Major League Soccer: Los Angeles FC demolishes Colorado Rapids with 3 goals from C. Vela
LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC was in the end too strong for Colorado Rapids with the goal of C. Vela was the key of the match after he scored in the 29th, 35th and 49th minute.
LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC was eventually too much to handle for Colorado Rapids with the goal of C. Vela was the key of the match after he scored in the 29th, 35th and 49th minute. C. Vela (29′ pen), C. Vela (35′) and C. Vela (49′).
The match was played at the Banc of California Stadium stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Armando Villarreal with the assistance of Logan Brown and Oscar Mitchell Carvalho. The 4th official was Elijio Arreguin. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 19.9 degrees Celsius or 67.78 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 24%.
Match Statistics
Los Angeles FC was in firm control of the ball 55% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Colorado Rapids was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Los Angeles FC was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Los Angeles FC shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Colorado Rapids shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Los Angeles FC received 4 yellow cards (M. Fall, M. Crepeau, J. Cifuentes and C. Arango). On the other side, Colorado Rapids received 1 yellow card (J. Lewis).
After playing this match, Los Angeles FC has 0 points to occupy the 14th place in the table. while Colorado Rapids stays with 0 points (6th).
Match Events
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5'5'
J. Lewis
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29'29'
C. Vela (Penalty)
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35'35'
C. Vela
J. Cifuentes
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49'49'
C. Vela
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53'53'
M. Barrios
Max
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53'53'
D. Rubio
B. Acosta
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58'58'
M. Crepeau
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58'58'
M. Fall
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65'65'
N. Mezquida
J. Lewis
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71'71'
L. Blessing
K. Acosta
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73'73'
C. Arango
K. Opoku
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79'79'
D. Musovski
B. Rodriguez
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81'81'
J. Cifuentes
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81'81'
A. Shinyashiki
M. Kaye
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86'86'
Ryan Hollingshead
Carlos Vela
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86'86'
Doneil Henry
Jesús Murillo
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88'88'
C. Arango
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Los Angeles FC will host Portland Timbers on the 7th of March with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Portland Timbers (4 draws).
Colorado Rapids will host Atlanta United on the 5th of March with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Atlanta United (0 draws).
Los Angeles FC: Formation and Lineups
Los Angeles FC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Cherundolo chose to play with the following team: Maxime Crépeau , Franco Escobar , Jesús Murillo , Mamadou Fall , Diego Palacios , Kellyn Acosta , Ilie Sánchez , José Cifuentes , Kwadwo Opoku , Carlos Vela and Brian Rodríguez .
Substitutes
Los Angeles FC made 5 changes: K. Acosta for L. Blessing (71′), K. Opoku for C. Arango (73′), B. Rodriguez for D. Musovski (79′), J. Murillo for D. Henry (84′) and C. Vela for R. Hollingshead (84′).
Top player: Carlos Vela
The player who no doubt impressed Los Angeles FC the most was Carlos Vela.
His rating is with 3 goals, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Colorado Rapids: Formation and Lineups
Colorado Rapids started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the opposite side, Robin Fraser played with: William Yarbrough , Lalas Abubakar , Danny Wilson , Auston Trusty , Keegan Rosenberry , Jack Price , Bryan Acosta , Lucas Esteves , Mark-Anthony Kaye , Jonathan Lewis and Max .
Substitutes
Colorado Rapids made 4 changes: B. Acosta for D. Rubio (53′), M. Alves for M. Barrios (53′), J. Lewis for N. Mezquida (65′) and M. Kaye for A. Shinyashiki (81′).
Top player: Jack Price
Probably the most impressive player in Colorado Rapids was Jack Price.
His rating is with 73 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.
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