Major League Soccer: Los Angeles FC prevails over New York RB 2-0 on Sunday
LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC conquers New York RB with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Arango (68') and a goal from D. Palacios (70').
LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC beats New York RB with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Arango (68′) and a goal from D. Palacios (70′).
The match was played at the Banc of California Stadium stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Joe Dickerson who had the assistance of Ian Anderson and Chris Elliott. The 4th official was Mathew Corrigan. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot around 30.9 degrees Celsius or 87.69 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 45%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Los Angeles FC was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. New York RB that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Los Angeles FC was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Los Angeles FC won the contest.
Los Angeles FC shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, New York RB shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Los Angeles FC received 1 yellow card (K. Acosta). On the other side, New York RB received 1 yellow card (D. Nealis).
After playing this match, Los Angeles FC will have 30 points to move up in the 2nd place. On the other side, New York RB will stay with 26 points like Philadelphia Union and Nashville SC to move down in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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45'45'
D. Nealis
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46'46'
D. Yearwood
O. Fernandez
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64'64'
C. Arango
K. Opoku
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64'64'
C. Harper
F. Amaya
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65'65'
K. Acosta
L. Blessing
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68'68'
C. Arango
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70'70'
D. Palacios
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72'72'
D. Musovski
B. Rodriguez
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72'72'
R. Hollingshead
F. Escobar
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76'76'
Z. Ryan
T. Barlow
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84'84'
K. Acosta
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85'85'
F. Ginella
J. Cifuentes
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90'90'
S. Ngoma
T. Edwards
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Los Angeles FC will host Dallas on the 30th of June with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Los Angeles FC (2 draws).
New York RB will host Atlanta United on the 1st of July with a 7-1 head to head statistic in favor of New York RB (4 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 , Sebastien Ibeagha , Diego Palacios , Latif Blessing , Ilie Sánchez , José Cifuentes , Kwadwo Opoku , Carlos Vela and Brian Rodríguez .
Substitutes
Los Angeles FC made 5 changes: K. Opoku for C. Arango (64′), L. Blessing for K. Acosta (65′), B. Rodriguez for D. Musovski (72′), F. Escobar for R. Hollingshead (72′) and J. Cifuentes for F. Ginella (85′).
Top player: Diego Palacios
The player who no doubt impressed Los Angeles FC the most was Diego Palacios.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.
New York RB: Formation and Lineups
New York RB started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the other side, Gerhard Struber played with: Carlos Miguel , Tom Edwards , Sean Nealis , Dylan Nealis , Lewis Morgan , Frankie Amaya , Cristian Cásseres Jr. , John Tolkin , Omir Fernandez , Tom Barlow and Patryk Klimala .
Substitutes
New York RB made 4 changes: O. Fernandez for D. Yearwood (46′), F. Amaya for C. Harper (64′), T. Barlow for Z. Ryan (76′) and T. Edwards for S. Ngoma (90′).
Top player: Cristian Cásseres Jr.
Probably the most impressive player in New York RB was Cristian Cásseres Jr..
His rating is with 37 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 18 duels out of 23.
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