SANDY. Los Angeles FC destroys Real Salt Lake 4-1 with goals of C. Arango (9′), K. Acosta (17′), C. Arango (60′) and G. Bale (87′). On the opposite side, Real Salt Lake scored with S. Cordova (12′). Real Salt Lake lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Rio Tinto Stadium stadium in Sandy on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Víctor Rivas with the support of Jeffrey Greeson and Tiffini Turpin. The 4th official was Silviu Petrescu. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18 degrees Celsius or 64.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 13 Total 15
- 8 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 11
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 84 Attack 102
- 28 Dangerous attack 54
- 124 Ball safe 124
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 7
Fouls
- 9 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Real Salt Lake had a strong ball possession 56% while Los Angeles FC was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Salt Lake was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Los Angeles FC was able to find the solution to win this match.
Los Angeles FC shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Salt Lake shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Los Angeles FC received 2 yellow cards (K. Acosta and G. Chiellini). On the opposite side, Real Salt Lake didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
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 1-0 head to head record in favor of Los Angeles FC (0 draws).
Real Salt Lake will host Portland Timbers on the 9th of October with a 13-11 head to head in favor of Portland Timbers (9 draws).
Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake will play the return match on the at the Banc of California Stadium
Los Angeles FC – Formation
Los Angeles FC 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: Maxime Crépeau
, Franco Escobar , Jesús Murillo , Giorgio Chiellini , Diego Palacios , José Cifuentes , Ilie Sánchez , Kellyn Acosta , Carlos Vela , Cristian Arango and Kwadwo Opoku .The home team had on the bench: Mamadou Fall, Gareth Bale
, Latif Blessing, Jhegson Méndez , Brian Rodríguez , Ryan Hollingshead , John McCarthy, Eddie Segura and Sebastien Ibeagha.Substitutions
Los Angeles FC made 5 changes: J. Cifuentes for J. Mendez (64′), K. Opoku for B. Rodriguez (64′), C. Vela for G. Bale (64′), G. Chiellini for E. Segura (73′) and F. Escobar for R. Hollingshead (86′).
Best player: Cristian Arango
The player that probably impressed the most for Los Angeles FC was Cristian Arango.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 19 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9.Real Salt Lake – Formation
Real Salt Lake started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Steven Cherundolo played with: Zac MacMath
, Aaron Herrera , Justen Glad , Marcelo Silva , Andrew Brody , Pablo Ruiz , Jasper Loffelsend , Jefferson Savarino , Sergio Córdova , Justin Meram and Anderson Julio .The following players were sitting on the bench: Tomas Gomez, Scott Caldwell, Nick Besler, Bode Davis, Diego Luna
, Erik Holt, Rubio Rubin and Maikel Chang .Substitutions
Real Salt Lake made 3 changes: A. A. Julio Santos for R. Rubin (66′), J. Loffelsend for D. Luna (79′) and J. Meram for M. Chang (79′).
Best player: Sergio Córdova
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Salt Lake was Sergio Córdova.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 10 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Portland Timbers – Dallas – 1-1
- Real Salt Lake – Los Angeles FC – 1-4
- Colorado Rapids – Minnesota United – 4-3
- Sporting KC – LA Galaxy – 4-2
- Austin – SJ Earthquakes – 3-3
- Nashville SC – Toronto – 3-4