MLS

FT Sunday, October 1, 2023
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LAFC WDDLL 0
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BMO Stadium · 22,221 att.

Match Report

Cristian Arango strikes against former team, Real Salt Lake edge LAFC

Cristian Arango scored against his former club in the 72nd minute to lift visiting Real Salt Lake to a stunning 1-0 victory over Los Angeles FC on Sunday night in a pivotal match for both teams' playoff aspirations.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
9
7
Saves
3
31.9
Possession
68.1
7
SHOTS
20
4
ON GOAL
7
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
206
Accurate Passes
529
292
Passes
614
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
3
8
Crosses
28
0.1
Cross %
0.1
67
Long Balls
41
24
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
5
16
Effective Tackles
13
19
Tackles
23
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
9
44
Effective Clearances
10
44
Clearances
10

Highlights

00:44 Cristian Arrango's perfect header the difference for RSL Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 5-0

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

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

Substitutes

  1. 27Nathan OrdazSUB
  2. 2Denil MaldonadoSUB
  3. 19Mateusz BoguszSUB
  4. 30Sergi PalenciaSUB
  5. 18Erik DueñasSUB
  6. 50Filip Yavorov KrastevSUB
  7. 77John McCarthySUB
  8. 7Stipe BiukSUB
  9. 14Giorgio ChielliniSUB

RSL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Zac MacMathG
  2. 4Brayan VeraCD-L
  3. 15Justen GladCD-R
  4. 3Bryan OviedoLB
  5. 2Andrew BrodyRB
  6. 10Jefferson SavarinoAM
  7. 13Nelson PalacioLM
  8. 6Braian OjedaRM
  9. 9Cristian ArangoF
  10. 26Diego LunaAM-L
  11. 11Andrés GómezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Emeka EneliSUB
  2. 14Rubio RubínSUB
  3. 29Anderson JulioSUB
  4. 35Gavin BeaversSUB
  5. 8Damir KreilachSUB
  6. 30Marcelo SilvaSUB
  7. 19Bode HidalgoSUB
  8. 17Daniel MusovskiSUB
  9. 16Maikel ChangSUB

Timeline

  1. 34' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mateusz Bogusz replaces Kellyn Acosta because of an injury.
  2. 39' Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 51' Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 56' Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 62' Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Cristian Olivera.
  7. 67' Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 69' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Maikel Chang replaces Diego Luna.
  9. 69' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Rubio Rubín replaces Andrés Gómez.
  10. 72' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Real Salt Lake 1. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rubio Rubín with a cross.
  11. 78' Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 81' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Danny Musovski replaces Cristian Arango.
  13. 81' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Filip Krastev replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  14. 81' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia replaces Ryan Hollingshead.
  15. 86' Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 88' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bode Hidalgo replaces Jefferson Savarino.
  17. 89' Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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