Los Angeles FC beats Seattle Sounders 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC was in the end too good for Seattle Sounders.

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Los Angeles FC beats Seattle Sounders 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC was finally too good for Seattle Sounders with the goal of B. Rodriguez (21′), L. Blessing (45′) and C. Arango (51′). Seattle Sounders lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Banc of California Stadium stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday and it started at 2:30 am local time. The referee was Kevin Stott who was helped by Katie Nesbitt and Eduardo Mariscal. The 4th official was Michael Radchuk. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.7 degrees Celsius or 60.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Los Angeles FC

3 - 0

Team 1

Seattle Sounders

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 15 Total 14
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 9
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 118 Attack 117
  • 36 Dangerous attack 54
  • 75 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 10
Fouls
  • 15 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Seattle Sounders had a superior ball possession 56% while Los Angeles FC was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Seattle Sounders was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Los Angeles FC was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Los Angeles FC shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Seattle Sounders shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Los Angeles FC received 3 yellow cards (D. Palacios, C. Arango and M. Fall). On the opposite side, Seattle Sounders received 1 yellow card (N. Tolo).

Match Timeline

21'
37'
45'
51'
56'
Léo Chú- sub ->B. Smith
66'
N. Tolo- Yellow
67'
68'
Danny Leyva- sub ->K. Rowe
68'
70'
Carlos Vela- sub ->B. Rodriguez
78'
78'
79'
82'
Danny Musovski- sub ->C. Arango
90'
Daniel Crisostomo- sub ->D. Palacios
90'
Mamadou Fall- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
New England
73
34
Philadelphia Union
54
34
Nashville SC
54
34
New York City
51
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Orlando City
51
34
New York RB
48
34
DC United
47
34
Columbus Crew
47
34
CF Montréal
46
34
Inter Miami
41
34
Chicago Fire
34
34
Toronto
28
34
Cincinnati
20
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Colorado Rapids
61
34
Seattle Sounders
60
34
Sporting KC
58
34
Portland Timbers
55
34
Minnesota United
49
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
49
34
Real Salt Lake
48
34
LA Galaxy
48
34
Los Angeles FC
45
34
SJ Earthquakes
41
34
Dallas
33
34
Austin
31
34
Houston Dynamo
30
34

After this match, Los Angeles FC will have 44 points like New York City and Vancouver Whitecaps to stay in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Seattle Sounders will stay with 58 points to move down in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Los Angeles FC will host Vancouver Whitecaps on the 3rd of November with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Los Angeles FC (2 draws).

Seattle Sounders will host LA Galaxy on the 2nd of November with a 14-14 head to head record.

Los Angeles FC – Formation

Los Angeles FC
G
Jamal Blackman 1.England
8.1
D
Sebastien Ibeagha 25.United States
7.1
D
Jesús Murillo 94.Colombia
7.2
78'
D
Mamadou Fall 5.Senegal
8.1
90'
M
D. Palacios 12.Ecuador
7.2
90' 79'
M
Marco Farfán 32.United States
6.8
90'
M
Moon-hwan Kim 33.South Korea
7.8
M
Latif Blessing 7.Ghana
9.0
Goals45'
F
Brian Rodríguez 17.Uruguay
7.0
78' Goals21'
F
Cristian Arango  29.Colombia
8.0
82' 70' Goals51'
F
Raheem Edwards  44.Canada
8.0
Substitutes
G
T. Romero 30.El Salvador
D
Tristan Blackmon 27.United States
6.6
78'
D
J. Harvey 2.USA
90'
M
Bryce Duke 19.United States
M
Daniel Crisostomo 15.United States
90'
F
Danny Musovski 16.United States
6.6
82'
F
Carlos Vela 10.Mexico
6.3
78'
F
Michee Ngalina 45.Republic of the Congo
F
Cal Jennings 26.United States

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

The manager Bob Bradley decided to play with the following team: Jamal Blackman (8.1), Mamadou Fall (8.1), Jesús Murillo (7.2), Sebastien Ibeagha (7.1), Moon-hwan Kim (7.8), Latif Blessing (9.0), Diego Palacios (7.2), Marco Farfan (6.8), Raheem Edwards (8.0), Cristian Arango (8.0) and Brian Rodríguez (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Musovski (6.6), Bryce Duke, Daniel Crisostomo, Tomás Romero, Tristan Blackmon (6.6), Carlos Vela (6.3), Jordan Harvey, Michee Ngalina and Cal Jennings.

Substitutions

Los Angeles FC made 5 changes: B. Rodriguez for C. Vela (78′), J. Murillo for T. Blackmon (78′), C. Arango for D. Musovski (82′), M. Farfan for J. Harvey (90′) and D. Palacios for D. Crisostomo (90′).

Best player: Latif Blessing​

The most impressive player for Los Angeles FC was Latif Blessing.

His rating is (9.0) with 1 goal, 44 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Seattle Sounders – Formation

Seattle Sounders
G
Stefan Frei  24.United States
6.3
D
Yeimar Gómez Andrade 28.Colombia
6.9
68'
D
Xavier Arreaga 3.Ecuador
6.6
D
N. Tolo 5.Cameroon
6.2
66'
M
Brad Smith 11.Australia
6.3
56'
M
Kelyn Rowe 22.United States
7.3
68'
M
Álex Roldán 16.El Salvador
7.4
M
Josh Atencio 84.United States
6.9
67'
F
Cristian Roldán 7.United States
7.0
F
Fredy Montero 12.Colombia
7.0
F
Will Bruin 17.United States
6.4
37'
Substitutes
G
S. Richey 18.United States
G
Stefan Cleveland 30.United States
D
Shane O'Neill 27.United States
6.8
68'
D
Abdoulaye Cissoko 92.France
M
Nicolás Lodeiro 10.Uruguay
6.9
67'
M
Léo Chú 23.Brazil
6.7
56'
M
Danny Leyva 75.United States
6.4
68'
M
Nicolas Benezet 20.France
6.3
37'
M
Ethan Dobbelaere 45.United States

Seattle Sounders started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

On the opposite side, Brian Schmetzer played with: Stefan Frei (6.3), Yeimar Gómez Andrade (6.9), Xavier Arreaga (6.6), Nouhou Tolo (6.2), Alex Roldan (7.4), Josh Atencio (6.9), Kelyn Rowe (7.3), Bradley Smith (6.3), Cristian Roldán (7.0), Fredy Montero (7.0) and Will Bruin (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Shane O’Neill (6.8), Spencer Richey, Nicolás Lodeiro (6.9), Stefan Cleveland, Léo Chú (6.7), Abdoulaye Cissoko, Danny Leyva (6.4), Nicolas Benezet (6.3) and Ethan Dobbelaere.

Seattle Sounders could not rely on the presence of N. Benezet (injured).

Substitutions

Seattle Sounders made 5 changes: W. Bruin for N. Benezet (37′), B. Smith for L. Chu (56′), J. Atencio for N. Lodeiro (67′), K. Rowe for D. Leyva (68′) and Y. Gomez for S. O’Neill (68′).

Best player: Alex Roldan​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Seattle Sounders was Alex Roldan.

His rating is (7.4) with 46 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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