St. Louis vs LAFC 2024 MLS, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 16': Penalty saved. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 27': Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Second Half begins St. Louis City SC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Kyle Hiebert replaces Joakim Nilsson.
- 58': Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Goal! St. Louis City SC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz with a through ball.
- 63': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Samuel Adeniran replaces João Klauss.
- 63': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Aziel Jackson replaces Célio Pompeu.
- 64': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Njabulo Blom replaces Tomás Ostrák.
- 69': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ilie Sánchez replaces Kei Kamara.
- 75': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Érik Dueñas replaces Eduard Atuesta.
- 75': Second yellow card to Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC) for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Nökkvi Thórisson replaces Rasmus Alm.
- 82': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Érik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Maxime Chanot replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
- 90'+2': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Goal! St. Louis City SC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, St. Louis City SC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
Game Information
Venue: Energizer Park
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 22,423
MLS Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +8 | LAFC | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| +12 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| +6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| +8 | San Diego FC | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Statistics
LAFC |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 45.1 | Possession | 54.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 269 | Accurate Passes | 341 |
| 356 | Passes | 428 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 24 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 35 | Clearances | 12 |
St. Louis CITY SC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Bürki (GK) |
| 4 | Joakim Nilsson |
| 26 | Tim Parker |
| 13 | Anthony Markanich |
| 14 | Tomas Totland |
| 19 | Indiana Vassilev |
| 7 | Tomas Ostrak |
| 8 | Christopher Durkin |
| 9 | João Klauss |
| 12 | Célio Pompeu |
| 21 | Rasmus Alm |
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 33 | Aaron Long |
| 3 | Jesús Murillo |
| 2 | Omar Campos |
| 14 | Sergi Palencia |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta |
| 19 | Mateusz Bogusz |
| 11 | Timothy Tillman |
| 23 | Kei Kamara |
| 99 | Denis Bouanga |
| 13 | Cristian Olivera |
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