Philadelphia Union vs LAFC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSPhiladelphia, LAFC play to scoreless tie in MLS Cup rematch
Unable to replicate an offensive-minded MLS Cup final from a season ago, visiting Los Angeles FC and the Philadelphia Union played to a 0-0 draw on Saturday amid windy conditions in Chester, Pa.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Nathan Harriel tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 2': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 2': Delay in match because of an injury Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 6': Attempt missed. Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 8': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Hand ball by Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 11': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 14': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 14': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 17': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 21': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
- 27': Foul by Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 27': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union).
- 30': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 30': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
- 32': Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 35': Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
- 37': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag with a through ball.
- 42': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 42': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya tries a through ball, but Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Dénis Bouanga replaces Stipe Biuk.
- 45': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Tai Baribo replaces Julián Carranza because of an injury.
- 46': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Kai Wagner tries a through ball, but Mikael Uhre is caught offside.
- 50': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 51': VAR Decision: No Goal Philadelphia Union 0-0 Los Angeles Football Club.
- 52': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 52': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
- 59': Attempt missed. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
- 62': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Palacios tries a through ball, but Cristian Olivera is caught offside.
- 63': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 63': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jesús Bueno.
- 68': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 71': Foul by Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union).
- 71': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ilie Sánchez replaces Kellyn Acosta.
- 71': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces Cristian Olivera.
- 73': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 73': Attempt missed. Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 74': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Alejandro Bedoya.
- 76': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia replaces Ryan Hollingshead.
- 79': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 79': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Jack McGlynn.
- 80': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan replaces Mikael Uhre.
- 82': Foul by Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
- 82': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Hand ball by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 84': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 84': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Filip Krastev replaces Timothy Tillman.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union).
- 90': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 90': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
- 90'+3': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+3': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
Statistics
 LAFC |
PHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 38.6 | Possession | 61.4 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 220 | Accurate Passes | 404 |
| 338 | Passes | 549 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 74 |
| 9 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 20 |
| 17 | Tackles | 28 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 22 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 18,738
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 18,738
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | +31 | 51 |
| 2 | St. Louis CITY SC | 28 | +16 | 50 |
| 3 | FC Dallas | 28 | +7 | 47 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 28 | +10 | 46 |
Line-Ups
Philadelphia Union (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Andre Blake (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 17 | Damion Lowe |
| 27 | Kai Wagner |
| 26 | Nathan Harriel |
| 7 | Mikkel Uhre |
| 20 | Jesús Bueno |
| 10 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 16 | Jack McGlynn |
| 11 | Alejandro Bedoya |
| 9 | Julián Carranza |
LAFC (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Maxime Crépeau (GK) |
| 33 | Aaron Long  |
| 2 | Denil Maldonado |
| 3 | Jesús Murillo |
| 23 | Kellyn Acosta |
| 11 | Timothy Tillman |
| 19 | Mateusz Bogusz |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 24 | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 7 | Stipe Biuk |
| 25 | Cristian Olivera |
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