MLS

FT Sunday, November 2, 2025
LAFC WLDWW 4
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Austin FC LWLLL 1
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LAFC wins series 2-0 · Q2 Stadium · 20,738 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Son, Bouanga set up LAFC playoff meeting with Muller's Whitecaps

Denis Bouanga had two goals and an assist on Sunday night to help LAFC beat Austin FC 4-1 and sweep the best-of-three series in the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
15
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
1
47.6
Possession
52.4
18
SHOTS
8
5
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
409
Accurate Passes
441
471
Passes
508
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.2
53
Long Balls
47
26
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
0
5
Effective Tackles
5
12
Tackles
11
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
8
25
Effective Clearances
19
25
Clearances
19

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

ATX · 3-4-3

  1. 1Brad StuverG
  2. 4Brendan Hines-IkeCD
  3. 29Guilherme BiroCD-L
  4. 5Oleksandr SvatokCD-R
  5. 6Ilie SánchezCM-L
  6. 8Dani PereiraCM-R
  7. 17Jon GallagherLM
  8. 3Mikkel DeslerRM
  9. 10Myrto UzuniF
  10. 33Owen WolffCF-L
  11. 16Robert TaylorCF-R

LAFC · 3-4-3

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 16JailsonCD
  3. 4Eddie SeguraCD-L
  4. 5Ryan PorteousCD-R
  5. 8Mark DelgadoCM-L
  6. 11Timothy TillmanCM-R
  7. 24Ryan HollingsheadLM
  8. 14Sergi PalenciaRM
  9. 7Son Heung-MinF
  10. 99Denis BouangaCF-L
  11. 27Nathan OrdazCF-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Austin FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denis Bouanga following a fast break.
  2. 25' Goal! Austin FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min following a fast break.
  3. 34' Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 39' Penalty saved. Myrto Uzuni (Austin FC) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club).
  5. 44' Goal! Austin FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 3. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead with a headed pass.
  6. 45'+5' Ryan Porteous (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45'+6' Goal! Austin FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 3. Dani Pereira (Austin FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  8. 45' Substitution, Austin FC. CJ Fodrey replaces Robert Taylor.
  9. 45' Substitution, Austin FC. Zan Kolmanic replaces Jon Gallagher.
  10. 45' Substitution, Austin FC. Julio Cascante replaces Oleksandr Svatok.
  11. 53' Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 63' Ilie Sánchez (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 68' Substitution, Austin FC. Jáder Obrian replaces Mikkel Desler.
  14. 68' Substitution, Austin FC. Besard Sabovic replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  15. 68' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Andrew Moran replaces Nathan Ordaz.
  16. 68' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Artem Smoliakov replaces Sergi Palencia.
  17. 68' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nkosi Tafari replaces Jailson.
  18. 71' Andrew Moran (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 77' Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 79' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mathieu Choinière replaces Denis Bouanga.
  21. 81' Owen Wolff (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 81' Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  23. 88' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jeremy Ebobisse replaces Son Heung-Min.
  24. 90'+3' Goal! Austin FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 4. Jeremy Ebobisse (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Delgado following a fast break.

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