Major League Soccer: Los Angeles FC beats LA Galaxy 3-2
LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC overcome LA Galaxy.
LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC overcome LA Galaxy. LA Galaxy was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Banc of California Stadium stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Allen Chapman who had the assistance of Ian Anderson and Jeremy Hanson. The 4th official was Alex Chilowicz. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 22.9 degrees Celsius or 73.27 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 53%.
Match Statistics
LA Galaxy was in firm control of the ball 61% while Los Angeles FC was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Los Angeles FC was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Los Angeles FC won the match.
Los Angeles FC shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, LA Galaxy shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Los Angeles FC received 3 yellow cards (D. Palacios, J. Murillo and C. Vela). On the other side, LA Galaxy received 2 yellow cards (R. Puig and R. Edwards).
After this encounter, Los Angeles FC will have 67 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, LA Galaxy will stay with 50 points like Nashville SC to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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12'12'
R. Puig
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24'24'
D. Bouanga
C. Vela
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44'44'
S. Grandsir
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45'45'
R. Edwards
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56'56'
D. Palacios
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58'58'
K. Cabral
D. Costa
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59'59'
J. Murillo
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64'64'
C. Vela
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68'68'
V. Vazquez
S. Grandsir
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78'78'
K. Opoku
C. Vela
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80'80'
D. Bouanga
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84'84'
D. Joveljic
M. Delgado
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84'84'
D. Williams
M. Caceres
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85'85'
D. Joveljic
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90'90'
C. Arango
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90'90'
G. Chiellini
C. Arango
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90'90'
J. Mendez
J. Cifuentes
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Los Angeles FC: Formation and Lineups
Los Angeles FC adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Cherundolo chose to play with the following team: Maxime Crépeau , Ryan Hollingshead , Jesús Murillo , Eddie Segura , Diego Palacios , José Cifuentes , Ilie Sánchez , Kellyn Acosta , Carlos Vela , Cristian Arango and Denis Bouanga .
Substitutes
Los Angeles FC made 3 changes: C. Vela for K. Opoku (78′), C. Arango for G. Chiellini (90′) and J. Cifuentes for J. Mendez (90′).
Top player: Denis Bouanga
The player who no doubt impressed Los Angeles FC the most was Denis Bouanga.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
LA Galaxy: Formation and Lineups
Also LA Galaxy adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Greg Vanney played with: 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 K. Cabral (58′), S. Grandsir for V. Vazquez (68′), M. Delgado for D. Joveljic (84′) and M. Caceres for D. Williams (84′).
Top player: Samuel Grandsir
The player who no doubt impressed LA Galaxy the most was Samuel Grandsir.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
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