MLS

FT Saturday, July 21, 2018
LA Galaxy LDDWW 3
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Philadelphia Union WLLWW 1
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Match Report

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Michael Ciani, Ola Kamara fire LA Galaxy past Philadelphia Union

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Michael Ciani and Ola Kamara each scored one goal to lift the LA Galaxy past the Philadelphia Union 3-1 on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
6
53.7
Possession
46.3
14
SHOTS
15
9
ON GOAL
7
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
315
Accurate Passes
267
410
Passes
353
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.2
69
Long Balls
51
33
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
6
13
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
13
Interceptions
10
22
Effective Clearances
12
22
Clearances
12

Highlights

00:45 Zlatan's one-timer gives Galaxy a lead Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

PHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 26Auston TrustyCD-L
  3. 4Mark McKenzieCD-R
  4. 33FabinhoLB
  5. 28Raymon GaddisRB
  6. 10Borek DockalAM
  7. 11Alejandro BedoyaLM
  8. 6Haris MedunjaninRM
  9. 17C.J. SapongF
  10. 9Fafà PicaultAM-L
  11. 20Marcus EppsAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Cory BurkeSUB
  2. 3Jack ElliottSUB
  3. 1John McCarthySUB
  4. 14Fabian HerbersSUB
  5. 12Keegan RosenberrySUB
  6. 2Warren CreavalleSUB
  7. 7David AccamSUB

LA · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1David BinghamG
  2. 28Michaël CianiCD
  3. 16Jorgen SkjelvikCD-L
  4. 20Tomas Hilliard-ArceCD-R
  5. 8Jonathan dos SantosCM-L
  6. 14Servando CarrascoCM-R
  7. 10Giovani Dos SantosAM
  8. 4Dave RomneyLM
  9. 19Chris PontiusRM
  10. 11Ola KamaraCF-L
  11. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 41Justin vom SteegSUB
  2. 15Ariel LassiterSUB
  3. 5Daniel SteresSUB
  4. 29Sheanon WilliamsSUB
  5. 24Emmanuel BoatengSUB
  6. 6Baggio HusidicSUB
  7. 7Romain AlessandriniSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, LA Galaxy 0. C.J. Sapong (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Borek Dockal.
  2. 31' Fabrice-Jean Picault (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Romain Alessandrini replaces Tomas Hilliard-Arce.
  4. 48' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, LA Galaxy 1. Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a through ball.
  5. 60' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. David Accam replaces Marcus Epps.
  6. 63' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, LA Galaxy 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romain Alessandrini.
  7. 64' Michael Ciani (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 68' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Cory Burke replaces C.J. Sapong.
  9. 79' Haris Medunjanin (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 79' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sheanon Williams replaces Chris Pontius.
  11. 80' Romain Alessandrini (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 82' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, LA Galaxy 3. Michael Ciani (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Romain Alessandrini with a cross following a corner.
  13. 85' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Warren Creavalle replaces Haris Medunjanin.
  14. 90' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Giovani dos Santos.

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