LAFC vs Nashville SC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

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LAFC

9': Timothy Tillman
18': Dénis Bouanga (P)
47': Dénis Bouanga
74': Cristian Olivera
90'+5': Eduard Atuesta

FT
5 - 0

Nashville SC

61': Joe Willis

Denis Bouanga scores twice as LAFC rout Nashville SC

Denis Bouanga scored his first two goals of the season and LAFC snapped out of their attacking funk with a 5-0 thrashing of visiting Nashville SC on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
1': Taylor Washington (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt blocked. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Boyd.
6': Attempt blocked. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Washington with a cross.
6': Attempt blocked. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
7': Shaq Moore (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
8': Attempt missed. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
9': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Brent Kallman.
9': Attempt blocked. Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta with a cross.
9': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Nashville SC 0. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
13': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
14': Attempt missed. Brent Kallman (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross following a corner.
16': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
16': Attempt saved. Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
17': Penalty Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman draws a foul in the penalty area.
17': Penalty conceded by Taylor Washington (Nashville SC) after a foul in the penalty area.
18': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Nashville SC 0. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
20': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
21': Foul by Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
21': Tyler Boyd (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
25': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26': Attempt missed. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
27': Attempt blocked. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
30': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
30': Shaq Moore (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Timothy Tillman.
34': Hand ball by Sam Surridge (Nashville SC).
35': Foul by Sam Surridge (Nashville SC).
35': Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Brian Anunga (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
38': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
38': Joe Willis (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
39': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Brent Kallman.
40': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
41': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
41': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
41': Tyler Boyd (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Attempt saved. Shaq Moore (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
42': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
43': Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Dru Yearwood (Nashville SC).
43': Dru Yearwood (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
44': Tyler Boyd (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
45'+4': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Cristian Olivera with a cross.
45'+4': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
45'+4': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 2, Nashville SC 0.
45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 2, Nashville SC 0.
45': Substitution, Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz replaces Taylor Washington.
47': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Nashville SC 0. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergi Palencia with a cross.
50': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
50': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Attempt blocked. Dru Yearwood (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
51': Brian Anunga (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
52': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
59': Attempt saved. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
59': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Tyler Boyd.
59': Brent Kallman (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
61': Attempt saved. Dru Yearwood (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shaq Moore.
61': Attempt blocked. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
61': Hand ball by Joe Willis (Nashville SC).
61': Joe Willis (Nashville SC) is shown the red card.
64': Substitution, Nashville SC. Elliot Panicco replaces Tyler Boyd.
65': Attempt saved. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
65': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Elliot Panicco.
65': Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
66': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. David Martínez replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
66': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Eddie Segura replaces Sergi Palencia.
66': Substitution, Nashville SC. Sean Davis replaces Dru Yearwood.
67': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
67': Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Shaq Moore.
72': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Davis.
74': Attempt blocked. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Segura.
74': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 4, Nashville SC 0. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Martínez.
76': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Cristian Olivera.
76': Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
77': Substitution, Nashville SC. McKinze Gaines replaces Hany Mukhtar.
77': Substitution, Nashville SC. Teal Bunbury replaces Sam Surridge.
78': Delay in match because of an injury Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
79': Sean Davis (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt missed. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Martínez with a through ball.
83': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club).
84': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Érik Dueñas replaces Timothy Tillman.
86': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jesús Murillo.
86': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Elliot Panicco.
87': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta following a corner.
87': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
87': Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Attempt missed. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
89': Attempt saved. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Érik Dueñas.
90': Foul by Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club).
90': Shaq Moore (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Attempt saved. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Érik Dueñas.
90'+2': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Shaq Moore.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga following a corner.
90'+4': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz is caught offside.
90'+5': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 5, Nashville SC 0. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga following a fast break.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 5, Nashville SC 0.
0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 5, Nashville SC 0.

Statistics

NSH		LAFC
6	Fouls	19
2	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	7
6	Saves	2
56	Possession	44
9	SHOTS	27
2	ON GOAL	12
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
433	Accurate Passes	334
520	Passes	412
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	4
16	Crosses	13
0.4	Cross %	0.3
57	Long Balls	60
22	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
6	Blocked Shots	5
11	Effective Tackles	17
18	Tackles	23
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	8
10	Effective Clearances	19
10	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,030

Line-Ups

LAFC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Hugo Lloris (GK)
33	Aaron Long
3	Jesús Murillo
24	Ryan Hollingshead
14	Sergi Palencia
6	Ilie Sánchez
20	Eduard Atuesta
11	Timothy Tillman
19	Mateusz Bogusz
99	Dénis Bouanga
13	Cristian Olivera

LAFC Substitutes:

Nathan Ordaz, David Martinez, Luis Müller, Abraham Romero, Diego Rosales, Erik Dueñas, Eddie Segura.

Nashville SC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Joe Willis (GK)
5	Jack Maher
44	Brent Kallman
23	Taylor Washington
18	Shaq Moore
10	Hany Mukhtar
16	Dru Yearwood
27	Brian Anunga
9	Sam Surridge
11	Tyler Boyd
19	Alex Muyl

Nashville SC Substitutes:

Josh Bauer, McKinze Gaines, Teal Bunbury, Elliot Panicco, Amar Sejdic, Daniel Lovitz, Sean Davis.

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