LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC and Philadelphia Union played an incredible match before drawing 3-3.
The match was played at the Banc of California Stadium stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. In front of 22,384 spectators. The referee was Ismail Elfath who was helped by Corey Rockwell and Ian Anderson. The 4th official was Joe Dickerson. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.5 degrees Celsius or 68.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 15 Total 19
- 7 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 16
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 132 Attack 143
- 52 Dangerous attack 70
- 89 Ball safe 111
- 28 Free Kicks 12
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 15 Total 26
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Los Angeles FC was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Philadelphia Union that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Philadelphia Union was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Philadelphia Union to win the match.
Los Angeles FC shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Philadelphia Union shot 19 times, 3 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
Los Angeles FC received 2 yellow cards (J. Cifuentes and S. Ibeagha). On the opposite side, Philadelphia Union received 1 yellow card (J. Carranza).
(Los Angeles FC) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (116′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Los Angeles FC will have 67 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Philadelphia Union will have 67 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
Los Angeles FC – Formation
Los Angeles FC
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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 , Sebastien Ibeagha , Diego Palacios , José Cifuentes , Ilie Sánchez , Kellyn Acosta , Carlos Vela , Cristian Arango and Denis Bouanga .
The home team had on the bench: Kwadwo Opoku , Cristian Tello , Eddie Segura, Franco Escobar, Giorgio Chiellini, John McCarthy, Gareth Bale , Jhegson Méndez and Latif Blessing.
Substitutions
Los Angeles FC made 4 changes: C. Arango for K. Opoku (74′), K. Acosta for C. Tello (92′), C. Vela for G. Bale (97′) and K. Opoku for J. McCarthy (118′).
Best player: Kellyn Acosta
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Los Angeles FC was Kellyn Acosta.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Philadelphia Union – Formation
Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Jim Curtin played with: Andre Blake , Olivier Mbaizo , Jakob Glesnes , Jack Elliott , Kai Wagner , Jack McGlynn , José Martínez , Leon Flach , Dániel Gazdag , Julián Carranza and Mikael Uhre .
These were the players on the bench: Paxten Aaronson , Matthew Real, Cory Burke , Alejandro Bedoya, Chris Donovan, Nathan Harriel, Matthew Freese, Jesus Bueno and Quinn Sullivan.
Substitutions
Philadelphia Union made 3 changes: M. Uhre for C. Burke (71′), J. McGlynn for P. Aaronson (84′) and C. Burke for C. Donovan (120′).
Best player: Kai Wagner
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was Kai Wagner.
His rating is with 54 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 13 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
