League

Arena de Carolina
Spectators: 7531 (Terracing: 5981, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Octavio Hines got the match started through his kick off. Darius Burnham fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 11th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. After a defensive mix-up in Racing de Carolina's zone, Cameron McCabe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vaughn Shipman came out of the goal and Cameron McCabe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Los Angeles FC's Jayson Faulkner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dalton Klein in the 29th minute of play. Octavio Connors sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 35 minutes in the game Thanh Carrington did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Octavio Connors. After having played for 37 minutes, Cameron McCabe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Angeles FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cameron McCabe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cameron McCabe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd match minute, Los Angeles FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antony Castle to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cameron McCabe to make the kick off. Octavio Connors blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jayson Faulkner having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Omar Peoples during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Racing de Carolina's Omar Peoples got a free kick in the 64th minute. Thanh Carrington made in the 71st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Los Angeles FC's Jose Carrington. Antony Castle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pablo Roberts kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute Cameron McCabe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vaughn Shipman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match was over Los Angeles FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Racing de Carolina throughout the match.