Major League Soccer: Los Angeles FC annihilates Real Salt Lake 4-1 with a superb match
SANDY. Los Angeles FC demolishes Real Salt Lake 4-1 with goals of
SANDY. Los Angeles FC demolishes Real Salt Lake 4-1 with goals of C. Arango (9′), K. Acosta (17′), C. Arango (60′) and G. Bale (87′). On the opposite side, Real Salt Lake scored with S. Cordova (12′). Real Salt Lake lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Rio Tinto Stadium stadium in Sandy on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Víctor Rivas with the help of Jeffrey Greeson and Kevin Lock. The 4th official was Silviu Petrescu. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 18 degrees Celsius or 64.35 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 83%.
Match Statistics
Real Salt Lake was in firm control of the ball 56% while Los Angeles FC was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Real Salt Lake was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Los Angeles FC found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Los Angeles FC shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Real Salt Lake shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Los Angeles FC received 2 yellow cards (K. Acosta and G. Chiellini). On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Real Salt Lake.
After playing this contest, Los Angeles FC will have 48 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Real Salt Lake will stay with 34 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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9'9'
C. Arango
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12'12'
S. Cordova
A. Brody
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17'17'
K. Acosta
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39'39'
K. Acosta
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60'60'
C. Arango
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64'64'
J. Mendez
J. Cifuentes
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64'64'
B. Rodriguez
K. Opoku
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64'64'
G. Bale
C. Vela
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66'66'
R. Rubin
A. A. Julio Santos
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69'69'
G. Chiellini
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72'72'
E. Segura
G. Chiellini
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79'79'
D. Luna
J. Loffelsend
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79'79'
M. Chang
J. Meram
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85'85'
R. Hollingshead
F. Escobar
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87'87'
G. Bale
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Los Angeles FC will host Charlotte on the 14th of August with a 0-0 head to head.
Real Salt Lake will play away with Seattle Sounders on the 15th of August with a 15-15 head to head statistic.
Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake will play the return match on the at the Banc of California Stadium
Los Angeles FC: Formation and Lineups
Los Angeles FC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pablo Andrés Mastroeni chose to play with the following team: Maxime Crépeau , Franco Escobar , Jesús Murillo , Giorgio Chiellini , Diego Palacios , José Cifuentes , Ilie Sánchez , Kellyn Acosta , Carlos Vela , Cristian Arango and Kwadwo Opoku .
Substitutes
Los Angeles FC made 5 changes: J. Cifuentes for J. Mendez (64′), K. Opoku for B. Rodriguez (64′), C. Vela for G. Bale (64′), G. Chiellini for E. Segura (72′) and F. Escobar for R. Hollingshead (85′).
Top player: Cristian Arango
Probably the most impressive player in Los Angeles FC was Cristian Arango.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8.
Real Salt Lake: Formation and Lineups
Real Salt Lake started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Steven Cherundolo played with: Zac MacMath , Aaron Herrera , Justen Glad , Marcelo Silva , Andrew Brody , Pablo Ruiz , Jasper Loffelsend , Jefferson Savarino , Sergio Córdova , Justin Meram and Anderson Julio .
Substitutes
Real Salt Lake made 3 changes: A. A. Julio Santos for R. Rubin (66′), J. Loffelsend for D. Luna (79′) and J. Meram for M. Chang (79′).
Top player: Sergio Córdova
The player who no doubt impressed Real Salt Lake the most was Sergio Córdova.
His rating is with 1 goal, 10 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
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