LAFC vs Inter Miami CF, 2020 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSVela chip the difference as LAFC spoils Inter Miami's MLS debut
Carlos Vela's goal in the 44th minute helped LAFC hold off expansion club Inter Miami 1-0 Saturday afternoon in the visitor's MLS debut.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Nicolás Figal tries a through ball, but Robbie Robinson is caught offside.
- 1': Foul by Victor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF).
- 1': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Dejan Jakovic (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF).
- 4': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Alvas Powell (Inter Miami CF).
- 5': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
- 5': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Luis Robles.
- 5': Alvas Powell (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 7': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 7': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 7': Nicolás Figal (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Brian Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Diego Rossi is caught offside.
- 11': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Nicolás Figal tries a through ball, but Matías Pellegrini is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Latif Blessing with a headed pass.
- 15': Hand ball by Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 17': Foul by Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 17': Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Lewis Morgan tries a through ball, but Robbie Robinson is caught offside.
- 19': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Nicolás Figal tries a through ball, but Robbie Robinson is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Matías Pellegrini (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Morgan with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
- 20': Attempt missed. Lewis Morgan (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Wil Trapp with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Wil Trapp (Inter Miami CF).
- 22': Attempt missed. Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Sweat.
- 23': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nicolás Figal.
- 23': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Nicolás Figal (Inter Miami CF).
- 24': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela tries a through ball, but Brian Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Matías Pellegrini (Inter Miami CF).
- 27': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 28': Hand ball by Wil Trapp (Inter Miami CF).
- 29': Attempt saved. Lewis Morgan (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Ulloa.
- 30': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt missed. Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 31': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 31': Victor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 31': Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Nicolás Figal (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 34': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Wil Trapp.
- 35': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Ben Sweat tries a through ball, but Rodolfo Pizarro is caught offside.
- 37': Attempt saved. Matías Pellegrini (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 37': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
- 38': Hand ball by Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF).
- 39': Attempt blocked. Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 39': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 39': Nicolás Figal (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt saved. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 41': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 41': Matías Pellegrini (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Victor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Morgan.
- 42': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Latif Blessing.
- 42': Attempt saved. Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 42': Attempt saved. Nicolás Figal (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodolfo Pizarro with a cross.
- 44': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Inter Miami CF 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 1, Inter Miami CF 0.
- 46': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Mark-Anthony Kaye tries a through ball, but Brian Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF).
- 48': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nicolás Figal.
- 49': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Robbie Robinson.
- 50': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
- 53': Foul by Victor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF).
- 53': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 53': Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Jordan Harvey.
- 54': Attempt missed. Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Morgan with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Ben Sweat tries a through ball, but Robbie Robinson is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 56': Alvas Powell (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 58': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 58': Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Dejan Jakovic (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF).
- 59': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Eduard Atuesta replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 60': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 60': Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Foul by Ben Sweat (Inter Miami CF).
- 61': Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Victor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF).
- 63': Victor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Alvas Powell (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Lee Nguyen replaces Victor Ulloa.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Segura.
- 69': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Román Torres.
- 69': Attempt missed. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Attempt saved. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tristan Blackmon.
- 71': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez with a through ball.
- 71': Foul by Lewis Morgan (Inter Miami CF).
- 71': Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wil Trapp.
- 74': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Jordan Harvey.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Lewis Morgan (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 75': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Jordan Harvey.
- 75': Hand ball by Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 76': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes replaces Francisco Ginella.
- 76': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Diego Rossi.
- 77': Attempt missed. Román Torres (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matías Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Juan Agudelo replaces Lewis Morgan.
- 79': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Christian Makoun replaces Matías Pellegrini.
- 81': Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Inter Miami CF).
- 83': Juan Agudelo (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 84': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Brian Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
- 85': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Lee Nguyen.
- 86': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Latif Blessing with a through ball.
- 86': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Luis Robles.
- 87': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 87': Lee Nguyen (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt saved. Ben Sweat (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Bryce Duke replaces Latif Blessing because of an injury.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ben Sweat (Inter Miami CF).
- 90'+3': Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Eduard Atuesta tries a through ball, but Diego Rossi is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+4': Nicolás Figal (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Juan Agudelo tries a through ball, but Robbie Robinson is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+6': Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Lee Nguyen (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Román Torres.
- 90'+7': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Christian Makoun.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Inter Miami CF 0.
- 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Inter Miami CF 0.
Statistics
 MIA |
LAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 5 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 8 | Saves | 7 |
| 39.4 | Possession | 60.6 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 201 | Accurate Passes | 393 |
| 293 | Passes | 482 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 28 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 28 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 11 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,121
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,121
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Miami CF | 5 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 6 | +5 | 12 |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 6 | +4 | 12 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 6 | +3 | 11 |
Line-Ups
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Vermeer (GK) |
| 4 | Eddie Segura |
| 5 | Dejan Janković |
| 2 | Jordan Harvey  |
| 27 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 8 | Francisco Ginella |
| 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye |
| 7 | Latif Blessing |
| 9 | Diego Rossi |
| 17 | Brian Rodríguez |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
Inter Miami CF (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Luis Robles (GK) |
| 5 | Jorge Figal |
| 29 | Román Torres |
| 22 | Ben Sweat |
| 2 | Alvas Powell |
| 10 | Rodolfo Pizarro |
| 13 | Victor Ulloa |
| 6 | Wil Trapp |
| 19 | Robbie Robinson |
| 11 | Matías Pellegrini |
| 7 | Lewis Morgan |
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