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FT Sunday, November 5, 2023
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LAFC wins series 2-0 · BC Place · 30,204 att.

Match Report

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LAFC oust Whitecaps, punch ticket to conference semifinals

MLS Golden Boot winner Denis Bouanga scored on a penalty kick in the 24th minute as Los Angeles FC defeated the host Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on Sunday night to sweep a best-of-three first-round Western Conference playoff series.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
6
43.3
Possession
56.7
8
SHOTS
13
7
ON GOAL
5
0.9
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
303
Accurate Passes
401
366
Passes
483
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
8
19
Crosses
26
0.2
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
59
32
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
12
12
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
8
26
Effective Clearances
12
26
Clearances
12

Highlights

00:50 Denis Bouanga's penalty sends LAFC to MLS Cup playoff semis Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

VAN · 3-1-4-2

  1. 18Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 4Ranko VeselinovicCD
  3. 6Tristan BlackmonCD-L
  4. 2Mathías LabordaCD-R
  5. 20Andrés CubasSW
  6. 45Pedro ViteCM-L
  7. 22Ali AhmedCM-R
  8. 7Richie LaryeaLM
  9. 3Sam AdekugbeRM
  10. 25Ryan GauldCF-L
  11. 24Brian WhiteCF-R

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 33Aaron LongCD-L
  3. 3Jesús MurilloCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 24Ryan HollingsheadRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 23Kellyn AcostaLM
  8. 11Timothy TillmanRM
  9. 9Mario GonzálezF
  10. 99Denis BouangaLF
  11. 25Cristian OliveraRF

Timeline

  1. 22' Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 24' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  3. 40' Mario González (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Mario González.
  5. 56' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Raposo replaces Richie Laryea.
  6. 69' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Junior Hoilett replaces Mathías Laborda.
  7. 73' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Giorgio Chiellini replaces Jesús Murillo because of an injury.
  8. 80' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mateusz Bogusz replaces Timothy Tillman.
  9. 81' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Simon Becher replaces Ali Ahmed.
  10. 81' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Alessandro Schöpf replaces Andrés Cubas.
  11. 83' Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 86' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces Nathan Ordaz.
  13. 87' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia replaces Cristian Olivera.
  14. 90'+1' Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+4' Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+4' Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.

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