MLS

FT Saturday, October 28, 2023
Vancouver Whitecaps DWDDL 2
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LAFC LWWDW 5
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VAN202
LAFC235
LAFC leads series 1-0 · BMO Stadium · 22,002 att.

Match Report

LAFC buzz by Whitecaps thanks to pair of braces

Denis Bouanga and Ryan Hollingshead each recorded a brace, leading host Los Angeles FC to a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday in Game 1 of their best-of-three first-round playoff series.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
17
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
12
1
Saves
0
49.9
Possession
50.1
8
SHOTS
18
2
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
331
Accurate Passes
321
406
Passes
391
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
7
14
Crosses
30
0.1
Cross %
0.2
40
Long Balls
42
15
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
7
11
Effective Tackles
14
16
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
6
Interceptions
3
24
Effective Clearances
19
24
Clearances
19

Highlights

00:57 LAFC beats Vancouver to take Game 1 of playoff series Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 14Giorgio ChielliniCD-L
  3. 3Jesús MurilloCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 24Ryan HollingsheadRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 19Mateusz BoguszLM
  8. 11Timothy TillmanRM
  9. 10Carlos VelaF
  10. 99Denis BouangaLF
  11. 25Cristian OliveraRF

VAN · 3-1-4-2

  1. 18Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 4Ranko VeselinovicCD
  3. 6Tristan BlackmonCD-L
  4. 23Javain BrownCD-R
  5. 20Andrés CubasSW
  6. 45Pedro ViteCM-L
  7. 8Alessandro SchöpfCM-R
  8. 3Sam AdekugbeLM
  9. 7Richie LaryeaRM
  10. 25Ryan GauldCF-L
  11. 24Brian WhiteCF-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  2. 22' Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 27' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrés Cubas with a through ball.
  4. 29' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Palacios with a headed pass.
  5. 40' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross following a set piece situation.
  6. 41' Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 52' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  8. 55' Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 58' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Luís Martins replaces Javain Brown.
  10. 63' Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 64' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 4, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela following a set piece situation.
  12. 71' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Junior Hoilett replaces Andrés Cubas.
  13. 71' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ali Ahmed replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
  14. 71' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia replaces Ryan Hollingshead.
  15. 71' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mario González replaces Carlos Vela.
  16. 80' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 5, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz with a cross following a corner.
  17. 81' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Pedro Vite.
  18. 81' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Levonte Johnson replaces Sam Adekugbe.
  19. 82' Levonte Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 85' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Aaron Long replaces Giorgio Chiellini.
  21. 86' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kellyn Acosta replaces Mateusz Bogusz.

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