LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC destroys Nashville SC 5-0 with goals of Timothy Tillman (9′), Denis Bouanga (18′ pen), Denis Bouanga (48′), Cristian Olivera (74′) and Eduard Atuesta (90′). Nashville SC lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the BMO Stadium stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday and it started at 11:30 pm local time. The referee was Erick Lezama with the help of and Jose Landa. The 4th official was . The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 27 Total 9
- 12 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 1
- 5 Shots blocked 6
- 91 Attack 118
- 61 Dangerous attack 32
- 65 Ball safe 102
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 6
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Nashville SC had a superior ball possession 56% while Los Angeles FC was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Los Angeles FC was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Los Angeles FC won the match.
Los Angeles FC shot 27 times, 12 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Nashville SC shot 9 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Los Angeles FC received 4 yellow cards (Ryan Hollingshead, Sergi Palencia, Nathan Ordaz and Eduard Atuesta). Talking about the opposition, Nashville SC received 2 yellow cards (Shaq Moore and Dru Yearwood).
Also, Nashville SC didn’t end the match with 11 players after Joe Willis (Nashville SC) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (62′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Los Angeles FC has 7 points like Vancouver Whitecaps, St. Louis City, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Nashville SC will stays with 6 points like Philadelphia Union, Atlanta United and DC United to sit in the 11th place.
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 record in favor of Los Angeles FC (4 draws).
Los Angeles FC – Formation
Los Angeles FC
66'
42'
9'
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 , Sergi Palencia , Jesús Murillo , Aaron Long , Ryan Hollingshead , Timothy Tillman , Ilie Sánchez , Eduard Atuesta , Cristian Olivera , Mateusz Bogusz and Denis Bouanga .
The home team had on the bench: Eddie Segura , Erik Dueñas , Abraham Romero, Nathan Ordaz , David Martínez , Diego Rosales and Luis Müller.
Substitutions
Los Angeles FC made 4 changes: Cristian Olivera for Nathan Ordaz (76′), Timothy Tillman for Erik Dueñas (84′), Sergi Palencia for Eddie Segura (66′) and Mateusz Bogusz for David Martínez (66′).
Player of the match: Timothy Tillman
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Los Angeles FC was Timothy Tillman.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 11.
Nashville SC – Formation
Nashville SC
62'
Nashville SC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gary Smith played with: Joe Willis , Shaq Moore , Brent Kallman , Jack Maher , Taylor Washington , Tah Anunga , Dru Yearwood , Alex Muyl , Hany Mukhtar , Tyler Boyd and Sam Surridge .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Amar Sejdic, Teal Bunbury , Orrin McKinze Gaines II. , Josh Bauer, Elliot Panicco , Daniel Lovitz and Sean Davis .
Substitutions
Nashville SC made 5 changes: Taylor Washington for Daniel Lovitz (46′), Sam Surridge for Teal Bunbury (77′), Hany Mukhtar for Orrin McKinze Gaines II. (77′), Dru Yearwood for Sean Davis (66′) and Tyler Boyd for Elliot Panicco (64′).
Player of the match: Dru Yearwood
The most impressive player for Nashville SC was Dru Yearwood.
His rating is with 46 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Sporting KC – LA Galaxy – 2-3
- St. Louis City – DC United – 2-2
- Colorado Rapids – Houston Dynamo – 0-1
- Los Angeles FC – Nashville SC – 5-0
- Portland Timbers – Philadelphia Union – 1-3
- SJ Earthquakes – Seattle Sounders – 3-2
