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Match Report

Messi and Miami trounced by LAFC in season opener

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami got off to a rough start in their MLS Cup title defense when David Martínez, Denis Bouanga and Nathan Ordaz scored in Los Angeles FC's 3-0 victory Saturday night.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
3
68.4
Possession
31.6
12
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
682
Accurate Passes
281
767
Passes
350
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
1
17
Crosses
7
0.1
Cross %
0.1
47
Long Balls
42
32
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
5
13
Effective Tackles
8
14
Tackles
12
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
7
13
Effective Clearances
21
13
Clearances
21

Highlights

00:28 David Martínez finds the back of the net for LAFC Watch on ESPN 00:30 Nathan Ordaz gets on the scoresheet for LAFC Watch on ESPN 00:33 Denis Bouanga slots in the goal for LAFC Watch on ESPN 01:00 What went wrong for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami vs. LAFC? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 3-2

Lineups

LAFC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 91Nkosi TafariCD-L
  3. 5Ryan PorteousCD-R
  4. 4Eddie SeguraLB
  5. 14Sergi PalenciaRB
  6. 11Timothy TillmanAM
  7. 8Mark DelgadoLM
  8. 46Stephen EustáquioRM
  9. 7Son Heung-MinF
  10. 99Denis BouangaAM-L
  11. 30David MartínezAM-R

MIA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 97Dayne St. ClairG
  2. 16MicaelCD-L
  3. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-R
  4. 32Noah AllenLB
  5. 17Ian FrayRB
  6. 10Lionel MessiAM
  7. 42Yannick BrightLM
  8. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  9. 19Germán BerterameF
  10. 8Telasco SegoviaAM-L
  11. 24Mateo SilvettiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 37' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Inter Miami CF 0. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  2. 45'+3' Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Facundo Mura replaces Ian Fray.
  4. 68' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Tadeo Allende replaces Yannick Bright.
  5. 69' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mathieu Choinière replaces David Martínez.
  6. 73' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Inter Miami CF 0. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Tillman following a fast break.
  7. 80' Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 80' Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 81' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Luis Suárez replaces Mateo Silvetti.
  10. 82' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Tyler Boyd replaces Timothy Tillman.
  11. 89' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Son Heung-Min.
  12. 90'+4' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Inter Miami CF 0. Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Bouanga.

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