MLS

Philadelphia Union vs LAFC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Philadelphia Union
FT
0 - 0
LAFC

Philadelphia, LAFC play to scoreless tie in MLS Cup rematch

Unable to replicate an offensive-minded MLS Cup final from a season ago, visiting Los Angeles FC and the Philadelphia Union played to a 0-0 draw on Saturday amid windy conditions in Chester, Pa.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Nathan Harriel tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
  • 2': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 2': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
  • 6': Attempt missed. Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 8': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Hand ball by Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 11': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 14': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 14': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
  • 17': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
  • 21': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
  • 27': Foul by Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 27': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Foul by Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union).
  • 30': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
  • 30': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
  • 32': Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 35': Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
  • 37': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag with a through ball.
  • 42': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
  • 42': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya tries a through ball, but Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Dénis Bouanga replaces Stipe Biuk.
  • 45': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Tai Baribo replaces Julián Carranza because of an injury.
  • 46': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
  • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Kai Wagner tries a through ball, but Mikael Uhre is caught offside.
  • 50': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 51': VAR Decision: No Goal Philadelphia Union 0-0 Los Angeles Football Club.
  • 52': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 52': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
  • 62': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Palacios tries a through ball, but Cristian Olivera is caught offside.
  • 63': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 63': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jesús Bueno.
  • 68': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 71': Foul by Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union).
  • 71': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ilie Sánchez replaces Kellyn Acosta.
  • 71': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces Cristian Olivera.
  • 73': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
  • 74': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Alejandro Bedoya.
  • 76': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia replaces Ryan Hollingshead.
  • 79': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 79': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Jack McGlynn.
  • 80': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan replaces Mikael Uhre.
  • 82': Foul by Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
  • 82': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Hand ball by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 84': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 84': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Filip Krastev replaces Timothy Tillman.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Foul by Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union).
  • 90': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
  • 90': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
  • 90'+3': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 90'+3': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
38.6 Possession 61.4
2 SHOTS 4
0 ON GOAL 0
0.0 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
220 Accurate Passes 404
338 Passes 549
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 4
14 Crosses 8
0.1 Cross % 0.5
51 Long Balls 74
9 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 20
17 Tackles 28
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
18 Interceptions 15
22 Effective Clearances 13
22 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 18,738

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 34 +40 64
2 FC Dallas 34 +11 58
3 St. Louis CITY SC 34 +11 54
4 San Jose Earthquakes 34 +6 52
Full Standings

Line-Ups

PHI Philadelphia Union (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
18 Andre Blake (GK)
3 Jack Elliott
17 Damion Lowe
27 Kai Wagner
26 Nathan Harriel
7 Mikkel Uhre
20 Jesús Bueno
10 Dániel Gazdag
16 Jack McGlynn
11 Alejandro Bedoya
9 Julián Carranza
Philadelphia Union Substitutes:
Quinn Sullivan, Jeremy Rafanello, Olwethu Makhanya, Olivier Mbaizo, Chris Donovan, Matthew Real, Joaquín Torres, Joe Bendik, Tai Baribo.

LAFC LAFC (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
16 Maxime Crépeau (GK)
33 Aaron Long Yellow Card
2 Denil Maldonado
3 Jesús Murillo
23 Kellyn Acosta
11 Timothy Tillman
19 Mateusz Bogusz
12 Diego Palacios
24 Ryan Hollingshead
7 Stipe Biuk
25 Cristian Olivera
LAFC Substitutes:
Ilie Sánchez, Denis Bouanga, Sergi Palencia, Nathan Ordaz, Carlos Vela, Filip Yavorov Krastev, Erik Dueñas, John McCarthy.

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