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

· MLS

LAFC

19': Mateusz Bogusz
29': Carlos Vela
36': Ryan Hollingshead
83': Cristian Olivera

FT
4 - 0

Colorado Rapids

Carlos Vela returns to help LAFC throttle Rapids

Carlos Vela scored one goal and assisted another in his first match since he incurred a leg injury early this month and Los Angeles FC romped to a 4-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt saved. Mario González (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a through ball.
3': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Marko Ilic.
4': Hand ball by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
5': Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
6': Attempt saved. Mario González (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
9': Attempt blocked. Mario González (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Palencia.
9': Attempt missed. Mario González (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
10': Attempt missed. Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Rafael Navarro.
11': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
11': Foul by Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids).
11': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Aaron Long.
19': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela following a fast break.
21': Foul by Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids).
21': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids).
21': Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
23': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
25': Foul by Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids).
25': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Lalas Abubakar.
28': Attempt saved. Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sidnei Tavares.
29': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Giorgio Chiellini tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
29': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Colorado Rapids 0. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez with a through ball.
31': Foul by Sidnei Tavares (Colorado Rapids).
31': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Andrew Gutman tries a through ball, but Diego Rubio is caught offside.
32': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
32': Sidnei Tavares (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Andrew Gutman (Colorado Rapids).
33': Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
35': Sidnei Tavares (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Colorado Rapids 0. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
38': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
38': Sidnei Tavares (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Andreas Maxsø (Colorado Rapids).
39': Foul by Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids).
39': Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt blocked. Andrew Gutman (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ralph Priso.
40': Attempt missed. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Connor Ronan.
41': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Andreas Maxsø.
42': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
42': Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Foul by Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids).
43': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids).
45': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Foul by Sidnei Tavares (Colorado Rapids).
45'+1': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Sidnei Tavares (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
45'+2': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Palencia.
45'+2': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 3, Colorado Rapids 0.
45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 3, Colorado Rapids 0.
45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Braian Galván replaces Lalas Abubakar.
45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Calvin Harris replaces Sidnei Tavares.
45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kellyn Acosta replaces Timothy Tillman.
48': Attempt saved. Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Gutman.
49': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club).
49': Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
50': Attempt blocked. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
52': Attempt saved. Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Navarro.
52': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Sergi Palencia.
52': Attempt blocked. Andreas Maxsø (Colorado Rapids) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Ronan with a cross.
53': Attempt missed. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
54': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids).
55': Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Attempt missed. Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rafael Navarro.
57': Braian Galván (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Mario González (Los Angeles Football Club).
58': Foul by Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids).
58': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Attempt blocked. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Braian Galván.
58': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
59': Attempt saved. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Ronan with a cross.
62': Andreas Maxsø (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
63': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
64': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Filip Krastev replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
64': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Olivera replaces Carlos Vela.
64': Attempt missed. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
65': Foul by Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids).
65': John McCarthy (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Delay in match because of an injury Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Delay in match because of an injury Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids).
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Olivera with a cross.
71': Filip Krastev (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids).
72': Filip Krastev (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Foul by Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids).
72': Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia tries a through ball, but Dénis Bouanga is caught offside.
74': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Mario González.
75': Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
75': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Darren Yapi replaces Diego Rubio.
75': Foul by Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids).
75': Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Andrew Gutman (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
79': Attempt saved. Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
79': Attempt saved. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
82': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Érik Dueñas replaces Ilie Sánchez.
83': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 4, Colorado Rapids 0. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
85': Attempt missed. Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Darren Yapi.
87': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Marko Ilic tries a through ball, but Darren Yapi is caught offside.
88': Foul by Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids).
88': Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Attempt missed. Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Filip Krastev following a set piece situation.
90'+1': Foul by Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids).
90'+1': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids).
90'+2': Érik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Andrew Gutman (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Érik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club).
90'+3': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Danny Wilson tries a through ball, but Rafael Navarro is caught offside.
90'+3': Foul by Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids).
90'+3': Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 4, Colorado Rapids 0.
0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 4, Colorado Rapids 0.

Statistics

COL		LAFC
22	Fouls	12
5	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	4
48.9	Possession	51.1
13	SHOTS	20
4	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
303	Accurate Passes	327
388	Passes	405
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	3
12	Crosses	14
0.4	Cross %	0.2
61	Long Balls	41
27	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	5
13	Effective Tackles	14
18	Tackles	19
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	11
15	Effective Clearances	13
15	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,017

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	San Jose Earthquakes	1	+4	3
2	FC Dallas	1	+1	3
3	Austin FC	1	+1	3
4	LAFC	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

LAFC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
77	John McCarthy (GK)
14	Giorgio Chiellini
33	Aaron Long
24	Ryan Hollingshead
30	Sergi Palencia
6	Ilie Sánchez
19	Mateusz Bogusz
11	Timothy Tillman
9	Mario González
99	Dénis Bouanga
10	Carlos Vela

LAFC Substitutes:

Stipe Biuk, Mamadou Fall, Erik Dueñas, Cristian Olivera, Filip Yavorov Krastev, Maxime Crépeau, Nathan Ordaz, Denil Maldonado, Kellyn Acosta.

Colorado Rapids (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Marko Ilic (GK)
5	Andreas Maxsø
4	Danny Wilson
6	Lalas Abubakar
97	Ralph Priso-Mbongue
20	Connor Ronan
10	Sidnei Tavares
13	Andrew Gutman
2	Keegan Rosenberry
11	Diego Rubio
9	Rafael Navarro

Colorado Rapids Substitutes:

Daniel Leyva, Brian Galván, Sam Nicholson, Calvin Harris, Steven Beitashour, Darren Yapi, Moïse Bombito, Abraham Rodriguez, Kevin Cabral.

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