MLS

Sporting Kansas City vs LAFC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Sporting Kansas City
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    0 - 3
    LAFC
    • 14': David Martínez
    • 45'+1': Cristian Olivera
    • 69': Aaron Long

    LAFC spoil Sporting Kansas City's home finale

    Denis Bouanga played a key role in both of his club's first-half goals on Saturday night as Los Angeles FC defeated host Sporting Kansas City 3-0.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 2': Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 4': David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Olivera with a cross.
    • 5': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Joaquín Fernández.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jake Davis with a cross.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Davis.
    • 11': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Timothy Tillman.
    • 13': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 13': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Penalty Los Angeles Football Club. Dénis Bouanga draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 13': Penalty conceded by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 14': Penalty saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 14': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
    • 18': Foul by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 18': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 19': Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez.
    • 21': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Dénis Bouanga is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 24': Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 30': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 30': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 32': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez.
    • 36': Foul by Joaquín Fernández (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 36': Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jake Davis.
    • 37': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Logan Ndenbe.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Timothy Tillman with a cross following a corner.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez.
    • 40': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 40': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 41': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói replaces Stephen Afrifa.
    • 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Robert Castellanos replaces Joaquín Fernández.
    • 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Tim Leibold replaces Logan Ndenbe.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Olivera with a cross.
    • 56': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Timothy Tillman.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez.
    • 60': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy replaces Rémi Walter.
    • 61': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mateusz Bogusz replaces David Martínez.
    • 61': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Eddie Segura replaces Maxime Chanot.
    • 62': Foul by Robert Castellanos (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 62': Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 65': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 67': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jake Davis.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 68': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Robert Voloder.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Lewis O'Brien (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 69': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Los Angeles Football Club 3. Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Eddie Segura.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tim Leibold.
    • 72': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ilie Sánchez replaces Timothy Tillman.
    • 72': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Marlon replaces Olivier Giroud.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 77': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada replaces Alan Pulido.
    • 77': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 78': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Thommy following a set piece situation.
    • 79': Foul by Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 79': Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kei Kamara replaces Cristian Olivera.
    • 81': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross.
    • 82': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 82': Marlon (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Mateusz Bogusz is caught offside.
    • 84': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 84': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Dénis Bouanga is caught offside.
    • 88': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jake Davis.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Marlon (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga with a cross.
    • 89': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Memo Rodríguez.
    • 89': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Robert Castellanos.
    • 90': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 90': Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 90'+3': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Los Angeles Football Club 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Los Angeles Football Club 3.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    8 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 1
    46.1 Possession 53.9
    13 SHOTS 12
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    361 Accurate Passes 443
    436 Passes 522
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 4
    19 Crosses 16
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    55 Long Balls 58
    26 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 9
    18 Tackles 19
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    11 Interceptions 6
    15 Effective Clearances 15
    15 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Children's Mercy Park
    Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
    Attendance: 18,554

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    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Vancouver Whitecaps 10 +13 23
    2 Portland Timbers 10 +5 18
    3 Austin FC 10 -3 16
    4 Minnesota United FC 10 +2 16
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    Line-Ups

    SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    29 Tim Melia (GK)
    4 Robert Voloder
    24 Joaquín
    18 Logan Ndenbe
    17 Jacob Davis
    8 Memo Rodríguez Yellow Card
    54 Rémi Walter
    22 Zorhan Bassong
    9 Alan Pulido
    30 Stephen Afrifa
    7 Johnny Russell
    Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
    William Agada, Robert Castellanos, Tim Leibold, Alenis Vargas, Dániel Sallói, Andreu Fontàs, John Pulskamp, Erik Thommy.

    LAFC LAFC (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
    25 Maxime Chanot
    33 Aaron Long
    14 Sergi Palencia
    8 Lewis O'Brien
    11 Timothy Tillman Yellow Card
    24 Ryan Hollingshead
    13 Cristian Olivera
    9 Olivier Giroud
    99 Denis Bouanga
    30 David Martínez
    LAFC Substitutes:
    Kei Kamara, Eduard Atuesta, Omar Campos, Eddie Segura, Marlon, Mateusz Bogusz, Thomas Hasal, Ilie Sánchez, Nathan Ordaz.

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