LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC conquered Seattle Sounders to win 2-1. It was Los Angeles FC to strike first with a goal of Timothy Tillman at the 45′. Then Mateusz Bogusz scored again for Los Angeles FC in the 55′ minute. Eventually, Pedro de la Vega reduced the distance for Seattle Sounders a penalty (73′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Seattle Sounders lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the BMO Stadium stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Wesley Costa. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.6 degrees Celsius or 70.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 22%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 17 Total 16
- 7 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 5
- 81 Attack 128
- 44 Dangerous attack 44
- 87 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 5
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Seattle Sounders was in firm control of the ball 56% while Los Angeles FC was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Los Angeles FC had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Los Angeles FC won the match.
Los Angeles FC shot 17 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Seattle Sounders shot 16 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Los Angeles FC received 2 yellow cards (Aaron Long and Timothy Tillman). On the other side, Seattle Sounders received 2 yellow cards (Cristian Roldán and N. Tolo).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Los Angeles FC has 3 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. On the other side, Seattle Sounders stays with 0 points (11th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Los Angeles FC will host Vancouver Whitecaps on the 10th of November with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Los Angeles FC (4 draws).
Los Angeles FC – Formation
Los Angeles FC
90'
72'
45'
Los Angeles FC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Cherundolo decided to play with the following team: Hugo Lloris , Ryan Hollingshead , Jesús Murillo , Aaron Long , Omar Campos , Timothy Tillman , Ilie Sánchez , Eduard Atuesta , Cristian Olivera , Mateusz Bogusz and Denis Bouanga .
The home team had on the bench: Tomás Ángel, Eddie Segura, Sergi Palencia , Erik Dueñas, Abraham Romero, Nathan Ordaz , David Martínez, Thomas Musto, Diego Rosales and Thomas Musto.
Substitutions
Los Angeles FC made 3 changes: Cristian Olivera for Sergi Palencia (83′), Ryan Hollingshead for Eddie Segura (90′) and Eduard Atuesta for Nathan Ordaz (87′).
Player of the match: Hugo Lloris
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Los Angeles FC was the goalkeeper: Hugo Lloris. His rating is 8.16. He performed 6 saves.
Seattle Sounders – Formation
Seattle Sounders
Seattle Sounders started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Brian Schmetzer played with: Stefan Frei, Andy Thomas , Álex Roldán , Yeimar Gómez Andrade, Nathan Cardoso , Jackson Ragen , N. Tolo , Cristian Roldán , João Paulo, Obed Vargas and Josh Atencio , Albert Rusnák, Léo Chú , Jordan Morris , Raúl Ruidíaz .
They had on the bench: Jon Bell, Xavier Arreaga , Pedro de la Vega , Paul Rothrock, Jonathan Bell, Daniel Musovski , Jacob Castro, Cody Baker , Danny Leyva and Dylan Teves.
Seattle Sounders could not rely on the presence of Daniel Musovski (injured).
Substitutions
Seattle Sounders made 4 changes: Álex Roldán for Cody Baker (58′), Raúl Ruidíaz for Daniel Musovski (58′), Nathan Cardoso for Xavier Arreaga (64′) and Léo Chú for Pedro de la Vega (64′).
Player of the match: Nathan Cardoso
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Seattle Sounders was Nathan Cardoso.
His rating is with 42 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
