MLS

FT Friday, March 6, 2015
Chicago Fire FC DLLWL 0
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LA Galaxy WWLWW 2
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Dignity Health Sports Park · 27,000 att.

Match Report

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L.A. Galaxy start MLS Cup defense in style with 2-0 win vs. Chicago

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
1
47
Possession
53
8
SHOTS
13
1
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
332
Accurate Passes
381
427
Passes
465
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
31
0.2
Cross %
0.1
70
Long Balls
71
30
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
1
14
Effective Tackles
18
18
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
33
Effective Clearances
16
33
Clearances
16

Head to Head

LA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

LA · 4-4-2

  1. 12Brian RoweG
  2. 22LeonardoCD-L
  3. 4Omar GonzálezCD-R
  4. 14Robbie RogersLB
  5. 33Dan GarganRB
  6. 34Kenney WalkerCM-L
  7. 19JuninhoCM-R
  8. 5Jose VillarrealLM
  9. 24Stefan IshizakiRM
  10. 11Gyasi ZardesCF-L
  11. 7Robbie KeaneCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Alan GordonSUB
  2. 6Baggio HusidicSUB
  3. 2Todd DunivantSUB
  4. 25Rafael GarcíaSUB
  5. 38Bradford Jamieson IVSUB
  6. 18Jaime PenedoSUB
  7. 20A.J. DeLaGarzaSUB

CHI · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 25Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Eric GehrigCD-L
  3. 20Jeff LarentowiczCD-R
  4. 21Chris RitterDM
  5. 3Joevin JonesLB
  6. 5Lovel PalmerRB
  7. 10Shaun MaloneyAM
  8. 19Harry ShippLM
  9. 8Matt WatsonRM
  10. 77Kennedy IgboananikeCF-L
  11. 24Quincy AmarikwaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Greg CochraneSUB
  2. 7Alex LimaSUB
  3. 23Guly do PradoSUB
  4. 4AdailtonSUB
  5. 18Jon BuschSUB
  6. 26Michael StephensSUB
  7. 2Matt PolsterSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Shaun Maloney (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 56' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Michael Stephens replaces Matt Watson.
  3. 61' Kenney Walker (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 63' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Baggio Husidic replaces Kenney Walker.
  5. 63' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Matt Polster replaces Chris Ritter.
  6. 65' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Chicago Fire 0. Jose Villarreal (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  7. 70' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Alan Gordon replaces Jose Villarreal.
  8. 72' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Guly do Prado replaces Kennedy Igboananike because of an injury.
  9. 75' Guly do Prado (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 81' Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Chicago Fire 0. Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Baggio Husidic.
  11. 83' Substitution, LA Galaxy. A.J. DeLaGarza replaces Dan Gargan.

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