LAFC vs Vancouver Whitecaps, 2023 Concacaf Champions League, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - LAFC advance 6-0 on aggregate

LAFC

8': Carlos Vela (P)
31': Carlos Vela
65': José Cifuentes

FT
3 - 0
2nd Leg - LAFC advance 6-0 on aggregate

Vancouver Whitecaps

LAFC blank Whitecaps behind Carlos Vela, advance to CCL semifinals

Los Angeles FC cruise to a 3-0 win over Vancouver on Tuesday to advance to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
1': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
2': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt saved. Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
7': Penalty Los Angeles Football Club. Dénis Bouanga draws a foul in the penalty area.
7': Penalty conceded by Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
8': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
10': Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
11': Hand ball by Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
12': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
12': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Attempt saved. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
15': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
16': Attempt saved. Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Cristian Dájome with a headed pass.
17': Attempt saved. Russell Teibert (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ali Ahmed.
17': Attempt blocked. Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
17': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
18': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jesús Murillo.
19': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
20': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
20': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross.
23': Attempt blocked. Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
24': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
24': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26': Attempt missed. Russell Teibert (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brian White.
26': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
28': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
30': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
30': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez with a through ball.
32': Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
32': Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Attempt saved. Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Raposo.
34': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
45'+1': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes replaces Ilie Sánchez.
45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jean-Claude Ngando replaces Ryan Gauld.
45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Julian Gressel replaces Cristian Dájome.
45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Pedro Vite replaces Déiber Caicedo.
45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tristan Blackmon replaces Ranko Veselinovic.
46': Foul by Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
46': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Russell Teibert (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
47': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt blocked. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
49': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
52': Foul by Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
52': Jean-Claude Ngando (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
55': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
55': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Attempt saved. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top left corner.
56': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by John McCarthy.
57': Foul by Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
57': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
58': Attempt blocked. Jean-Claude Ngando (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Russell Teibert.
59': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter tries a through ball, but Brian White is caught offside.
60': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Mathías Laborda replaces Ali Ahmed.
61': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
61': Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
66': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia replaces Diego Palacios.
66': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Erik Dueñas replaces Kellyn Acosta.
68': Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by Jean-Claude Ngando (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
69': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
71': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
72': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stipe Biuk following a corner.
73': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Crisostomo replaces Dénis Bouanga.
73': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
73': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
74': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Attempt saved. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Javain Brown with a through ball.
76': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
78': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White tries a through ball, but Ryan Raposo is caught offside.
81': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes tries a through ball, but Danny Crisostomo is caught offside.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
90'+2': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
90'+2': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
90'+2': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.

Statistics

VAN		LAFC
11	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	6
45.3	Possession	54.7
14	SHOTS	11
6	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
353	Accurate Passes	455
434	Passes	542
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	0
20	Crosses	3
0.2	Cross %	0.0
57	Long Balls	57
32	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	11
12	Tackles	21
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
15	Interceptions	13
10	Effective Clearances	18
10	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 18,688

Line-Ups

LAFC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
77	John McCarthy (GK)
33	Aaron Long
3	Jesús Murillo
12	Diego Palacios
24	Ryan Hollingshead
6	Ilie Sánchez
23	Kellyn Acosta
11	Timothy Tillman
22	Kwadwo Opoku
99	Denis Bouanga
10	Carlos Vela

LAFC Substitutes:

Christian Torres, Daniel Crisostomo, Abraham Romero, Giorgio Chiellini, Denil Maldonado, Sergi Palencia, Nathan Ordaz, Stipe Biuk, Erik Dueñas, José Cifuentes.

Vancouver Whitecaps (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Hasal (GK)
4	Ranko Veselinovic
23	Javain Brown
22	Ali Ahmed
27	Ryan Raposo
16	Sebastian Berhalter
25	Ryan Gauld
31	Russell Teibert
24	Brian White
7	Deiber Caicedo
11	Cristián Dájome

Vancouver Whitecaps Substitutes:

Simon Becher, Mathías Laborda, Isaac Boehmer, Luís Martins, Matteo Campagna, Yohei Takaoka, Tristan Blackmon, Pedro Vite, Jean-Claude Ngando, Julian Gressel.

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