
LAFC vs Vancouver Whitecaps, 2024 MLS, Western Conference Playoffs - Round One
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Delay in match because of an injury Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 2': Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 4': Foul by Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 4': Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 6': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
- 8': Foul by Maxime Chanot (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 8': Stuart Armstrong (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brian White.
- 11': Attempt missed. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sergi Palencia.
- 13': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Stuart Armstrong.
- 16': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 16': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
- 22': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 23': Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 24': Foul by Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 24': Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
- 28': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Fafá Picault is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 30': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Attempt missed. Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 36': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 36': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead with a cross.
- 42': Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 43': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a through ball.
- 43': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 43': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Marlon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Adekugbe with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 45'+1': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Eduard Atuesta replaces Marlon.
- 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Olivier Giroud replaces Cristian Olivera.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
- 47': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 47': Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Attempt saved. Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fafá Picault with a cross.
- 51': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Lewis O'Brien (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a headed pass.
- 51': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Brian White.
- 52': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Olivier Giroud following a corner.
- 52': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Andrés Cubas.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz with a cross.
- 52': Attempt missed. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
- 54': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 57': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Sam Adekugbe.
- 58': Foul by Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 58': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Sebastian Berhalter.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 61': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Pedro Vite.
- 61': Attempt saved. Maxime Chanot (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz with a cross.
- 62': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 64': Attempt missed. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fafá Picault.
- 64': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 67': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 67': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ali Ahmed replaces Sebastian Berhalter.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
- 68': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 68': Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 71': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead with a cross.
- 73': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 73': Stuart Armstrong (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tristan Blackmon is caught offside.
- 75': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Alessandro Schöpf replaces Stuart Armstrong.
- 75': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 76': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
- 76': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 76': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White is caught offside.
- 78': Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 80': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 80': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 81': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 81': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ilie Sánchez replaces Timothy Tillman.
- 82': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Mathías Laborda replaces Fafá Picault.
- 82': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Déiber Caicedo replaces Pedro Vite.
- 84': Delay in match (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 85': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jesús Murillo replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
- 87': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 87': Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Delay in match because of an injury Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 90'+3': Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
Statistics
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LAFC![]() |
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13 | Fouls | 16 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 1 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
1 | Saves | 2 |
61.9 | Possession | 38.1 |
12 | SHOTS | 13 |
2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
479 | Accurate Passes | 259 |
556 | Passes | 341 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
26 | Crosses | 19 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
61 | Long Balls | 52 |
29 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
19 | Tackles | 11 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
6 | Interceptions | 3 |
15 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
15 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,220
Line-Ups
LAFC (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
25 | Maxime Chanot |
33 | Aaron Long |
5 | Marlon |
8 | Lewis O'Brien |
11 | Timothy Tillman |
24 | Ryan Hollingshead ![]() |
14 | Sergi Palencia |
19 | Mateusz Bogusz |
99 | Dénis Bouanga |
13 | Cristian Olivera |
Vancouver Whitecaps (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Yohei Takaoka (GK) |
4 | Ranko Veselinovic |
6 | Tristan Blackmon |
3 | Sam Adekugbe |
16 | Sebastian Berhalter |
20 | Andrés Cubas |
45 | Pedro Vite |
26 | Stuart Armstrong |
24 | Brian White |
11 | Fafà Picault |
25 | Ryan Gauld ![]() |
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