MLS

FT Saturday, March 23, 2024
Nashville SC DDLWL 0
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LAFC WLDLW 5
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NSH000
LAFC235
BMO Stadium · 22,030 att.

Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

00:35 Denis Bouanga finds the back of the net for LAFC Watch on ESPN 00:51 Timothy Tillman scores goal for LAFC Watch on ESPN 00:16 Denis Bouanga's goal pads LAFC's lead Watch on ESPN 01:01 Cristian Olivera scores for LAFC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 33Aaron LongCD-L
  3. 3Jesús MurilloCD-R
  4. 24Ryan HollingsheadLB
  5. 14Sergi PalenciaRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 20Eduard AtuestaLM
  8. 11Timothy TillmanRM
  9. 19Mateusz BoguszF
  10. 99Denis BouangaLF
  11. 13Cristian OliveraRF

Substitutes

  1. 27Nathan OrdazSUB
  2. 30David MartínezSUB
  3. 91Luis MüllerSUB
  4. 23Abraham RomeroSUB
  5. 43Diego RosalesSUB
  6. 18Erik DueñasSUB
  7. 4Eddie SeguraSUB

NSH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joe WillisG
  2. 5Jack MaherCD-L
  3. 44Brent KallmanCD-R
  4. 23Taylor WashingtonLB
  5. 18Shaq MooreRB
  6. 10Hany MukhtarAM
  7. 16Dru YearwoodLM
  8. 27Tah AnungaRM
  9. 9Sam SurridgeF
  10. 11Tyler BoydAM-L
  11. 19Alex MuylAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Josh BauerSUB
  2. 17McKinze GainesSUB
  3. 12Teal BunburySUB
  4. 30Elliot PaniccoSUB
  5. 6Amar SejdicSUB
  6. 2Daniel LovitzSUB
  7. 54Sean DavisSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Shaq Moore (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 39' Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 42' Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 43' Dru Yearwood (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz replaces Taylor Washington.
  8. 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.
  9. 52' Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 61' Joe Willis (Nashville SC) is shown the red card.
  11. 64' Substitution, Nashville SC. Elliot Panicco replaces Tyler Boyd.
  12. 66' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. David Martínez replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
  13. 66' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Eddie Segura replaces Sergi Palencia.
  14. 66' Substitution, Nashville SC. Sean Davis replaces Dru Yearwood.
  15. 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.
  16. 76' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Cristian Olivera.
  17. 77' Substitution, Nashville SC. McKinze Gaines replaces Hany Mukhtar.
  18. 77' Substitution, Nashville SC. Teal Bunbury replaces Sam Surridge.
  19. 84' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Érik Dueñas replaces Timothy Tillman.
  20. 90' Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 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.

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