MLS

LA Galaxy vs Columbus Crew, 2018 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
LA Galaxy
  • 42': Ola Kamara
  • 56': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (P)
  • 67': Romain Alessandrini
  • 90'+3': Romain Alessandrini
FT
4 - 0
Columbus Crew

    Romain Alessandrini scores twice as LA Galaxy blank the Columbus Crew

    Major League Soccer

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Jørgen Skjelvik.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Luis Argudo (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Harrison Afful.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harrison Afful.
    • 3': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy).
    • 3': Lalas Abubakar (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Offside, LA Galaxy. Chris Pontius tries a through ball, but Giovani dos Santos is caught offside.
    • 6': Eduardo Sosa (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy).
    • 10': Attempt missed. Eduardo Sosa (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harrison Afful with a through ball.
    • 11': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Jørgen Skjelvik.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Lalas Abubakar (Columbus Crew SC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Josh Williams with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Luis Argudo (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Jiménez with a headed pass.
    • 15': Foul by Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy).
    • 15': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Ashley Cole (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Foul by Eduardo Sosa (Columbus Crew SC).
    • 17': Attempt missed. Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ola Kamara.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Luis Argudo (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eduardo Sosa.
    • 20': Foul by Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC).
    • 20': Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Delay in match Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy) because of an injury.
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Eduardo Sosa (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy).
    • 22': Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy).
    • 24': Lalas Abubakar (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eduardo Sosa.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Eduardo Sosa (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Afful.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Clark (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Afful.
    • 26': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Michael Ciani.
    • 29': Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Wil Trapp tries a through ball, but Gyasi Zardes is caught offside.
    • 31': Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Wil Trapp tries a through ball, but Gyasi Zardes is caught offside.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a headed pass.
    • 33': Eduardo Sosa (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy).
    • 35': Foul by Luis Argudo (Columbus Crew SC).
    • 35': Perry Kitchen (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 37': Foul by Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy).
    • 37': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Josh Williams (Columbus Crew SC).
    • 38': Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Columbus Crew SC 0. Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Cole.
    • 44': Delay in match (Columbus Crew SC). Video Review.
    • 45': Video Review: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Foul by Michael Ciani (LA Galaxy).
    • 45': Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Ashley Cole.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Columbus Crew SC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 1, Columbus Crew SC 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Niko Hansen replaces Pedro Santos.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos.
    • 49': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Lalas Abubakar.
    • 50': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ricardo Clark.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Michael Ciani (LA Galaxy) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos with a cross following a corner.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Eduardo Sosa (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Argudo.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Niko Hansen (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduardo Sosa.
    • 53': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Columbus Crew SC).
    • 53': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Ashley Cole (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 55': Penalty LA Galaxy. Zlatan Ibrahimovic draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 55': Penalty conceded by Lalas Abubakar (Columbus Crew SC) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 56': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Columbus Crew SC 0. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 58': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Jonathan dos Santos.
    • 59': Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Mike Grella replaces Luis Argudo.
    • 60': Delay in match Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy) because of an injury.
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Romain Alessandrini replaces Ola Kamara because of an injury.
    • 61': Foul by Josh Williams (Columbus Crew SC).
    • 61': Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Josh Williams (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Federico Higuaín replaces Ricardo Clark.
    • 62': Ashley Cole (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Foul by Eduardo Sosa (Columbus Crew SC).
    • 63': Foul by Chris Pontius (LA Galaxy).
    • 63': Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Chris Pontius (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Lalas Abubakar.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Perry Kitchen (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jørgen Skjelvik with a headed pass.
    • 65': Foul by Perry Kitchen (LA Galaxy).
    • 65': Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy).
    • 66': Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Goal! LA Galaxy 3, Columbus Crew SC 0. Romain Alessandrini (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Higuaín.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Niko Hansen (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 69': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Perry Kitchen.
    • 71': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sheanon Williams replaces Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Romain Alessandrini (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Giovani dos Santos.
    • 73': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Lalas Abubakar.
    • 74': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Gyasi Zardes.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Chris Pontius (LA Galaxy) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos with a cross.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Eduardo Sosa (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Federico Higuaín.
    • 82': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Giovani dos Santos.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Héctor Jiménez.
    • 83': Delay in match Héctor Jiménez (Columbus Crew SC) because of an injury.
    • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Romain Alessandrini (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Eduardo Sosa (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Niko Hansen.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Federico Higuaín (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mike Grella.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mike Grella.
    • 90'+3': Goal! LA Galaxy 4, Columbus Crew SC 0. Romain Alessandrini (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Chris Pontius following a fast break.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 4, Columbus Crew SC 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, LA Galaxy 4, Columbus Crew SC 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, LA Galaxy 4, Columbus Crew SC 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 5
    59.9 Possession 40.1
    19 SHOTS 14
    5 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    390 Accurate Passes 230
    453 Passes 307
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    22 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    33 Long Balls 80
    19 Accurate Long Balls 43
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    8 Blocked Shots 5
    7 Effective Tackles 10
    8 Tackles 13
    0.9 Tackle % 0.8
    4 Interceptions 7
    16 Effective Clearances 19
    16 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
    Location: Carson, California, USA
    Attendance: 21,211

    MLS Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Atlanta United FC 0 0 0
    2 CF Montréal 0 0 0
    3 Charlotte FC 0 0 0
    4 Chicago Fire FC 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LA LA Galaxy (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 David Bingham (GK)
    16 Jorgen Skjelvik Yellow Card
    28 Michaël Ciani
    3 Ashley Cole
    4 Dave Romney
    10 Giovani Dos Santos
    8 Jonathan dos Santos
    2 Perry Kitchen
    9 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
    11 Ola Kamara
    19 Chris Pontius Yellow Card
    LA Galaxy Substitutes:
    Romain Alessandrini, Justin vom Steeg, Sheanon Williams, Daniel Steres, Baggio Husidic, Tomas Hilliard-Arce, Emmanuel Boateng.

    CLB Columbus Crew (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Zack Steffen (GK)
    17 Lalas Abubakar
    3 Josh Williams Yellow Card
    16 Hector Jimenez
    25 Harrison Afful
    20 Eduardo Sosa
    2 Ricardo Clark
    6 Wil Trapp
    11 Gyasi Zardes
    26 Luis Argudo
    9 Pedro Santos
    Columbus Crew Substitutes:
    Artur, Gaston Sauro, Niko Hansen, Mike Grella, Federico Higuaín, Milton Valenzuela, Jon Kempin.

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