San Diego FC vs LAFC, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

Mar 30, 2025, 2:30 AM · MLS

21': Christopher McVey
33': Onni Valakari
40': Alex Mighten

FT
3 - 2

43': Artem Smolyakov
45'+5': Cengiz Ünder
53': Igor Jesus

San Diego FC edge LAFC for franchise's first home win

Christopher McVey, Onni Valakari and Alex Mighten scored in the first 40 minutes, and San Diego FC went on to a 3-2 victory over Los Angeles FC on Saturday night to get their first home win in team history.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Attempt missed. Onni Valakari (San Diego) left footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jasper Löffelsend with a cross.
4': Foul by Luca de la Torre (San Diego).
4': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Paddy McNair.
8': Attempt missed. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mark Delgado with a cross following a corner.
9': Attempt saved. Aníbal Godoy (San Diego) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
14': Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Franco Negri (San Diego).
14': Franco Negri (San Diego) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Christopher McVey.
18': Foul by David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club).
18': Jeppe Tverskov (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Aníbal Godoy (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club).
21': Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Goal! San Diego 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Christopher McVey (San Diego) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Anders Dreyer following a set piece situation.
24': Attempt missed. Alex Mighten (San Diego) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Anders Dreyer.
24': Foul by Jeppe Tverskov (San Diego).
24': Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Jeppe Tverskov (San Diego) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Foul by Onni Valakari (San Diego).
25': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Onni Valakari (San Diego).
25': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26': Artem Smoliakov (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (San Diego).
28': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
33': Foul by Nkosi Tafari (Los Angeles Football Club).
33': Onni Valakari (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Goal! San Diego 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Onni Valakari (San Diego) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
36': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
40': Attempt missed. Onni Valakari (San Diego) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anders Dreyer.
40': Goal! San Diego 3, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Alex Mighten (San Diego) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Onni Valakari.
43': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
43': Goal! San Diego 3, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Artem Smoliakov (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+5': Goal! San Diego 3, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
45'+6': First Half ends, San Diego 3, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
45': Second Half begins San Diego 3, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
46': Hand ball by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
50': Attempt blocked. Franco Negri (San Diego) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Onni Valakari.
50': Corner, San Diego. Conceded by Nkosi Tafari.
52': Attempt saved. Onni Valakari (San Diego) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anders Dreyer with a through ball.
53': Aníbal Godoy (San Diego) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Foul by Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club).
53': Second yellow card to Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club) for a bad foul.
57': Attempt blocked. Jasper Löffelsend (San Diego) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Onni Valakari.
58': Corner, San Diego. Conceded by Artem Smoliakov.
59': Attempt blocked. Paddy McNair (San Diego) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeppe Tverskov.
59': Attempt saved. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
59': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by CJ dos Santos.
61': Alex Mighten (San Diego) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
64': Substitution, San Diego. Tomás Ángel replaces Alex Mighten.
64': Substitution, San Diego. William Kumado replaces Franco Negri.
64': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Odin Holm replaces Cengiz Ünder.
65': Attempt saved. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
72': Attempt missed. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
72': Substitution, San Diego. Hamady Diop replaces Jasper Löffelsend.
72': Substitution, San Diego. Hirving Lozano replaces Luca de la Torre.
72': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces David Martínez.
73': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Eddie Segura replaces Nkosi Tafari.
73': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead replaces Artem Smoliakov.
73': Foul by Onni Valakari (San Diego).
73': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (San Diego) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anders Dreyer.
75': Corner, San Diego. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
81': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
81': Onni Valakari (San Diego) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Attempt missed. Anders Dreyer (San Diego) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hamady Diop.
82': Substitution, San Diego. Alejandro Alvarado replaces Aníbal Godoy.
82': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Ordaz.
83': Foul by Hirving Lozano (San Diego).
83': Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Tomás Ángel (San Diego).
86': Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Alejandro Alvarado (San Diego).
87': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': William Kumado (San Diego) is shown the yellow card.
89': Attempt missed. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Odin Holm.
90': Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead is caught offside.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (San Diego) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamady Diop.
90'+4': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
90'+4': Hirving Lozano (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Hirving Lozano (San Diego).
90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (San Diego) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
90'+6': Foul by Hirving Lozano (San Diego).
90'+6': Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Hirving Lozano (San Diego) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Foul by Hirving Lozano (San Diego).
90'+7': Second Half ends, San Diego 3, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
0': Match ends, San Diego 3, Los Angeles Football Club 2.

Statistics

LAFC		SD
8	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	2
37.1	Possession	62.9
12	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
400	Accurate Passes	701
451	Passes	773
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	5
8	Crosses	13
0.4	Cross %	0.4
52	Long Balls	50
28	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.5	Long Balls %	0.7
2	Blocked Shots	4
9	Effective Tackles	10
12	Tackles	16
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	3
18	Effective Clearances	19
18	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: MLS
2:30 AM, Sun, Mar 30, 2025
Venue: Snapdragon Stadium
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Attendance: 32,502

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	6	+5	13
2	Austin FC	6	+2	12
3	San Diego FC	6	+4	11
4	Minnesota United FC	6	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

San Diego FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Carlos Dos Santos (GK)
17	Paddy McNair
97	Christopher McVey
22	Franco Negri
19	Jasper Löeffelsend
6	Jeppe Tverskov
14	Luca de la Torre
20	Aníbal Godoy
8	Onni Valakari
77	Alex Mighten
10	Anders Dreyer

San Diego FC Substitutes:

Alejandro Alvarado Jr., William Kumado, Pablo Sisniega, Hirving Lozano, Ian Pilcher, Hamady Diop, Heine Gikling Bruseth, Luca Bombino, Tomás Ángel.

LAFC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Hugo Lloris (GK)
33	Aaron Long
91	Nkosi Tafari
29	Artem Smolyakov
14	Sergi Palencia
6	Igor Jesus
8	Mark Delgado
11	Timothy Tillman
99	Denis Bouanga
30	David Martínez
22	Cengiz Ünder

LAFC Substitutes:

Adrian Wibowo, Nathan Ordaz, Yaw Yeboah, Ryan Hollingshead, Maxime Chanot, Thomas Hasal, Eddie Segura, Odin Holm, Adam Saldaña.

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