SANDY. Real Salt Lake was after all too strong for Los Angeles FC with the goal of Andres Gomez (18′), Andres Gomez (41′) and Cristian Arango (45′). Real Salt Lake took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Rio Tinto Stadium stadium in Sandy on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was who had the assistance of Seun Yinka-Kehinde and Alexander Arita. The 4th official was . The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was cold at 8.16 degrees Celsius or 46.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 12 Total 16
- 6 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 107 Attack 94
- 63 Dangerous attack 44
- 74 Ball safe 56
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Real Salt Lake had a superior ball possession 59% while Los Angeles FC was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Salt Lake had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Salt Lake won the match.
Real Salt Lake shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Los Angeles FC shot 16 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Real Salt Lake received 2 yellow cards (Braian Ojeda and Cristian Arango). Talking about the opposition, Los Angeles FC received 3 yellow cards (Mateusz Bogusz, Eduard Atuesta and Jesús Murillo).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Real Salt Lake has 4 points to occupy the 4th place in the standings. On the other side, Los Angeles FC stays with 3 points (7th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Los Angeles FC will host Vancouver Whitecaps on the 10th of November with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Los Angeles FC (4 draws).
Real Salt Lake – Formation
Real Salt Lake
37'
88'
18', 41'
Real Salt Lake started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pablo Andrés Mastroeni decided to play with the following team: Zac MacMath , Bode Davis , Justen Glad , Marcelo Silva , Andrew Brody , Braian Ojeda , Emeka Eneli , Andres Gomez , Matt Crooks , Diego Luna and Cristian Arango .
The home team had on the bench: Bryan Oviedo, Nelson Palacio , Maikel Chang , F. Barajas, Erik Holt, Anderson Julio, Gavin Beavers, Brayan Vera and Pablo Ruiz .
Substitutions
Real Salt Lake made 4 changes: Andres Gomez for Maikel Chang (73′), Matt Crooks for Pablo Ruiz (73′), Diego Luna for Nelson Palacio (88′) and Cristian Arango for Anderson Julio (90′).
Player of the match: Andres Gomez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Salt Lake was Andres Gomez.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 22. He performed 7 crosses.
Los Angeles FC – Formation
Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles FC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Steven Cherundolo played with: Hugo Lloris , Ryan Hollingshead , Jesús Murillo , Aaron Long , Omar Campos , Timothy Tillman , Ilie Sánchez , Eduard Atuesta , Cristian Olivera , Mateusz Bogusz and Denis Bouanga .
They had on the bench: Eddie Segura , Erik Dueñas , Tomás Ángel , Abraham Romero, Nathan Ordaz , David Martínez , Luca Bombino and Diego Rosales.
Substitutions
Los Angeles FC made 5 changes: Ilie Sánchez for Nathan Ordaz (58′), Omar Campos for Eddie Segura (66′), Eduard Atuesta for Erik Dueñas (67′), Mateusz Bogusz for Tomás Ángel (76′) and Cristian Olivera for David Martínez (76′).
Player of the match: Timothy Tillman
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Los Angeles FC was Timothy Tillman.
His rating is with 31 passes (63% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Minnesota United – Columbus Crew – 1-1
- Real Salt Lake – Los Angeles FC – 3-0
- Inter Miami – Orlando City – 5-0
