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Los Angeles FC Dominates St. Louis City in Card-Heavy Match
St. Louis, USA – Los Angeles FC secured a convincing victory on their visit to Energizer Park, overcoming St. Louis City in a match marked by intensity and cautions. The match, corresponding to matchday 32 of the Major League Soccer regular season, saw the Los Angeles team impose its dominance from the beginning.
Denis Bouanga opened the scoring for Los Angeles FC in the 15th minute, giving his team an early lead. Son Heung-Min, a key figure in the match, extended the difference before halftime in the 45th minute. In the second half, Son Heung-Min himself scored again in the 60th minute, consolidating the victory for Los Angeles FC.
The match was characterized by a high number of fouls and yellow cards. St. Louis City accumulated five cautions, while Los Angeles FC received one. Ball possession favored Los Angeles FC with 56%, while St. Louis City maintained 44%. Los Angeles FC demonstrated greater effectiveness in attack, with 21 total shots, of which 7 were on target, compared to St. Louis City’s 8 total shots, with only 2 on target. Referee Victor Rivas (USA) had a busy night controlling the pace of the game at Energizer Park.
Substitutions los angeles fc: at minute 46 H. Lloris came in and T. Hasal went out., at minute 78 A. Moran came in and F. Amaya went out., at minute 78 A. Smolyakov came in and R. Hollingshead went out., at minute 87 D. Bouanga came in and D. Martinez went out., at minute 87 E. Segura came in and K. Nielsen went out.
Substitutions st. louis city: at minute 58 C. Durkin came in and A. Morales went out., at minute 58 C. Wallem came in and T. Totland went out., at minute 65 S. Jeong came in and M. Joyner went out., at minute 65 B. McSorley came in and C. Pompeu went out., at minute 74 F. Fall came in and K. Hiebert went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
St. Louis City
Los Angeles FC
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