SAINT PAUL. Los Angeles FC and Minnesota United draw 1-1. C. Arango scored the first goal (32′) for Los Angeles FC. O. Alonso settled the score 1-1 (65′). Minnesota United was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (70%)​

The match was played at the Allianz Field stadium in Saint Paul on Sunday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Robert Sibiga with the assistance of Felisha Mariscal and Eric Weisbrod. The 4th official was Elvis Osmanovic. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.3 degrees Celsius or 39.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Minnesota United had a superior ball possession 70% while Los Angeles FC was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Minnesota United was more aggressive with 101 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Minnesota United to win the match​.

Minnesota United shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Los Angeles FC shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Minnesota United received 3 yellow cards (W. Trapp, C. Gasper and B. Dibassy). Talking about the opposition, Los Angeles FC received 2 yellow cards (J. Cifuentes and J. Murillo).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Minnesota United will have 45 points to stay in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Los Angeles FC will have 41 points like DC United to stay in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Minnesota United will play away with Vancouver Whitecaps on the 28th of October with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Minnesota United (3 draws).

Los Angeles FC will host Vancouver Whitecaps on the 3rd of November with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Los Angeles FC (2 draws).

Minnesota United – Formation

Minnesota United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Adrian Heath decided to play with the following team: Tyler Miller (6.4), Hassani Dotson (6.2), Michael Boxall (6.4), Bakaye Dibassy (7.1), Chase Gasper (6.8), Wil Trapp (7.1), Osvaldo Alonso (8.7), Robin Lod (7.4), Emanuel Reynoso (8.0), Franco Fragapane (6.6) and Adrien Hunou (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Jacori Hayes, Ethan Finlay (6.3), Dayne St. Clair, Ján Greguš, Fanendo Adi, Joseph Rosales, Jukka Raitala, Brent Kallman and Niko Hansen.

Substitutions

Minnesota United made only 1 change substituting A. Hunou for E. Finlay (78′)​.

Best player: Osvaldo Alonso​

The most impressive player for Minnesota United was Osvaldo Alonso.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 93 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

Los Angeles FC – Formation

Los Angeles FC started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

On the opposite side, Bob Bradley played with: Jamal Blackman (8.3), Mamadou Fall (7.1), Jesús Murillo (7.0), Diego Palacios (6.8), Moon-hwan Kim (6.2), Latif Blessing (7.3), José Cifuentes (7.1), Raheem Edwards (6.8), Bryce Duke (6.3), Brian Rodríguez (7.2) and Cristian Arango (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tristan Blackmon (6.7), Daniel Crisostomo, Sebastien Ibeagha, Tomás Romero, Jordan Harvey, Daniel Musovski (6.1), Cal Jennings, Marco Farfan (6.5) and Michee Ngalina.

Los Angeles FC could not rely on the presence of T. Blackmon (injured).

Substitutions

Los Angeles FC made 3 changes: Kim Moon-Hwan for T. Blackmon (46′), B. Duke for D. Musovski (46′) and R. Edwards for M. Farfan (75′).

Best player: Jamal Blackman​

The most impressive player for Los Angeles FC was the goalkeeper: Jamal Blackman. His rating is 8.31. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​

• Chicago Fire – Real Salt Lake – 1-0
• Inter Miami – Cincinnati – 5-1
• Minnesota United – Los Angeles FC – 1-1
• Colorado Rapids – Portland Timbers – 2-0
• LA Galaxy – Dallas – 2-2
• SJ Earthquakes – Vancouver Whitecaps – 1-1
• Austin – Houston Dynamo – 2-1