LA Galaxy 1-0 Nashville SC: defeats 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Araujo
CARSON. LA Galaxy beats Nashville SC 1-0 after J. Araujo scored just 1 goal (60').
CARSON. LA Galaxy overcomes Nashville SC 1-0 after J. Araujo scored just 1 goal (60′). LA Galaxy took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Dignity Health Sports Park stadium in Carson on Saturday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Armando Villarreal with the assistance of Katie Nesbitt and Chris Elliott. The 4th official was Ismir Pekmic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 20.7 degrees Celsius or 69.28 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.
Match Statistics
LA Galaxy was in firm control of the ball 57% while Nashville SC was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Nashville SC was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, LA Galaxy managed to find the solution to win this match.
LA Galaxy shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Nashville SC shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
LA Galaxy received 2 yellow cards (J. Araujo and G. Brugman). On the opposite side, Nashville SC received 2 yellow cards (W. Zimmerman and B. Anunga).
After playing this match, LA Galaxy will have 50 points like Nashville SC to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Nashville SC will stay with 50 points like LA Galaxy to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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20'20'
W. Zimmerman
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51'51'
J. Hernández Balcázar (Goal Disallowed)
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60'60'
Julián Araujo
Samuel Grandsir
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64'64'
Dax McCarty
Tah Anunga
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69'69'
C.J. Sapong
Teal Bunbury
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69'69'
Jacob Shaffelburg
Jack Maher
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73'73'
Kévin Cabral
Samuel Grandsir
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73'73'
Efraín Álvarez
Douglas Costa
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82'82'
Aníbal Godoy
Sean Davis
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82'82'
Luke Haakenson
Randall Leal
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82'82'
Derrick Williams
Marky Delgado
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88'88'
Dejan Joveljic
Chicharito
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82'82'
A. Godoy
S. Davis
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82'82'
L. Haakenson
R. Leal
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88'88'
D. Joveljic
Chicharito
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LA Galaxy: Formation and Lineups
LA Galaxy started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Greg Vanney chose to play with the following team: Jonathan Bond , Julian Araujo , Sega Coulibaly , Martín Cáceres , Raheem Edwards , Marky Delgado , Gastón Brugman , Riqui Puig , Douglas Costa , Javier Hernández and Samuel Grandsir .
Substitutes
LA Galaxy made 4 changes: D. Costa for E. Alvarez (73′), S. Grandsir for K. Cabral (73′), M. Delgado for D. Williams (82′) and Chicharito for D. Joveljic (88′).
Top player: Julian Araujo
Probably the most impressive player in LA Galaxy was Julian Araujo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 59 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Nashville SC: Formation and Lineups
Nashville SC started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the other side, Gary Smith played with: Joe Willis , Shaq Moore , Jack Maher , Walker Zimmerman , Dave Romney , Daniel Lovitz , Randall Leal , Sean Davis , Tah Anunga , Teal Bunbury and Hany Mukhtar .
Substitutes
Nashville SC made 5 changes: B. Anunga for D. McCarty (64′), T. Bunbury for C. Sapong (69′), J. Maher for J. Shaffelburg (69′), S. Davis for A. Godoy (82′) and R. Leal for L. Haakenson (82′).
Top player: Randall Leal
The player who no doubt impressed Nashville SC the most was Randall Leal.
His rating is with 18 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.
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