LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC liquidates Charlotte 5-0 with goals of J. Murillo (49′), J. Cifuentes (59′), C. Vela (73′), C. Arango (76′) and A. Walkes (90′ own).
The match was played at the Banc of California Stadium stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Chris Penso with the help of Ian Anderson and Chris Elliott. The 4th official was Kevin Stott. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.6 degrees Celsius or 76.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 23 Total 8
- 9 On Target 2
- 14 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 124 Attack 96
- 39 Dangerous attack 29
- 95 Ball safe 101
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Los Angeles FC was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Charlotte that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Los Angeles FC was putting more pressure with 39 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Los Angeles FC won the match.
Los Angeles FC shot 23 times, 9 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Charlotte shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Los Angeles FC didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Charlotte received 1 yellow card (J. Alcivar).
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 in favor of Los Angeles FC (0 draws).
Charlotte will play away agasint New York RB on the 8th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Charlotte (0 draws).
Los Angeles FC – Formation
Los Angeles FC
79'
49'
Los Angeles FC adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Cherundolo decided to play with the following team: Maxime Crépeau , Ryan Hollingshead , Jesús Murillo , Eddie Segura , Diego Palacios , José Cifuentes , Ilie Sánchez , Kellyn Acosta , Carlos Vela , Cristian Arango and Brian Rodríguez .
The home team had on the bench: John McCarthy, Mamadou Fall , Latif Blessing , Franco Escobar , Kwadwo Opoku , Jhegson Méndez and Sebastien Ibeagha.
Substitutions
Los Angeles FC made 5 changes: I. Sanchez for L. Blessing (64′), B. Rodriguez for K. Opoku (64′), C. Vela for F. Escobar (74′), J. Cifuentes for J. Mendez (74′) and J. Murillo for M. Fall (79′).
Best player: José Cifuentes
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Los Angeles FC was José Cifuentes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Charlotte – Formation
Charlotte
62'
Also Charlotte adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Christian Lattanzio played with: Kristijan Kahlina , Harrison Afful , Anton Walkes , Jan Sobociński , Joseph Mora , Quinn McNeill , Brandt Bronico , Benjamin Bender , Yordy Reyna , Karol Świderski and Kamil Jóźwiak .
They had on the bench: Derrick Jones, Daniel Rios, Christian Fuchs , Andre Shinyashiki, George Marks, Jordy Alcivar , Kerwin Calderón Vargas , Orrin McKinze Gaines II. and Jaylin Lindsey .
Charlotte could not rely on the presence of C. Fuchs (injured).
Substitutions
Charlotte made 5 changes: Bender Ben for J. Alcivar (46′), H. Afful for C. Fuchs (70′), Q. McNeill for O. McKinze Gaines II (70′), Y. Reyna for K. A. Calderon Vargas (79′) and J. Sobocinski for J. Lindsey (84′).
Best player: Jan Sobociński
The player that probably impressed the most for Charlotte was Jan Sobociński.
His rating is with 38 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Los Angeles FC – Charlotte – 5-0
- LA Galaxy – Vancouver Whitecaps – 5-2
- Colorado Rapids – Columbus Crew – 1-1
- Houston Dynamo – Montreal Impact – 2-3
- Dallas – SJ Earthquakes – 4-1
- Austin – Sporting KC – 4-3
- Inter Miami – New York City – 3-2
