Vancouver Whitecaps vs LAFC, 2023 Concacaf Champions League, Quarterfinals
· 1st LegDenis Bouanga brace powers LAFC past Whitecaps in CCL quarters first leg
Denis Bouanga scored twice for the LAFC in the victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 11': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Javain Brown.
- 12': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jesús Murillo.
- 13': Attempt saved. Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 13': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by John McCarthy.
- 14': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 14': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman tries a through ball, but Kwadwo Opoku is caught offside.
- 16': Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 19': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tristan Blackmon with a headed pass.
- 24': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
- 25': Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 26': Attempt blocked. Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Dájome.
- 32': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a through ball.
- 33': Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 39': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 39': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 42': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 44': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ryan Raposo.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 50': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
- 51': Foul by Russell Teibert (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 51': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian White with a headed pass.
- 55': Foul by Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 55': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 58': Attempt missed. Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Javain Brown.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 61': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 62': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ali Ahmed replaces Russell Teibert.
- 62': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Simon Becher replaces Cristian Dájome.
- 65': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 3. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
- 67': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 67': Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Luis Martins replaces Ryan Raposo.
- 68': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Pedro Vite replaces Ryan Gauld.
- 69': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
- 69': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Erik Dueñas replaces Timothy Tillman.
- 70': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 71': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 72': Attempt missed. Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
- 73': Attempt missed. Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Attempt missed. Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tristan Blackmon with a headed pass.
- 77': Attempt saved. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Erik Dueñas.
- 79': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Julian Gressel.
- 80': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jesús Murillo.
- 83': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia replaces Dénis Bouanga.
- 84': Attempt missed. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 85': Attempt saved. Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stipe Biuk with a through ball.
- 89': Attempt saved. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesús Murillo.
- 90'+1': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Yohei Takaoka.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 3.
- 0': Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 3.
Statistics
 LAFC |
VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 4 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 55.7 | Possession | 44.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 572 | Accurate Passes | 437 |
| 648 | Passes | 505 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 7 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 15 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 22 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 23 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup
Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 11,652
Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 11,652
Line-Ups
Vancouver Whitecaps (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Yohei Takaoka (GK) |
| 6 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 4 | Ranko Veselinovic |
| 27 | Ryan Raposo |
| 23 | Javain Brown |
| 31 | Russell Teibert |
| 19 | Julian Gressel |
| 20 | Andrés Cubas |
| 11 | Cristián Dájome |
| 25 | Ryan Gauld |
| 24 | Brian White |
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 |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
| 22 | Kwadwo Opoku |
| 99 | Denis Bouanga |
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