LAFC vs Real Espana, 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup, Round One

· 2nd Leg - LAFC advance 7-1 on aggregate
LAFC
  • 64': Nkosi Tafari
FT
1 - 0
2nd Leg - LAFC advance 7-1 on aggregate
Real Espana

    About

    LAFC are hosting Real Espana at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the Concacaf Champions Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Amin Boudri is caught offside.
    • 7': Foul by Jack Jean-Baptiste (Real España).
    • 7': Tyler Boyd (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
    • 9': Amin Boudri (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Darixon Vuelto (Real España).
    • 10': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
    • 14': Carlos Mejía (Real España) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Foul by Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 15': Attempt missed. Jack Jean-Baptiste (Real España) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jhow Benavídez with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 19': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Devron García.
    • 20': Carlos Mejía (Real España) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Amin Boudri (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 22': Carlos Mejía (Real España) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Tyler Boyd (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 24': Offside, Real España. David Sayago is caught offside.
    • 25': Handball by Ryan Raposo (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 27': Attempt saved. Tyler Boyd (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luis López (Real España). Assisted by Amin Boudri.
    • 27': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Luis López.
    • 28': David Sayago (Real España) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 30': Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Foul by Franklin Flores (Real España).
    • 33': Attempt saved. Darixon Vuelto (Real España) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thomas Hasal (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Jhow Benavídez.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Ryan Raposo (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Luis López (Real España).
    • 40': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Luis López.
    • 42': Foul by Antony García (Real España).
    • 42': Stephen Eustaquio (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Darixon Vuelto (Real España) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jhow Benavídez.
    • 45': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Carlos Mejía.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jhow Benavídez.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, Real España 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 0, Real España 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jude Terry replaces Stephen Eustaquio.
    • 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Son Heung-Min.
    • 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman replaces Denis Bouanga.
    • 46': David Sayago (Real España) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Kenny Nielsen (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 47': Antony García (Real España) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Foul by Ryan Raposo (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 50': Darixon Vuelto (Real España) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Jude Terry (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 50': David Sayago (Real España) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Foul by Ryan Raposo (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 51': Amin Boudri (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Foul by Jhow Benavídez (Real España).
    • 51': Jhow Benavídez (Real España) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Foul by Daniel Aparicio (Real España).
    • 54': Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Tyler Boyd (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Amin Boudri.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Tyler Boyd (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Ryan Raposo (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Luis López (Real España).
    • 59': Foul by Anfronit Tatum (Real España).
    • 59': Tyler Boyd (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Foul by Jude Terry (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 61': Jack Jean-Baptiste (Real España) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Daniel Aparicio (Real España).
    • 63': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Luis López (Real España).
    • 64': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Real España 0. Nkosi Tafari (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
    • 67': Darixon Vuelto (Real España) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Jude Terry (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 67': Substitution, Real España. Nixon Cruz replaces Darixon Vuelto.
    • 68': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 68': Nixon Cruz (Real España) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Amin Boudri (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by Anfronit Tatum (Real España).
    • 69': Anfronit Tatum (Real España) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. David Martínez replaces Tyler Boyd.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Amin Boudri (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 70': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Daniel Aparicio.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Amin Boudri (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luis López (Real España). Assisted by Amin Boudri.
    • 73': Carlos Mejía (Real España) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Amin Boudri (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 75': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Devron García.
    • 76': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 76': Nixon Cruz (Real España) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Real España. Exon Arzú replaces David Sayago.
    • 79': Substitution, Real España. Danilo Palacios replaces Jack Jean-Baptiste.
    • 80': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Artem Smoliakov replaces Ryan Raposo.
    • 81': Foul by Artem Smoliakov (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 81': Nixon Cruz (Real España) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Anfronit Tatum (Real España).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Artem Smoliakov.
    • 87': Substitution, Real España. Roberto Osorto replaces Carlos Mejía.
    • 87': Substitution, Real España. Mike Arana replaces Anfronit Tatum because of an injury.
    • 87': Exon Arzú (Real España) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Nkosi Tafari (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 88': Penalty Real España. Nixon Cruz draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 88': Penalty conceded by Kenny Nielsen (Los Angeles Football Club) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 90': Penalty saved. Jhow Benavídez (Real España) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Thomas Hasal (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 90': Artem Smoliakov (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Exon Arzú (Real España).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Real España 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Real España 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 17
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    0 Corner Kicks 7
    5 Saves 2
    41.8 Possession 58.2
    4 SHOTS 11
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.5 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    349 Accurate Passes 486
    398 Passes 543
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 1
    1 Crosses 16
    1.0 Cross % 0.1
    50 Long Balls 26
    29 Accurate Long Balls 13
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 2
    7 Effective Tackles 18
    15 Tackles 22
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    10 Interceptions 4
    16 Effective Clearances 5
    16 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

    Venue: BMO Stadium
    Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
    Attendance: 7,972

    Line-Ups

    LAFC LAFC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Thomas Hasal (GK)
    91 Nkosi Tafari
    45 Kenny Nielsen
    24 Ryan Hollingshead
    21 Ryan Raposo
    65 Amin Boudri
    66 Mathieu Choinière
    46 Stephen Eustáquio
    7 Son Heung-Min
    99 Denis Bouanga
    19 Tyler Boyd
    LAFC Substitutes:
    Mark Delgado, Artem Smolyakov, Matthew Evans, Cabral Carter, David Martínez, Eddie Segura, Timothy Tillman, Jude Terry, Sergi Palencia, Nathan Ordaz, Ryan Porteous.

    ESP Real Espana (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    22 Luis López (GK)
    19 Daniel Aparicio
    6 Devron García
    5 Franklin Flores
    28 Carlos Mejía
    14 Jack Jean-Baptiste
    44 Anfronit Tatum Yellow Card
    8 Antony García
    18 Darixon Vuelto
    30 Ángel Sayago
    10 Jhow Benavídez Yellow Card
    Real Espana Substitutes:
    Eddie Hernandez, Hector Reyes, Exon Arzú, César Romero, Nixon Cruz, Danilo Palacios, Christopher Pike, Roberto Osorto, Gonzalo Ritacco, Juan Capeluto, Mike Arana, Roberto López.

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