León vs LAFC, 2023 Concacaf Champions League, Finals
· 1st LegLeon grab first leg edge over LAFC in CONCACAF Champions League final
Leon grab first leg edge over LAFC in CONCACAF Champions League final
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 2': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Rodolfo Cota.
- 5': Foul by Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 5': Víctor Dávila (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
- 7': Attempt saved. Alfonso Alvarado (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Mena.
- 7': Corner, León. Conceded by John McCarthy.
- 8': Substitution, León. Elías Hernández replaces Yairo Moreno because of an injury.
- 8': Goal! León 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. William Tesillo (León) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Mena with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Corner, León. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
- 11': Corner, León. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 13': Attempt saved. Ángel Mena (León) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 17': Attempt missed. Víctor Dávila (León) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elías Hernández.
- 18': Delay in match (León).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Ángel Mena (León).
- 20': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Fidel Ambríz (León).
- 21': Foul by Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 21': Víctor Dávila (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Fidel Ambríz (León) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 26': Attempt missed. Elías Hernández (León) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 29': Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Alfonso Alvarado (León).
- 31': Elías Hernández (León) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Víctor Dávila.
- 31': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by William Tesillo (León).
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 33': William Tesillo (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Foul by Ángel Mena (León).
- 35': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Alfonso Alvarado (León).
- 40': Attempt blocked. Ángel Mena (León) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Moreno.
- 42': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
- 43': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Adonis Frías (León).
- 43': Adonis Frías (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Alfonso Alvarado (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45': Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Corner, León. Conceded by Denil Maldonado.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Stiven Barreiro (León) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Mena with a cross.
- 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 45'+3': VAR Decision: Penalty León.
- 45'+4': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 45'+5': Goal! León 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Ángel Mena (León) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
- 45'+7': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45'+7': Lucas Romero (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+8': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+8': Foul by Alfonso Alvarado (León).
- 45'+8': First Half ends, León 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins León 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 46': Fidel Ambríz (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 50': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by William Tesillo.
- 51': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Alfonso Alvarado.
- 52': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 53': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury John McCarthy (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Corner, León. Conceded by Denil Maldonado.
- 58': Attempt saved. Ángel Mena (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elías Hernández.
- 60': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
- 60': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia replaces Ryan Hollingshead.
- 61': Attempt missed. Ángel Mena (León) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross.
- 63': Substitution, León. Lucas Di Yorio replaces Alfonso Alvarado.
- 63': Substitution, León. Joel Campbell replaces Elías Hernández.
- 63': Substitution, León. Osvaldo Rodríguez replaces Ángel Mena.
- 64': Attempt missed. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
- 64': Attempt saved. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
- 64': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 64': Joel Campbell (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Lucas Romero (León).
- 65': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Lucas Romero (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 66': Joel Campbell (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 68': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Lucas Di Yorio (León).
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 68': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mateusz Bogusz replaces Ilie Sánchez.
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Foul by Iván Moreno (León).
- 69': Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Víctor Dávila.
- 72': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Foul by Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 75': Lucas Di Yorio (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt saved. Joel Campbell (León) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 77': Attempt saved. Osvaldo Rodríguez (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 78': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 78': Joel Campbell (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 78': Osvaldo Rodríguez (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Joel Campbell (León).
- 80': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 80': Joel Campbell (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Lucas Di Yorio (León).
- 84': Attempt missed. Joel Campbell (León) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Víctor Dávila.
- 85': Substitution, León. Brian Rubio replaces Víctor Dávila.
- 85': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Erik Dueñas replaces Timothy Tillman.
- 88': Attempt missed. Joel Campbell (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 89': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 89': Lucas Romero (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+1': Lucas Di Yorio (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Osvaldo Rodríguez (León).
- 90'+2': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+4': Lucas Romero (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Mateusz Bogusz tries a through ball, but Stipe Biuk is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Goal! León 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
- 90'+8': Stiven Barreiro (León) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, León 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 0': Match ends, León 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
Statistics
 LAFC |
LEO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 48.7 | Possession | 51.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 288 | Accurate Passes | 300 |
| 377 | Passes | 380 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 12 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 18 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup
Venue: Estadio León
Location: León de los Aldamas, Mexico
Venue: Estadio León
Location: León de los Aldamas, Mexico
Line-Ups
León (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Rodolfo Cota (GK) |
| 22 | Adonis Frias  |
| 6 | William Tesillo |
| 21 | Jaine Barreiro |
| 29 | Lucas Romero |
| 26 | Fidel Ambríz |
| 19 | Yairo Moreno |
| 3 | Iván Moreno |
| 20 | José Alvarado |
| 7 | Víctor Dávila |
| 13 | Ángel Mena |
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | John McCarthy (GK) |
| 33 | Aaron Long |
| 2 | Denil Maldonado |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 24 | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez |
| 20 | José Cifuentes |
| 11 | Timothy Tillman |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
| 99 | Denis Bouanga |
| 22 | Kwadwo Opoku |
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