LAFC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2026 MLS, Regular Season
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Son Heung-min, Denis Bouanga get 1st-half goals in surging LAFC's 4-0 win over Sporting Kansas City
Denis Bouanga scored two goals, Son Heung-min scored in his third consecutive match since the World Cup break, and Los Angeles FC thrashed Sporting Kansas City 4-0 on Saturday night for its fourth consecutive victory.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
- 2': Ryan Porteous (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
- 2': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
- 11': Foul by Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City).
- 11': Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 17': Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Wyatt Meyer.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 24': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Calvin Harris.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
- 29': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 32': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Or Blorian.
- 37': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière with a through ball following a fast break.
- 40': Attempt missed. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Manu García.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 40': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Berg Johnsen with a cross.
- 41': Attempt missed. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 45': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
- 45': Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+2': Mathieu Choinière (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Sporting Kansas City 0. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denis Bouanga following a fast break.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 3, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Eddie Segura replaces Timothy Tillman.
- 47': Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 50': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 51': Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 53': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by David Martínez.
- 55': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Or Blorian.
- 62': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Kwaku Agyabeng replaces Manu García.
- 62': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jude Terry replaces Mark Delgado.
- 62': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Shapi Suleymanov replaces Stephen Afrifa.
- 64': Mathieu Choinière (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting Kansas City).
- 69': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Moisés Mosquera replaces Or Blorian.
- 70': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
- 73': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 73': Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City).
- 75': Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt saved. Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Jake Davis.
- 77': Delay in match (Sporting Kansas City).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Moisés Mosquera (Sporting Kansas City).
- 78': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Tyler Boyd replaces David Martínez.
- 78': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Raposo replaces Ryan Hollingshead.
- 78': Ryan Raposo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City).
- 82': Attempt blocked. Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwaku Agyabeng.
- 83': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Moisés Mosquera.
- 85': Mathieu Choinière (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 85': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jeremy Ebobisse replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 85': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 4, Sporting Kansas City 0. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyler Boyd.
- 87': Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 87': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Attempt missed. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Davis with a cross.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Ryan Raposo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jake Davis with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Ryan Raposo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+4': Emir Karic (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 4, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 4, Sporting Kansas City 0.
Statistics
 SKC |
LAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 53.7 | Possession | 46.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 642 | Accurate Passes | 551 |
| 692 | Passes | 600 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 19 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 20 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 11 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 12 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 19 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 16 | +21 | 33 |
| 2 | LAFC | 18 | +16 | 33 |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 17 | +15 | 33 |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 16 | +4 | 26 |
Line-Ups
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 33 | Aaron Long |
| 5 | Ryan Porteous |
| 23 | Yevhen Cheberko |
| 24 | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 66 | Mathieu Choinière |
| 8 | Mark Delgado |
| 11 | Timothy Tillman |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 99 | Denis Bouanga |
| 30 | David Martínez |
Sporting Kansas City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Stefan Cleveland (GK) |
| 28 | Wyatt Meyer |
| 5 | Or Blorian |
| 18 | Emir Karic |
| 8 | Jacob Davis |
| 6 | Manu García  |
| 4 | Lasse Berg Johnsen |
| 22 | Zorhan Bassong |
| 9 | Dejan Joveljic |
| 11 | Calvin Harris |
| 17 | Stephen Afrifa |
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