LAFC vs New York City FC, 2021 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
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86': Nicolás AcevedoNYCFC scores in 90th minute to complete rally over LAFC
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi scored in the 90th minute as New York City FC rallied for a 2-1 victory Saturday over host LAFC.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 2': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by Malte Amundsen (New York City FC).
- 4': Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 5': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 6': Offside, New York City FC. Jesús Medina tries a through ball, but Keaton Parks is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Malte Amundsen (New York City FC).
- 11': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Corey Baird (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 16': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesús Medina.
- 17': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by James Sands.
- 18': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Keaton Parks.
- 21': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 21': Malte Amundsen (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 21': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Palacios with a cross.
- 25': Attempt missed. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Malte Amundsen.
- 26': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Tristan Blackmon tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Corey Baird.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 29': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Andres Jasson.
- 29': Attempt saved. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 29': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 29': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Rossi tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 31': Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Alexander Callens (New York City FC).
- 35': Attempt missed. Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
- 35': Offside, New York City FC. Alexander Callens tries a through ball, but Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 38': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
- 40': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 40': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 44': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Alexander Callens (New York City FC).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, New York City FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 0, New York City FC 0.
- 48': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 48': Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 49': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
- 50': Attempt saved. Malte Amundsen (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 50': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Pablo Sisniega.
- 53': Jesús Medina (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, New York City FC 0. Corey Baird (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 65': Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, New York City FC. Alfredo Morales replaces Maxime Chanot.
- 66': Substitution, New York City FC. Anton Tinnerholm replaces Andres Jasson.
- 66': Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Keaton Parks.
- 67': Substitution, New York City FC. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
- 69': Attempt missed. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 70': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, New York City FC 1. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anton Tinnerholm.
- 72': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces José Cifuentes.
- 73': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Raheem Edwards replaces Corey Baird.
- 75': Attempt saved. Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 76': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 76': Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
- 78': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 78': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
- 79': Attempt missed. Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tristan Blackmon.
- 83': Foul by Alfredo Morales (New York City FC).
- 83': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jesús Medina.
- 86': Foul by Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC).
- 86': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Second yellow card to Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Musovski replaces Eduard Atuesta.
- 89': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 90': Substitution, New York City FC. Sebastien Ibeagha replaces Talles Magno.
- 90': Attempt missed. Alfredo Morales (New York City FC) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesús Medina with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, New York City FC 2. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alfredo Morales following a corner.
- 90'+3': Foul by Malte Amundsen (New York City FC).
- 90'+3': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Alexander Callens (New York City FC).
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, New York City FC 2.
- 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, New York City FC 2.
Statistics
 NYC |
LAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.7 | Possession | 59.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 310 | Accurate Passes | 508 |
| 411 | Passes | 614 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 13 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 25 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 15 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 10,703
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 10,703
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Atlanta United FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | FC Cincinnati | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Line-Ups
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Pablo Sisniega (GK) |
| 4 | Eddie Segura |
| 94 | Jesús Murillo |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 27 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta  |
| 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye |
| 11 | José Cifuentes |
| 13 | Corey Baird |
| 9 | Diego Rossi |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
New York City FC (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Johnson (GK) |
| 16 | James Sands |
| 6 | Alexander Callens |
| 4 | Maxime Chanot |
| 55 | Keaton Parks |
| 26 | Nicolás Acevedo |
| 19 | Jesús Medina |
| 12 | Malte Amundsen |
| 21 | Andres Jasson |
| 11 | Valentín Castellanos |
| 10 | Maxi Morález |
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