Philadelphia Union vs LAFC, 2023 Concacaf Champions League, Semifinals
· 1st LegKellyn Acosta scores late as LAFC draws with Philadelphia in CCL semis
MLS champions LAFC battled to a hard-fought 1-1 draw with the Philadelphia Union in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League semifinal.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Hand ball by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 5': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by José Martínez.
- 6': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Palacios tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
- 8': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Kai Wagner tries a through ball, but Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
- 13': Foul by Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 13': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Dániel Gazdag tries a through ball, but Mikael Uhre is caught offside.
- 17': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn tries a through ball, but Mikael Uhre is caught offside.
- 20': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 22': Foul by Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union).
- 22': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
- 26': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn tries a through ball, but Mikael Uhre is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 34': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Ilie Sánchez.
- 36': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross.
- 36': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 37': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 38': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 38': Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt saved. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Carranza.
- 41': Foul by Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union).
- 41': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikael Uhre.
- 45'+2': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45'+2': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mateusz Bogusz replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
- 46': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
- 46': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 54': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Aaron Long.
- 55': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
- 55': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 55': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 57': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
- 58': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Julián Carranza tries a through ball, but Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
- 59': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 60': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Aaron Long.
- 60': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by José Cifuentes.
- 63': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 63': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 65': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 66': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Cifuentes with a cross.
- 66': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 68': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 68': Delay in match (Philadelphia Union).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Carlos Vela.
- 70': Hand ball by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 71': Offside, Philadelphia Union. José Martínez tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
- 72': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 73': Foul by Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 73': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Attempt missed. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 76': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Olivier Mbaizo.
- 77': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 79': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman replaces José Cifuentes.
- 79': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Mikael Uhre.
- 79': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Leon Flach replaces José Martínez because of an injury.
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 82': Penalty conceded by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 83': VAR Decision: Penalty Philadelphia Union.
- 84': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 88': Foul by Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union).
- 88': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 90'+2': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
- 90'+4': Foul by Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+4': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
Statistics
 LAFC |
PHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 6 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 50.5 | Possession | 49.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 283 | Accurate Passes | 273 |
| 384 | Passes | 374 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 13 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 72 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 10 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 16 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 17,676
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 17,676
Line-Ups
Philadelphia Union (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Andre Blake (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes |
| 27 | Kai Wagner |
| 15 | Olivier Mbaizo |
| 7 | Mikkel Uhre |
| 8 | José Andrés Martínez  |
| 10 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 16 | Jack McGlynn |
| 11 | Alejandro Bedoya |
| 9 | Julián Carranza |
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | John McCarthy (GK) |
| 33 | Aaron Long |
| 3 | Jesús Murillo |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 24 | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 23 | Kellyn Acosta |
| 20 | José Cifuentes |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
| 99 | Denis Bouanga |
| 22 | Kwadwo Opoku |
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