MLS

FT Sunday, July 29, 2018
Orlando City SC WLLLL 3
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LA Galaxy WWWDW 4
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Match Report

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores first MLS hat trick to carry LA Galaxy past Orlando City

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his first MLS hat trick in a 24-minute blitz to lift the LA Galaxy to a stunning 4-3 win over Orlando City on Sunday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
3
44.9
Possession
55.1
19
SHOTS
23
5
ON GOAL
10
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
353
Accurate Passes
451
425
Passes
530
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
8
Accurate Crosses
5
17
Crosses
12
0.5
Cross %
0.4
57
Long Balls
62
32
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
18
12
Tackles
26
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
17
24
Effective Clearances
5
24
Clearances
5

Highlights

01:55 Zlatan nets first MLS hat trick in win Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ORL leads series 2-1

Lineups

LA · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1David BinghamG
  2. 28Michaël CianiCD
  3. 16Jorgen SkjelvikCD-L
  4. 4Dave RomneyCD-R
  5. 8Jonathan dos SantosCM-L
  6. 2Perry KitchenCM-R
  7. 10Giovani Dos SantosAM
  8. 3Ashley ColeLM
  9. 19Chris PontiusRM
  10. 11Ola KamaraCF-L
  11. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Servando CarrascoSUB
  2. 29Sheanon WilliamsSUB
  3. 41Justin vom SteegSUB
  4. 24Emmanuel BoatengSUB
  5. 17Sebastian LletgetSUB
  6. 15Ariel LassiterSUB
  7. 5Daniel SteresSUB

ORL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 36Earl EdwardsG
  2. 3Amro TarekCD-L
  3. 28Chris SchulerCD-R
  4. 94Victor GiroLB
  5. 21Scott SutterRB
  6. 16Sacha KljestanAM
  7. 7Cristian HiguitaLM
  8. 8Tony RochaRM
  9. 14Dom DwyerF
  10. 13Mohamed El-MunirAM-L
  11. 19Yoshimar YotúnAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Chris MuellerSUB
  2. 15Cam LindleySUB
  3. 29Stefano PinhoSUB
  4. 4Will JohnsonSUB
  5. 10David ColmanSUB
  6. 1Joe BendikSUB
  7. 25Danny ToiaSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Michael Ciani (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 18' Goal! LA Galaxy 0, Orlando City SC 1. Cristian Higuita (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sacha Kljestan.
  3. 39' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Orlando City SC 1. Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a headed pass.
  4. 44' Own Goal by Michael Ciani, LA Galaxy. LA Galaxy 1, Orlando City SC 2.
  5. 47' Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Orlando City SC 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovani dos Santos with a cross following a set piece situation.
  6. 48' Tony Rocha (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 54' Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Orlando City SC 3. Dominic Dwyer (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohamed El-Munir with a cross.
  8. 57' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sebastian Lletget replaces Perry Kitchen.
  9. 67' Goal! LA Galaxy 3, Orlando City SC 3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ola Kamara.
  10. 68' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Servando Carrasco replaces Giovani dos Santos.
  11. 71' Goal! LA Galaxy 4, Orlando City SC 3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  12. 72' Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  13. 74' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Will Johnson replaces Cristian Higuita.
  14. 79' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Stéfano Pinho replaces Mohamed El-Munir.
  15. 84' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Josué Colman replaces Scott Sutter.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sheanon Williams replaces Chris Pontius.

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