Concacaf Champions Cup

FT Wednesday, April 5, 2023
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Vancouver Whitecaps LDDWL 0
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1st Leg · BC Place · 11,652 att.

Match Report

Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP

Denis 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

VAN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

VAN · 4-5-1

  1. 18Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 6Tristan BlackmonCD-L
  3. 4Ranko VeselinovicCD-R
  4. 27Ryan RaposoLB
  5. 23Javain BrownRB
  6. 31Russell TeibertCM-L
  7. 19Julian GresselCM-R
  8. 20Andrés CubasAM
  9. 11Cristián DájomeLM
  10. 25Ryan GauldRM
  11. 24Brian WhiteF

Substitutes

  1. 14Luís MartinsSUB
  2. 16Sebastian BerhalterSUB
  3. 45Pedro ViteSUB
  4. 12Karifa YaoSUB
  5. 22Ali AhmedSUB
  6. 7Deiber CaicedoSUB
  7. 30Kamron HabibullahSUB
  8. 32Isaac BoehmerSUB
  9. 29Simon BecherSUB
  10. 2Mathías LabordaSUB
  11. 26Jean-Claude NgandoSUB
  12. 1Thomas HasalSUB

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 77John McCarthyG
  2. 33Aaron LongCD-L
  3. 3Jesús MurilloCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 24Ryan HollingsheadRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 23Kellyn AcostaLM
  8. 11Timothy TillmanRM
  9. 10Carlos VelaF
  10. 22Kwadwo OpokuLF
  11. 99Denis BouangaRF

Substitutes

  1. 27Nathan OrdazSUB
  2. 7Stipe BiukSUB
  3. 17Daniel CrisostomoSUB
  4. 2Denil MaldonadoSUB
  5. 32Abraham RomeroSUB
  6. 18Erik DueñasSUB
  7. 20José CifuentesSUB
  8. 1Eldin JakupovicSUB
  9. 14Giorgio ChielliniSUB
  10. 30Sergi PalenciaSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 62' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ali Ahmed replaces Russell Teibert.
  4. 62' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Simon Becher replaces Cristian Dájome.
  5. 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.
  6. 68' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Luis Martins replaces Ryan Raposo.
  7. 68' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Pedro Vite replaces Ryan Gauld.
  8. 69' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
  9. 69' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Erik Dueñas replaces Timothy Tillman.
  10. 79' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Julian Gressel.
  11. 83' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia replaces Dénis Bouanga.

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