LAFC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Lloris helps LAFC to MLS record 7th-straight opening win
Hugo Lloris made seven saves and won his MLS debut, leading LAFC to a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 3': Attempt saved. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 6': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 7': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Timothy Tillman.
- 9': Attempt missed. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Olivera.
- 12': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 12': Foul by Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 12': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 14': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 16': Attempt saved. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
- 17': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 17': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 25': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Obed Vargas.
- 25': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hugo Lloris.
- 26': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 26': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Murillo.
- 29': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta with a cross.
- 30': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jordan Morris.
- 31': Foul by Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 31': Omar Campos (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Cristian Roldan.
- 33': Foul by Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 33': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 36': Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 37': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Attempt missed. Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Atencio.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Atencio.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldan with a cross.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ilie Sánchez.
- 45': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Omar Campos with a cross.
- 45'+1': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 46': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nathan.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 47': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 48': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
- 52': Attempt missed. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
- 54': Foul by Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 54': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Musovski replaces Raúl Ruidíaz because of an injury.
- 58': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Cody Baker replaces Alex Roldan.
- 60': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Dénis Bouanga is caught offside.
- 64': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Pedro de la Vega replaces Léo Chú.
- 64': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Xavier Arreaga replaces Nathan.
- 66': Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Foul by Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 66': Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 66': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Omar Campos (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 68': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
- 68': Penalty Seattle Sounders FC. Jordan Morris draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 68': Penalty conceded by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 70': VAR Decision: Penalty Seattle Sounders FC.
- 72': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 74': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 74': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jackson Ragen.
- 80': Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 82': Foul by Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 82': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 82': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia replaces Cristian Olivera.
- 84': Attempt saved. Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 85': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
- 87': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Eduard Atuesta.
- 89': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 89': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jackson Ragen.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Eddie Segura replaces Ryan Hollingshead.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Roldan with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+4': Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Hand ball by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 2, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 2, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
Statistics
 SEA |
LAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 55.9 | Possession | 44.1 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 388 | Accurate Passes | 279 |
| 458 | Passes | 361 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 23 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 16 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,214
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,214
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAFC | 34 | +20 | 64 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | +19 | 64 |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | +17 | 59 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | +16 | 57 |
Line-Ups
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 33 | Aaron Long  |
| 3 | Jesús Murillo |
| 2 | Omar Campos |
| 24 | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta |
| 11 | Timothy Tillman |
| 19 | Mateusz Bogusz |
| 99 | Dénis Bouanga |
| 13 | Cristian Olivera |
Seattle Sounders FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Andy Thomas (GK) |
| 25 | Jackson Ragen |
| 4 | Nathan Cardoso |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 16 | Alex Roldan |
| 8 | Joshua Atencio |
| 18 | Obed Vargas |
| 23 | Léo Chú |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
| 9 | Raúl Ruidíaz |
| 13 | Jordan Morris |
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