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FT Saturday, April 25, 2026
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Minnesota United FC WWWWW 0
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Allianz Field · 19,710 att. · FOX

Match Report

James makes 1st Minnesota start but LAFC gets win

Colombia star James Rodríguez made his first Minnesota United start but couldn't prevent a 1-0 loss at home to LAFC on Saturday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
11
3
Saves
6
38.2
Possession
61.8
7
SHOTS
23
7
ON GOAL
4
1.0
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
319
Accurate Passes
547
392
Passes
618
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
7
4
Crosses
26
0.0
Cross %
0.3
65
Long Balls
33
30
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
8
16
Effective Tackles
9
21
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
10
41
Effective Clearances
11
41
Clearances
11

Highlights

00:53 David Martínez's fine team goal proves the difference for LAFC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 4-1

Lineups

MIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 12Drake CallenderG
  2. 23Morris DugganCD
  3. 2Devin PadelfordCD-L
  4. 28Jefferson DíazCD-R
  5. 20Wil TrappCM-L
  6. 25Nectarios TriantisCM-R
  7. 10James RodríguezAM
  8. 13Anthony MarkanichLM
  9. 21Bongokuhle HlongwaneRM
  10. 9Kelvin YeboahCF-L
  11. 29Mamadou DiengCF-R

LAFC · 3-4-3

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 91Nkosi TafariCD
  3. 4Eddie SeguraCD-L
  4. 33Aaron LongCD-R
  5. 11Timothy TillmanCM-L
  6. 46Stephen EustáquioCM-R
  7. 29Artem SmolyakovLM
  8. 24Ryan HollingsheadRM
  9. 27Nathan OrdazF
  10. 99Denis BouangaCF-L
  11. 30David MartínezCF-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Minnesota United FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
  2. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Porteous replaces Aaron Long.
  3. 52' Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 53' Kelvin Yeboah (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 59' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mathieu Choinière replaces Stephen Eustaquio.
  6. 60' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jeremy Ebobisse replaces David Martínez.
  7. 62' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Kyle Duncan replaces Bongokuhle Hlongwane.
  8. 63' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Tomás Chancalay replaces Mamadou Dieng.
  9. 63' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Joaquín Pereyra replaces James Rodríguez.
  10. 78' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Owen Gene replaces Nectarios Triantis.
  11. 78' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Mauricio González replaces Wil Trapp.
  12. 84' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jude Terry replaces Nathan Ordaz.
  13. 86' Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia replaces Artem Smoliakov.
  15. 90'+4' Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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