LAFC 1-0 Seattle Sounders FC (Jun 21, 2023) Game Analysis

Mateusz Bogusz scored within the opening minute and host Los Angeles FC made it maintain up for a 1-0 victory towards the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday night time.

Goalkeeper John McCarthy made two saves for LAFC (9-3-5, 32 factors), which gained its second straight match and moved into sole possession of first place within the Western Conference as earlier co-leader St. Louis City SC misplaced 3-1 to Real Salt Lake.

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Seattle (8-7-4, 28 factors) noticed its winless streak attain 4 matches (0-2-2) however remained in third place within the convention.

Bogusz scored simply earlier than the clock reached the 1-minute mark. He obtained the ball simply inside his personal half and performed a give-and-go with Kwadwo Opoku at midfield earlier than dribbling about 30 yards down the center of the sphere. Bogusz’s 25-yard shot deflected off defender Jackson Ragen and fell simply inside the appropriate put up, simply out of the attain of a diving Sounders goalie Stefan Frei.

It appeared LAFC had doubled its benefit within the 76th minute as Jose Cifuentes headed a free kick from Bogusz into the web, however a video evaluation decided the ball went off Cifuentes’ left hand after he struck it along with his head, nullifying the purpose.

McCarthy made each of his saves halfway by the primary half, each off photographs from Seattle’s Raul Ruidiaz.

The first, within the twenty second minute, got here after the Sounders performed the ball down the left wing for Leo Chu. His cross discovered Ruidiaz about 10 yards from purpose, however his right-footed shot was punched away by McCarthy because the goalie went right down to his left.

A minute later, Seattle’s Obed Vargas was capable of get previous a few Los Angeles defenders close to the top line on the appropriate wing and despatched a low cross for Ruidiaz, whose diving header from the highest of the 6-yard field was stopped by McCarthy as he dropped to his knees.

Frei was credited with one save.