Vancouver Whitecaps vs LAFC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSLAFC edges Vancouver on goal in 2nd half stoppage time
Substitute Ilie Sanchez scored from the edge of the penalty area in the third minute of second-half stoppage time to lift LAFC to a 2-1 victory over the host Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Martínez with a through ball.
- 3': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Aaron Long.
- 3': Attempt missed. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Schöpf following a corner.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
- 6': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Mathías Laborda.
- 7': Attempt blocked. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
- 8': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
- 11': Foul by David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 11': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Marlon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 12': Levonte Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner following a set piece situation.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian White.
- 17': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 17': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
- 21': Attempt saved. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz with a cross.
- 23': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Lewis O'Brien (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
- 24': Foul by Marlon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 24': Levonte Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 32': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 32': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Attempt saved. Bjørn Utvik (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Laborda.
- 35': Attempt missed. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Olivier Giroud following a fast break.
- 37': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
- 39': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 39': Levonte Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Foul by Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 39': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 41': Lewis O'Brien (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Levonte Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 43': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Schöpf.
- 57': Attempt missed. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Raposo.
- 58': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 58': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ilie Sánchez replaces David Martínez because of an injury.
- 62': Hand ball by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 62': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 62': Own Goal by Sergi Palencia, Los Angeles Football Club. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 63': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Déiber Caicedo replaces Mathías Laborda.
- 66': Attempt saved. Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bjørn Utvik.
- 67': Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 68': Delay in match (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Attempt missed. Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tristan Blackmon with a cross.
- 69': Foul by Omar Campos (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 69': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Olivier Giroud.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 74': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Levonte Johnson with a cross following a fast break.
- 77': Attempt missed. Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Timothy Tillman with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kei Kamara replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 78': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Marlon.
- 82': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Damir Kreilach replaces Levonte Johnson.
- 82': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Giuseppe Bovalina replaces Ryan Raposo.
- 83': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alessandro Schöpf with a cross.
- 84': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 84': Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Kei Kamara.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Damir Kreilach (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross.
- 89': Attempt saved. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tristan Blackmon.
- 89': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Omar Campos.
- 90': Attempt missed. Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Tillman with a cross.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Kei Kamara (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Timothy Tillman with a cross.
- 90'+2': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Bjørn Utvik.
- 90'+3': Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kei Kamara.
- 90'+5': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
- 0': Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
Statistics
 LAFC |
VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 52.9 | Possession | 47.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 463 | Accurate Passes | 416 |
| 510 | Passes | 455 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 23 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 19 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 23 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 30,303
Venue: BC Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Attendance: 30,303
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
Vancouver Whitecaps (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yohei Takaoka (GK) |
| 4 | Ranko Veselinovic |
| 6 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 15 | Bjørn Inge Utvik |
| 8 | Alessandro Schöpf |
| 16 | Sebastian Berhalter |
| 13 | Ralph Priso-Mbongue |
| 7 | Ryan Raposo |
| 2 | Mathías Laborda |
| 28 | Levonte Johnson |
| 24 | Brian White |
LAFC (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 33 | Aaron Long |
| 4 | Eddie Segura |
| 5 | Marlon |
| 8 | Lewis O'Brien |
| 11 | Timothy Tillman |
| 2 | Omar Campos |
| 14 | Sergi Palencia  |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 19 | Mateusz Bogusz |
| 30 | David Martínez |
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