MLS

FT Saturday, October 7, 2023
LAFC DLLWW 4
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Austin FC DDLWL 2
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ATX022
Q2 Stadium · 20,738 att.

Match Report

Denis 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 3-2

Lineups

ATX · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad StuverG
  2. 15Leo VäisänenCD-L
  3. 18Julio CascanteCD-R
  4. 24Nick LimaLB
  5. 17Jon GallagherRB
  6. 10Sebastián DriussiAM
  7. 5Jhojan ValenciaLM
  8. 8Alexander RingRM
  9. 29Will BruinF
  10. 7Emiliano RigoniAM-L
  11. 13Ethan FinlayAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Matt HedgesSUB
  2. 12Damian LasSUB
  3. 6Dani PereiraSUB
  4. 19CJ FodreySUB
  5. 30Memo RodríguezSUB
  6. 16Hector JimenezSUB
  7. 21Adam LundkvistSUB
  8. 9Gyasi ZardesSUB
  9. 33Owen WolffSUB

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. 11Timothy TillmanRM
  9. 27Nathan OrdazF
  10. 99Denis BouangaLF
  11. 25Cristian OliveraRF

Substitutes

  1. 77John McCarthySUB
  2. 9Mario GonzálezSUB
  3. 3Jesús MurilloSUB
  4. 7Stipe BiukSUB
  5. 10Carlos VelaSUB
  6. 18Erik DueñasSUB
  7. 30Sergi PalenciaSUB
  8. 50Filip Yavorov KrastevSUB
  9. 2Denil MaldonadoSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 45' Substitution, Austin FC. Gyasi Zardes replaces Will Bruin.
  4. 45' Substitution, Austin FC. Daniel Pereira replaces Jhojan Valencia.
  5. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jesús Murillo replaces Aaron Long.
  6. 51' Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 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.
  8. 61' Substitution, Austin FC. Owen Wolff replaces Ethan Finlay.
  9. 61' Substitution, Austin FC. Memo Rodríguez replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
  10. 61' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces Nathan Ordaz.
  11. 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.
  12. 74' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Cristian Olivera.
  13. 75' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Filip Krastev replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
  14. 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.
  15. 90' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Érik Dueñas replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  16. 90' Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+4' Own Goal by Giorgio Chiellini, Los Angeles Football Club. Austin FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 4.

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