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Denis Bouanga led LAFC with a hat trick in their clear 3-0 victory over Alajuelense, in the round of 16 of CONCACAF – CONCACAF Champions League 2023. The away goals were made by Denis Bouanga, who converted a Hat-Trick (1 ‘ 2T, 23′ 2T and 43’ 2T).
A great play by LAFC, 43 minutes into the second half, was the one that moved the score thanks to Denis Bouanga. With a cross from Ilie Sánchez, the forward connected with the ball in the big area and entered the end of the opposite goal.
29 minutes into the first half, striker Denis Bouanga had a chance to open the scoring, but his shot bounced off the post.
The best man of the match was Denis Bouanga. The Los Angeles FC attacker scored 3 goals, shot at the opposite goal 7 times and made 6 correct passes.
Ilie Sánchez was another of the key players. The Los Angeles FC midfielder was accurate with 52 effective passes and 3 steals.
It was a game with many frictions due to the offenses committed in the open field. There were 2 reprimands: Rashir Parkins and Jesús Murillo.
The Alajuelense coach, Andrés Carevic, proposed a 4-4-2 formation with Leonel Moreira in goal; Carlos Martínez, Giancarlo González, Alexis Gamboa and Suhander Zúñiga on the defensive line; Carlos Mora, Celso Borges, Alexander López and Josimar Alcócer in the middle; and Aarón Suárez and Johan Venegas in attack.
For its part, Steve Cherundolo’s team took to the field with a 4-3-3 scheme with John McCarthy under the three sticks; Ryan Hollingshead, Jesús Murillo, Giorgio Chiellini and Diego Palacios in defense; José Cifuentes, Ilie Sánchez and Kellyn Acosta in midfield; and Opoku Kwadwo, Carlos Vela and Denis Bouanga up front.
Referee Daneon Parchment was in charge of supervising the game at the Alejandro Morera Soto stadium.
LAFC is practically in the CONCACAF Quarterfinals – CONCACAF Champions League 2023 and Alajuelense has the difficult mission of winning the second leg by a wide difference, next Thursday, March 16.
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