MLS

Colorado Rapids vs LAFC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

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LAFC, Colorado play to scoreless draw

— John McCarthy finished with four saves for Los Angeles FC and William Yarbrough saved two shots for the Colorado Rapids as the two clubs played to a scoreless draw on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
  • 9': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman tries a through ball, but Dénis Bouanga is caught offside.
  • 12': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Acosta with a cross.
  • 13': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
  • 17': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
  • 17': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Max (Colorado Rapids).
  • 17': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 19': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by William Yarbrough.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
  • 22': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 22': Max (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Dénis Bouanga.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Acosta with a cross.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 24': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids).
  • 33': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 33': Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Ronan with a cross.
  • 36': Hand ball by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Ronan.
  • 42': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 42': Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Andreas Maxsø (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Acosta with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a fast break.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Colorado Rapids 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Colorado Rapids 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
  • 46': Foul by Bryan Acosta (Colorado Rapids).
  • 46': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Kellyn Acosta tries a through ball, but Diego Palacios is caught offside.
  • 48': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Sam Nicholson tries a through ball, but Max is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Max.
  • 50': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by John McCarthy.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Acosta with a cross.
  • 50': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by John McCarthy.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) header from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Connor Ronan with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 58': Attempt saved. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 58': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 58': Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Nicholson.
  • 60': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Darren Yapi replaces Diego Rubio.
  • 60': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Michael Barrios replaces Jonathan Lewis.
  • 61': Foul by Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids).
  • 61': Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 65': Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 65': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
  • 70': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Kwadwo Opoku.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jesús Murillo replaces Giorgio Chiellini.
  • 73': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Carlos Vela.
  • 74': Hand ball by Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 75': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids).
  • 78': Attempt missed. Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Barrios.
  • 81': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by John McCarthy.
  • 82': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes replaces Timothy Tillman.
  • 82': Foul by Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids).
  • 82': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 86': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Kévin Cabral replaces Sam Nicholson.
  • 86': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Ralph Priso-Mbongue replaces Connor Ronan.
  • 87': Foul by Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids).
  • 87': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Acosta with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Colorado Rapids. William Yarbrough tries a through ball, but Kévin Cabral is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Andreas Maxsø.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Colorado Rapids 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Colorado Rapids 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 10
4 Saves 2
49.2 Possession 50.8
11 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
317 Accurate Passes 314
399 Passes 399
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 8
6 Crosses 23
0.0 Cross % 0.3
59 Long Balls 72
26 Accurate Long Balls 40
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 6
4 Effective Tackles 6
7 Tackles 7
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
7 Interceptions 11
26 Effective Clearances 17
26 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Location: Commerce City, Colorado, USA
Attendance: 16,298

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 LAFC 34 +20 64
2 LA Galaxy 34 +19 64
3 Real Salt Lake 34 +17 59
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 +16 57
Full Table

Line-Ups

COL Colorado Rapids (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
22 William Yarbrough (GK)
5 Andreas Maxsø
4 Danny Wilson
6 Lalas Abubakar
20 Connor Ronan
21 Bryan Acosta
28 Sam Nicholson
2 Keegan Rosenberry
7 Jonathan Lewis
8 Max
11 Diego Rubio

LAFC LAFC (4-3-3)

No. Name
77 John McCarthy (GK)
14 Giorgio Chiellini
33 Aaron Long Yellow Card
12 Diego Palacios
24 Ryan Hollingshead
6 Ilie Sánchez
23 Kellyn Acosta
11 Timothy Tillman
10 Carlos Vela
22 Kwadwo Opoku
99 Dénis Bouanga

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