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Match Report

Denis Bouanga helps LAFC top FC Cincinnati to earn playoff berth

Denis Bouanga's second-half goal led Los Angeles FC to a 2-1 victory over FC Cincinnati on Saturday night, securing an MLS Cup playoff berth for the Black and Gold.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
4
37.8
Possession
62.2
17
SHOTS
21
6
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
246
Accurate Passes
445
329
Passes
533
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
8
10
Crosses
23
0.4
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
44
19
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
8
12
Effective Tackles
9
21
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
22
Interceptions
13
26
Effective Clearances
5
26
Clearances
5

Highlights

00:33 Dénis Bouanga nets game-winning goal for LAFC vs. FC Cincinnati Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 2-0

Lineups

CIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 6Chidozie AwaziemCD
  3. 32Ian MurphyCD-L
  4. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  5. 5Obinna NwobodoCM-L
  6. 20Pavel BuchaCM-R
  7. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  8. 23Luca OrellanoLM
  9. 91DeAndre YedlinRM
  10. 7Yuya KuboCF-L
  11. 9Nicholas GioacchiniCF-R

LAFC · 3-4-3

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 25Maxime ChanotCD
  3. 4Eddie SeguraCD-L
  4. 14Sergi PalenciaCD-R
  5. 8Lewis O'BrienCM-L
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM-R
  7. 2Omar CamposLM
  8. 13Cristian OliveraRM
  9. 23Kei KamaraF
  10. 19Mateusz BoguszCF-L
  11. 30David MartínezCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Maxime Chanot (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 29' Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Chidozie Awaziem because of an injury.
  4. 34' Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien following a fast break.
  5. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Dénis Bouanga replaces David Martínez.
  6. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Nicholas Gioacchini.
  7. 61' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta following a corner.
  8. 65' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
  9. 65' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead replaces Cristian Olivera.
  10. 65' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Olivier Giroud replaces Kei Kamara.
  11. 73' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Marlon replaces Maxime Chanot.
  12. 73' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  13. 74' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yamil Asad replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
  14. 74' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kevin Kelsy replaces Yuya Kubo.
  15. 83' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
  16. 86' Marlon (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+6' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Corey Baird replaces Sergio Santos because of an injury.
  18. 90'+9' Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.

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