Goals and Highlights: LAFC 2-0 Minnesota United in MLS 2022

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The match ends! LAFC 2-0 Minnesota.

The referee adds three minutes to the match.

GOAL LAFC! Scored by José Cifuentes.

Minnesota: Hunou in and Rosales out.

LAFC: Francisco Ginella enters and Carlos Vela leaves.

Scored by Hollingshead

.@rmhollingshead to the rescue!

His goal in the 82nd minute gives #LAFC the advantage. pic.twitter.com/z3rbInlO3J

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 2, 2022

GOAL LAFC! Scored by Ryan Hollingshead.

Final stretch of the match. Los Angelinos are already stepping more in the opponent's area. LAFC close to the first goal.

VELA! The Mexican's shot goes just wide of the left post.

LAFC: Ryan Hollingshead enters and Franco Escobar leaves.

Yellow card for Dibassy.

Carlos Vela takes a free kick that crashes into the wall.

LAFC: Danny Musovski and José Cifuentes are in; Kwadwo Opoku and Latif Blessing are out.

Minnesota: Bongokuhle is out; Franco is in.

OPUKU! A shot from the edge of the area passes close to the goal.

The hour mark has passed. Both teams have already had two clear chances, but are unable to score.

CHICHO! A shot inside the box hits the post, and on the counter-attack, Opoku's shot goes over the crossbar.

DANLADI! Great mistake by Minnesota. Danladi entered the box alone and hit a first time shot, but the ball went over the crossbar.

The second half starts!

First half ends. LAFC 0-0 Minnesota.

LAFC continues to attack in the final stretch of the match, but is still lacking in effectiveness.

Acosta's header goes wide of the goal.

Half an hour into the match. The match is locked in the midfield.

Chicho is encouraged with a shot from outside the area that passes very close to the goal.

A powerful shot by Palacios is deflected for a corner kick by St. Clair.

First fifteen minutes of the match. LAFC keeps trying with deep passes but the visitors are blocking the spaces.

The first minutes of the match started very quickly. The locals are well planted on the court.

The match has started!

This is how lively the fans are at LAFC's stadium.

This is the lineup by Minnesota United for tonight. 

This is the lineup by LAFC for tonight 

Both teams are already on the field of the Bang stadium of California doing warm-up exercises prior to the match that is just minutes away.

Absences Minnesota United
On the other hand, Adrian Heath will be without Patrick Weah and Hassani Dotson for this match against LAFC due to muscle injuries.

For this match, the home team will have several absentees: Brian Rodriguez - hamstring Erik Dueñas - knee injury Julian Gaines - pelvis injury Eddie Segura - knee injury

They're here! Both the locals and the visitors are already at the Bang of California Stadium for the match corresponding to week 9 of the MLS.

 

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Robin Lod | Midfielder who is a key player in Minnesota's approach. This Finnish player has the talent to go forward and also has a nose for goal. He is the player who has scored the most goals for his club this season with 3 goals.

Carlos Vela | Important and historical player of the Angelino club. The Mexican is synonymous with goals and today could have a new record: Vela could become the second player in MLS history to collaborate in 100 goals with 95 games played, something that only Sebastian Giovinco has done. This season, Carlos Vela has four goals and two assists in eight games so far.

 

D. St. Clair, O. Fisher, M. Boxall, B. Dibassy, K. Lawrence, K. Arriaga, W. Trapp, R. Lod, E. Reynoso, F. Fragapane, L. Amarilla.

Crepeau; Palacios, Henry, Murillo, Hollingshead; Sanchez, Blessing; Acosta, Cifuentes, Vela; Arango

The designated referee for this match between LAFC vs Minnesota United is Allen Chapman.

On the other hand, the Minnesota team led by Adrian Heath has a streak of three consecutive victories, so today they want to extend that streak against one of the toughest teams in their conference. The Loons are coming off a convincing 3-0 home win over the Chicago Fire. They are currently in sixth place with 4 wins, 2 ties and 2 losses..

 

LAFC, led by Steve Cherundolo, is performing well under the new coach (the second in the franchise's history). So far, they have suffered only one loss and one tie in eight games played this season. The Angelinos are second in the Western Conference with 19 points and could retake the top spot if they beat Minnesota United today. In their most recent match, LAFC defeated Cincinnati by a score of 1-2.

 

Tonight, Sunday's MLS Week 9 ends with a very attractive match. On one side are the Angelinos who want to be at the top of the Western Conference, but for that they have to win against a Minnesota that wants to climb positions and surprise in their visit to LAFC's stadium.

The LAFC - Minnesota match will be played at the Banc of California Stadium, in Los Angeles, USA. The kick-off is scheduled at 10:00 pm ET.

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