LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC was in the end too much to handle for Austin with the goal of C. Arango (29′), M. Urruti (62′ own) and K. Opoku (82′).
The match was played at the Banc of California Stadium stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Armando Villarreal who had the assistance of Corey Parker and Jeremy Kieso. The 4th official was Rubiel Vazquez. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26.4 degrees Celsius or 79.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 22 Total 6
- 12 On Target 1
- 10 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 99 Attack 75
- 48 Dangerous attack 31
- 80 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 17 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Los Angeles FC was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Austin that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Los Angeles FC was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Los Angeles FC won the match.
Los Angeles FC shot 22 times, 12 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Austin shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Los Angeles FC received 1 yellow card (C. Vela). Regarding the opposition, Austin received 3 yellow cards (N. Lima, E. Rigoni and M. Urruti).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Los Angeles FC will have 67 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Austin will stay with 56 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
Los Angeles FC – Formation
Los Angeles FC
46'
54'
29'
Los Angeles FC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Cherundolo decided to play with the following team: Maxime Crépeau , Ryan Hollingshead , Jesús Murillo , Giorgio Chiellini , Diego Palacios , José Cifuentes , Ilie Sánchez , Kellyn Acosta , Carlos Vela , Cristian Arango and Denis Bouanga .
The home team had on the bench: John McCarthy, Antonio Leone, Latif Blessing, Sebastien Ibeagha , Gareth Bale, Kwadwo Opoku , Cristian Tello, Franco Escobar and Jhegson Méndez .
Substitutions
Los Angeles FC made 4 changes: G. Chiellini for S. Ibeagha (46′), C. Arango for K. Opoku (71′), C. Vela for J. Mendez (77′) and D. Palacios for F. Escobar (85′).
Best player: Carlos Vela
The most impressive player for Los Angeles FC was Carlos Vela even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 19 passes (73% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 9 crosses.
Austin – Formation
Austin
Austin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Josh Wolff played with: Brad Stuver , Nick Lima , Julio Cascante , Ruben Gabrielsen , Jon Gallagher , Daniel Pereira Gil , Alexander Ring , Emiliano Rigoni , Sebastián Driussi , Diego Fagúndez and Moussa Djitté .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Héctor Jimenez, Maximiliano Urruti , Danny Hoesen, Jhohan Romaña, Owen Wolff, Jhojan Valencia, Felipe Martins , Ethan Finlay and Andrew Tarbell.
Substitutions
Austin made 5 changes: E. Rigoni for E. Finlay (61′), M. K. Djitte for M. Urruti (61′), D. Pereira for Felipe (72′), D. Fagundez for D. Hoesen (83′) and J. Gallagher for O. Wolff (83′).
Best player: Brad Stuver
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Austin was the goalkeeper: Brad Stuver. His rating is 7.42. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Los Angeles FC – Austin – 3-0
