Long.

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