Austin FC vs LAFC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSDenis Bouanga records brace, Los Angeles FC eliminate Austin FC
Denis Bouanga had a brace and an assist and had a hand in another goal as visiting Los Angeles FC rolled past Austin FC 4-2 on Saturday in a key late-season Western Conference match.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi with a headed pass.
- 2': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 2': Nick Lima (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 3': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Ethan Finlay (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 4': Hand ball by Ethan Finlay (Austin FC).
- 12': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 13': Goal! Austin FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 18': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
- 27': Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 28': Attempt missed. Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jon Gallagher.
- 29': Foul by Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC).
- 29': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC).
- 30': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nick Lima.
- 32': Attempt missed. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
- 33': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 33': Will Bruin (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
- 35': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 36': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cristian Olivera following a corner.
- 41': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
- 43': Penalty Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Olivera draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 43': Penalty conceded by Leo Väisänen (Austin FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45': VAR Decision: Penalty Los Angeles Football Club.
- 45'+1': Goal! Austin FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 45'+3': Foul by Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45'+3': Julio Cascante (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Austin FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Austin FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
- 45': Substitution, Austin FC. Daniel Pereira replaces Jhojan Valencia.
- 45': Substitution, Austin FC. Gyasi Zardes replaces Will Bruin.
- 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jesús Murillo replaces Aaron Long.
- 50': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 50': Foul by Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC).
- 50': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC).
- 51': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Goal! Austin FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 3. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 57': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 57': Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 59': Attempt saved. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Pereira.
- 59': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Maxime Crépeau.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Leo Väisänen (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni with a cross.
- 60': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Jesús Murillo.
- 61': Substitution, Austin FC. Owen Wolff replaces Ethan Finlay.
- 61': Substitution, Austin FC. Memo Rodríguez replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
- 61': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces Nathan Ordaz.
- 62': Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Nick Lima (Austin FC).
- 64': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 64': Julio Cascante (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Foul by Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 66': Owen Wolff (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Attempt saved. Memo Rodríguez (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 68': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 68': Goal! Austin FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 4. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez.
- 70': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Jesús Murillo.
- 71': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 71': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Julio Cascante (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Ring with a cross.
- 71': Attempt missed. Nick Lima (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 73': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 74': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Cristian Olivera.
- 75': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Filip Krastev replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
- 75': Goal! Austin FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 4. Leo Väisänen (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Pereira with a cross.
- 76': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Palacios with a cross.
- 77': Attempt missed. Alexander Ring (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 78': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
- 79': Hand ball by Leo Väisänen (Austin FC).
- 80': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Daniel Pereira (Austin FC).
- 81': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
- 82': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 83': Offside, Austin FC. Memo Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Gyasi Zardes is caught offside.
- 85': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Julio Cascante (Austin FC).
- 86': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
- 87': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Austin FC).
- 88': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Austin FC).
- 88': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 89': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 90': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Érik Dueñas replaces Ilie Sánchez.
- 90': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC).
- 90': Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+4': Own Goal by Giorgio Chiellini, Los Angeles Football Club. Austin FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 4.
- 90'+5': Filip Krastev (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
- 90'+5': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jon Gallagher (Austin FC).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Austin FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 4.
- 0': Match ends, Austin FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 4.
- 0': Match ends, Austin FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 4.
Statistics
 LAFC |
ATX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 45.9 | Possession | 54.1 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 384 | Accurate Passes | 440 |
| 443 | Passes | 506 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 21 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 9 | +6 | 18 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | +8 | 16 |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 9 | +7 | 15 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 9 | +2 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Austin FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
| 15 | Leo Väisänen |
| 18 | Julio Cascante |
| 24 | Nick Lima |
| 17 | Jon Gallagher |
| 10 | Sebastián Driussi |
| 5 | Jhojan Valencia |
| 8 | Alexander Ring |
| 29 | Will Bruin |
| 7 | Emiliano Rigoni  |
| 13 | Ethan Finlay |
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Maxime Crépeau (GK) |
| 14 | Giorgio Chiellini |
| 33 | Aaron Long |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 24 | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez |
| 19 | Mateusz Bogusz |
| 11 | Timothy Tillman |
| 27 | Nathan Ordaz |
| 99 | Dénis Bouanga |
| 25 | Cristian Olivera |
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