Los Angeles FC destroys Minnesota United 5-1 with a great performance. HIGHLIGHTS

LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC estinguishes Minnesota United 5-1 with goals of

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David Brown
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Los Angeles FC destroys Minnesota United 5-1 with a great performance. HIGHLIGHTS

LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC wipes out Minnesota United 5-1 with goals of Denis Bouanga (6′), Denis Bouanga (36′), Denis Bouanga (45′), Miguel Tapias (46′ own) and Filip Krastev (67′). On the other side, Minnesota United scored with ​Hassani Dotson (4′). Los Angeles FC took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Banc of California Stadium stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday and it started at 11:30 pm local time. In front of 22,041 spectators.​ The referee was Guido Gonzalez who had the assistance of Corey Parker and Justin Howard. The 4th official was Ricardo Fierro. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.28 degrees Celsius or 61.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Los Angeles FC

5 - 1

Team 1

Minnesota United

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 29 Total 7
  • 14 On Target 2
  • 12 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 144 Attack 74
  • 63 Dangerous attack 33
  • 77 Ball safe 74
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 5
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Los Angeles FC was in firm control of the ball 59% while Minnesota United was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Los Angeles FC was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 14 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Los Angeles FC won the match​.

Los Angeles FC shot 29 times, 14 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Minnesota United shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Los Angeles FC didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Minnesota United received 1 yellow card (Emanuel Reynoso).

Match Timeline

4'
Hassani Dotson(goal)
D. Bouanga(goal)Mateusz Bogusz
6'
D. Bouanga(goal)Diego Palacios
36'
39'
Emanuel Reynoso- Yellow
D. Bouanga(goal)
45'
46'
Miguel Tapias(own-goal)
46'
Zarek Valentin- sub ->D.J. Taylor
46'
Bakaye Dibassy- sub ->Ethan Bristow
R. Hollingshead- sub ->Diego Palacios
63'
63'
Aaron Long- sub ->Giorgio Chiellini
63'
66'
66'
67'
68'
72'
Sang-bin Jeong- sub ->Emanuel Reynoso
75'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After this contest, Los Angeles FC will have 48 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Minnesota United will stay with 38 points like Austin and Sporting KC to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Los Angeles FC will play away against Vancouver Whitecaps on the 22nd of October with a 5-5 head to head.

Minnesota United will play away agasint Sporting KC on the 22nd of October with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Sporting KC (4 draws).

Los Angeles FC – Formation

Los Angeles FC
G
Maxime Crépeau 16.Canada
6.4
D
Jesús Murillo 3.Colombia
7.1
D
D. Palacios 12.Ecuador
8.1
63'
D
Giorgio Chiellini 14.Italy
6.8
63'
D
Sergi Palencia 30.Spain
7.7
M
Ilie Sánchez  6.Spain
6.7
M
Timothy Tillman 11.Germany
7.0
63'
M
Mateusz Bogusz 19.Poland
7.9
F
Carlos Vela 10.Mexico
7.5
68'
F
Cristian Olivera 25.Uruguay
6.6
F
D. Bouanga 99.Gabon
10.2
75' Goals6', 36', 45'
Substitutes
G
John McCarthy 77.United States
D
D. Maldonado 2.Honduras
D
É. Dueñas 18.Mexico
D
R. Hollingshead 24.United States
7.1
63'
D
Aaron Long 33.United States
6.8
63'
M
Filip Krastev 50.Bulgaria
7.5
63' Goals67'
F
S. Biuk 7.Croatia
7.1
68'
F
Mario González 9.Spain
6.8
75'
F
N. Ordaz 27.El Salvador

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

The manager Steven Cherundolo decided to play with the following team: Maxime Crépeau (6.4), Sergi Palencia (7.7), Jesús Murillo (7.1), Giorgio Chiellini (6.8), Diego Palacios (8.1), Timothy Tillman (7.0), Ilie Sánchez (6.7), Mateusz Bogusz (7.9), Cristian Olivera (6.6), Carlos Vela (7.5) and Denis Bouanga (10.2).

The home team had on the bench: Denil Maldonado, Stipe Biuk (7.1), Mario González (6.8), Erik Dueñas, Ryan Hollingshead (7.1), Nathan Ordaz, Aaron Long (6.8), Filip Krastev (7.5) and John McCarthy.

Substitutions

Los Angeles FC made 5 changes: Carlos Vela for Stipe Biuk (68′), Giorgio Chiellini for Aaron Long (63′), Diego Palacios for Ryan Hollingshead (63′), Timothy Tillman for Filip Krastev (63′) and Denis Bouanga for Mario González (75′).

Best player: Diego Palacios​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Los Angeles FC was Diego Palacios even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 34 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

Minnesota United – Formation

Minnesota United
G
Dayne St. Clair 97.Canada
7.7
D
Miguel Tapias 4.Mexico
6.0
D
Ethan Bristow 5.England
6.3
46'
D
Michael Boxall 15.New Zealand
6.6
66'
D
D.J. Taylor 27.United States
6.0
46'
M
Emanuel Reynoso 10.Argentina
6.0
72' 39'
M
Wil Trapp  20.United States
6.8
M
Bongokuhle Hlongwane 21.South Africa
6.3
M
Hassani Dotson 31.United States
7.5
Goals4'
M
Kervin Arriaga 33.Honduras
6.0
F
Teemu Pukki 22.Finland
6.3
66'
Substitutes
G
Clint Irwin 1.United States
D
Devin Padelford 2.United States
D
Zarek Valentin 3.Puerto Rico
6.6
46'
D
Bakaye Dibassy 12.Mali
6.4
46'
M
Franco Fragapane 7.Argentina
M
Ján Greguš 24.Slovakia
7.0
66'
F
Sang-bin Jeong 11.South Korea
6.4
72'
F
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 18.Libya
F
Mender García 28.Colombia
6.3
66'

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

Adrian Heath played with: Dayne St. Clair (7.7), D.J. Taylor (6.0), Michael Boxall (6.6), Miguel Tapias (6.0), Ethan Bristow (6.3), Kervin Arriaga (6.0), Wil Trapp (6.8), Bongokuhle Hlongwane (6.3), Emanuel Reynoso (6.0), Hassani Dotson (7.5) and Teemu Pukki (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Clint Irwin, Devin Padelford, Zarek Valentin (6.6), Franco Fragapane, Sangbin Jeong (6.4), Bakaye Dibassy (6.4), Ismael Tajouri-Shradi, Ján Greguš (7.0) and Mender García (6.3).

Substitutions

Minnesota United made 5 changes: Ethan Bristow for Bakaye Dibassy (46′), Emanuel Reynoso for Sangbin Jeong (72′), D.J. Taylor for Zarek Valentin (46′), Michael Boxall for Ján Greguš (66′) and Teemu Pukki for Mender García (66′).

Best player: Dayne St. Clair​

The player that probably impressed the most for Minnesota United was the goalkeeper: Dayne St. Clair. His rating is 7.65. He performed 10 saves.

Results of the day

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