LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC manages to recover against Philadelphia Union with a goal on the D. Gazdag 9′ and a goal on the J. Carranza 67′. Los Angeles FC was surely better in terms of ball possession (66%)
The match was played at the Banc of California Stadium stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jair Marrufo with the support of Katie Nesbitt and Frank Anderson. The 4th official was Silviu Petrescu. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 21 Total 10
- 5 On Target 2
- 16 Off Target 8
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 131 Attack 94
- 77 Dangerous attack 35
- 74 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Los Angeles FC had a superior ball possession 66% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Los Angeles FC was more pushing with 77 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Los Angeles FC to win the match.
Los Angeles FC shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. On the other side, Philadelphia Union shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Los Angeles FC received 1 yellow card (D. Palacios). Regarding the opposition, Philadelphia Union received 2 yellow cards (S. Santos and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Los Angeles FC will have 23 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Philadelphia Union will have 19 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Los Angeles FC will host Nashville SC on the 9th of October with a 0-0 head to head.
Philadelphia Union will host Toronto on the 8th of October with a 13-10 head to head in favor of Toronto (7 draws).
Los Angeles FC – Formation
Los Angeles FC started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Steven Cherundolo decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Los Angeles FC made 3 changes: K. Opoku for D. Musovski (74′), I. Sanchez for L. Blessing (74′) and J. Cifuentes for F. Ginella (89′).
Philadelphia Union – Formation
Philadelphia Union started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Jim Curtin played with: .
Philadelphia Union could not rely on the presence of J. McGlynn (injured).
Substitutions
Philadelphia Union made 2 changes: C. Burke for S. Santos (65′) and J. Martinez for J. McGlynn (77′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Minnesota United – Cincinnati – 0-1
- Los Angeles FC – Philadelphia Union – 2-2
- SJ Earthquakes – Colorado Rapids – 1-0
- Dallas – Seattle Sounders – 2-0