Concacaf Champions Cup

FT Wednesday, April 26, 2023
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1st Leg · Subaru Park · 17,676 att.

Match Report

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Kellyn 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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:44 Can Philadelphia Union get MLS Cup revenge on LAFC in CCL semifinal? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

PHI · 4-3-1-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 3Jack ElliottCD-L
  3. 5Jakob GlesnesCD-R
  4. 27Kai WagnerLB
  5. 15Olivier MbaizoRB
  6. 7Mikkel UhreM
  7. 8José Andrés MartínezCM
  8. 10Dániel GazdagAM
  9. 16Jack McGlynnLM
  10. 11Alejandro BedoyaRM
  11. 9Julián CarranzaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Joe Bendik
  2. 6Andrés Perea
  3. 31Leon Flach
  4. 34Brandan Craig
  5. 25Chris Donovan
  6. 26Nathan Harriel
  7. 20Jesús Bueno
  8. 19Joaquín Torres
  9. 17Damion Lowe
  10. 33Quinn Sullivan
  11. 13Holden Trent

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 77John McCarthyG
  2. 33Aaron LongCD-L
  3. 3Jesús MurilloCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 24Ryan HollingsheadRB
  6. 23Kellyn AcostaCM
  7. 20José CifuentesLM
  8. 6Ilie SánchezRM
  9. 10Carlos VelaF
  10. 99Denis BouangaLF
  11. 22Kwadwo OpokuRF

Substitutes

  1. 30Sergi PalenciaSUB
  2. 14Giorgio ChielliniSUB
  3. 7Stipe BiukSUB
  4. 18Erik DueñasSUB
  5. 2Denil MaldonadoSUB
  6. 19Mateusz BoguszSUB
  7. 11Timothy TillmanSUB
  8. 17Daniel CrisostomoSUB
  9. 27Nathan OrdazSUB
  10. 32Abraham RomeroSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mateusz Bogusz replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
  2. 63' José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 69' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Carlos Vela.
  4. 79' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman replaces José Cifuentes.
  5. 79' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Mikael Uhre.
  6. 79' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Leon Flach replaces José Martínez because of an injury.
  7. 84' Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.

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