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FT Thursday, July 26, 2018
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BMO Stadium · 22,716 att. · ESPN

Match Report

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LA Galaxy pull off another 'El Trafico' comeback to draw with LAFC

The LA Galaxy scored two late goals to pull off a remarkable 2-2 draw against expansion rivals LAFC on Thursday at Banc of California Stadium.

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Team Stats

22
Fouls
15
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
2
53.3
Possession
46.7
15
SHOTS
18
4
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
332
Accurate Passes
290
430
Passes
377
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
18
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.4
65
Long Balls
51
27
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
4
15
Effective Tackles
11
17
Tackles
17
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
19
Interceptions
14
18
Effective Clearances
35
18
Clearances
35

Head to Head

LA leads series 1-0

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Tyler MillerG
  2. 25Walker ZimmermanCD-L
  3. 23Laurent CimanCD-R
  4. 2Jordan HarveyLB
  5. 3Steven BeitashourRB
  6. 33Benny FeilhaberCM
  7. 14Mark-Anthony KayeLM
  8. 24Lee NguyenRM
  9. 99Adama DiomandéF
  10. 10Carlos VelaLF
  11. 7Latif BlessingRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Marco UreñaSUB
  2. 20Eduard AtuestaSUB
  3. 44Joao MoutinhoSUB
  4. 9Diego RossiSUB
  5. 22Luis LópezSUB
  6. 27Tristan BlackmonSUB
  7. 8André HortaSUB

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. 7Romain AlessandriniRM
  10. 11Ola KamaraCF-L
  11. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 41Justin vom SteegSUB
  2. 14Servando CarrascoSUB
  3. 24Emmanuel BoatengSUB
  4. 5Daniel SteresSUB
  5. 19Chris PontiusSUB
  6. 29Sheanon WilliamsSUB
  7. 17Sebastian LletgetSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, LA Galaxy 0. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Adama Diomande with a cross.
  2. 20' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Eduard Atuesta replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye because of an injury.
  3. 20' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, LA Galaxy 0. Lee Nguyen (Los Angeles Football Club) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 37' Romain Alessandrini (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 51' Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 64' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chris Pontius replaces Ashley Cole.
  7. 71' Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 75' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sebastian Lletget replaces Perry Kitchen.
  9. 77' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. André Horta replaces Lee Nguyen.
  10. 81' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Rossi replaces Latif Blessing.
  11. 82' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, LA Galaxy 1. Romain Alessandrini (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
  12. 86' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, LA Galaxy 2. Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner.
  13. 89' Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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