LA Galaxy vs Columbus Crew, 2016 MLS, Regular Season 2016
· MLSAbout
LA Galaxy are hosting Columbus Crew
at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, USA, starting on
. The match is a part of the MLS.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Nicolai Naess (Columbus Crew SC).
- 2': Mike Magee (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Attempt saved. Dilly Duka (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cedrick.
- 3': Attempt missed. Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mike Magee with a cross.
- 5': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Robbie Rogers.
- 6': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Ashley Cole.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Dilly Duka (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 7': Attempt saved. Nicolai Naess (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dilly Duka with a headed pass.
- 8': Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Gastón Sauro tries a through ball, but Ola Kamara is caught offside.
- 8': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Héctor Jiménez.
- 11': Attempt saved. Mike Magee (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovani dos Santos.
- 12': Attempt missed. Ethan Finlay (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Héctor Jiménez.
- 13': Attempt missed. Cedrick (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 13': Attempt missed. Héctor Jiménez (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ethan Finlay.
- 13': Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Héctor Jiménez tries a through ball, but Ethan Finlay is caught offside.
- 16': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Michael Parkhurst.
- 17': Cedrick (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Jeff Larentowicz (LA Galaxy).
- 20': Attempt saved. Ethan Finlay (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Corey Ashe with a cross.
- 21': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Michael Parkhurst.
- 21': Corey Ashe (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Emmanuel Boateng (LA Galaxy).
- 23': Attempt saved. Mike Magee (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 24': Attempt saved. Cedrick (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolai Naess.
- 25': Corey Ashe (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Robbie Rogers (LA Galaxy).
- 28': Attempt saved. Mike Magee (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovani dos Santos.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Raul Mendiola (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng.
- 33': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Gastón Sauro.
- 35': Attempt missed. Ashley Cole (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng.
- 36': Delay in match Gastón Sauro (Columbus Crew SC) because of an injury.
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Attempt saved. Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Raul Mendiola with a cross.
- 41': Attempt saved. Nicolai Naess (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dilly Duka.
- 42': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Héctor Jiménez.
- 45'+1': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Emmanuel Boateng.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Corey Ashe (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 0, Columbus Crew SC 0.
- 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 2, Columbus Crew SC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 0, Columbus Crew SC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Federico Higuaín replaces Gastón Sauro because of an injury.
- 48': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Héctor Jiménez.
- 49': Ethan Finlay (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Foul by Emmanuel Boateng (LA Galaxy).
- 50': Foul by Dilly Duka (Columbus Crew SC).
- 50': Robbie Rogers (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Ola Kamara (Columbus Crew SC).
- 51': Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by A.J. DeLaGarza (LA Galaxy).
- 54': Ola Kamara (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng with a cross.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Ola Kamara (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Hand ball by Cedrick (Columbus Crew SC).
- 61': Attempt saved. Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robbie Rogers.
- 61': Attempt missed. Ola Kamara (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cedrick.
- 64': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Boateng (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 65': Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Waylon Francis replaces Corey Ashe.
- 65': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Baggio Husidic replaces Mike Magee.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Ola Kamara (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Jiménez.
- 67': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Daniel Steres.
- 69': Cedrick (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Daniel Steres (LA Galaxy).
- 71': Attempt saved. Héctor Jiménez (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Higuaín.
- 72': Ola Kamara (Columbus Crew SC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Federico Higuaín.
- 73': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Waylon Francis.
- 74': Delay in match Steve Clark (Columbus Crew SC) because of an injury.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Alan Gordon replaces Emmanuel Boateng.
- 77': Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Adam Jahn replaces Cedrick.
- 78': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Columbus Crew SC 0. Baggio Husidic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Héctor Jiménez (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Delay in match Raul Mendiola (LA Galaxy) because of an injury.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Rafael Garcia replaces Raul Mendiola because of an injury.
- 82': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Columbus Crew SC 0. Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robbie Rogers.
- 84': Attempt missed. Ola Kamara (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ethan Finlay.
- 85': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Ashley Cole.
- 85': Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Mohammed Saeid tries a through ball, but Ola Kamara is caught offside.
- 87': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Nicolai Naess.
- 88': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Ashley Cole.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Héctor Jiménez (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Nicolai Naess tries a through ball, but Ola Kamara is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Penalty Columbus Crew SC. Ola Kamara draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Daniel Steres (LA Galaxy) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+2': Penalty saved! Ola Kamara (Columbus Crew SC) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+2': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Columbus Crew SC 1. Adam Jahn (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Federico Higuaín (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Alan Gordon (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 2, Columbus Crew SC 1.
Statistics
CLB |
LA![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 7 |
| 52.2 | Possession | 47.8 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 426 | Accurate Passes | 375 |
| 505 | Passes | 447 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 16 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 20 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 23 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 24,693
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 24,693
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull New York | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 | New York City FC | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 2 | +2 | 3 |
Line-Ups
LA Galaxy (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Brian Rowe (GK) |
| 44 | Daniel Steres |
| 20 | A.J. DeLaGarza |
| 3 | Ashley Cole |
| 14 | Robbie Rogers |
| 17 | Sebastian Lletget |
| 21 | Jeff Larentowicz |
| 24 | Emmanuel Boateng |
| 40 | Raul Mendiola |
| 18 | Mike Magee |
| 10 | Giovani Dos Santos |
Columbus Crew (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Clark (GK) |
| 22 | Gaston Sauro |
| 4 | Michael Parkhurst |
| 3 | Corey Ashe |
| 16 | Hector Jimenez |
| 11 | Cedrick |
| 24 | Nicolai Naess |
| 8 | Mohammed Saeid |
| 17 | Ola Kamara |
| 5 | Dilly Duka |
| 13 | Ethan Finlay |
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