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LAFC vs Alajuelense, 1st Leg

FA Cup
LAFC
LAFC
1-1
Final
Alajuelense
ALA
1st Leg
BMO Stadium

Match pulse

LAFCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTALA
88'Alejandro BranALA90'+2'Santiago van der PuttenALA
Team1H2HT
LAFC011
ALA101

Final score

LAFC and Alajuelense drew 1-1 in 1st Leg on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at BMO Stadium. Goals for LAFC: Denis Bouanga (56'). Goals for Alajuelense: Alejandro Bran (44').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 16.0Hugo LlorisG
  2. 26.0Nkosi TafariCD-L
  3. 36.0Ryan PorteousCD-R
  4. 46.0Ryan HollingsheadLB
  5. 56.0Sergi PalenciaRB
  6. 66.0Amin BoudriAM
  7. 76.0Mark DelgadoLM
  8. 86.0Mathieu ChoinièreRM
  9. 96.0Son Heung-MinF
  10. 106.0Denis BouangaAM-L
  11. 116.0Timothy TillmanAM-R
  12. 126.0Nathan OrdazSUB

Player of the game

Hugo Lloris

LAFC · 90'

6.0

Deserved to win

24%
LAFC · 0.27 xG
74%
Draw
3%
ALA · 0.04 xG

LAFC deserved better: 24% on chances, drew 1-1

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Alajuelense 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Alajuelense 1.
  3. 90'+5'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

  4. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Alejandro Bran (Alajuelense).

  5. 90'+5'Denis Bouanga

    Free kick won

    Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  6. 90'+4'

    Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ángel Zaldívar.

  7. 90'+4'

    Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Joel Campbell.

  8. 90'+4'

    Son heung-min shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.

    S. Heung-Min

  9. 90'+2'

    Yellow card

    Santiago van der Putten (Alajuelense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    S. van der Putten

  10. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Santiago van der Putten (Alajuelense).

  11. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  12. 88'Ryan Raposo
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Palencia

    Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Raposo replaces Sergi Palencia.

    R. Raposo

  13. 88'

    Yellow card

    Alejandro Bran (Alajuelense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    A. Bran

  14. 88'

    Free kick won

    Ryan Porteous (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. 87'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Fernando Pinar (Alajuelense) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alejandro Bran with a cross following a corner.

  16. 87'Nkosi Tafari

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Alajuelense. Conceded by Nkosi Tafari.

  17. 86'

    Corner, Alajuelense. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.

  18. 85'

    Free kick won

    Joel Campbell (Alajuelense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. 85'Mathieu Choinière

    Foul

    Foul by Mathieu Choinière (Los Angeles Football Club).

  20. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Fernando Pinar (Alajuelense).

  21. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club).

  22. 83'Denis Bouanga

    Denis bouanga shot on target

    Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Washington Ortega (Alajuelense). Assisted by Timothy Tillman.

    D. Bouanga

  23. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Pérez

    Substitution, Alajuelense. Joel Campbell replaces Creichel Pérez.

    J. Campbell

  24. 80'Nkosi Tafari

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Artem Smoliakov (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nkosi Tafari.

    A. Smolyakov

  25. 79'

    Foul

    Foul by Creichel Pérez (Alajuelense).

Leaders

LAFCALA
Total Shots
Denis Bouanga
7
Alejandro Bran
3
Accurate Passes
Mathieu Choinière
108
Alexis Gamboa
25
Saves
Hugo Lloris
2
Washington Ortega
10

Season seriesSeries tied 1-1