MLS

FT Saturday, July 7, 2018
Columbus Crew DLLWL 0
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LA Galaxy WLDDW 4
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Match Report

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Romain Alessandrini scores twice as LA Galaxy blank the Columbus Crew

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

LA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David BinghamG
  2. 16Jorgen SkjelvikCD-L
  3. 28Michaël CianiCD-R
  4. 3Ashley ColeLB
  5. 4Dave RomneyRB
  6. 10Giovani Dos SantosAM
  7. 8Jonathan dos SantosLM
  8. 2Perry KitchenRM
  9. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicF
  10. 11Ola KamaraAM-L
  11. 19Chris PontiusAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Romain AlessandriniSUB
  2. 41Justin vom SteegSUB
  3. 29Sheanon WilliamsSUB
  4. 5Daniel SteresSUB
  5. 6Baggio HusidicSUB
  6. 20Tomas Hilliard-ArceSUB
  7. 24Emmanuel BoatengSUB

CLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Zack SteffenG
  2. 17Lalas AbubakarCD-L
  3. 3Josh WilliamsCD-R
  4. 16Hector JimenezLB
  5. 25Harrison AffulRB
  6. 20Eduardo SosaAM
  7. 2Ricardo ClarkLM
  8. 6Wil TrappRM
  9. 11Gyasi ZardesF
  10. 26Luis ArgudoAM-L
  11. 9Pedro SantosAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7ArturSUB
  2. 22Gaston SauroSUB
  3. 28Niko HansenSUB
  4. 13Mike GrellaSUB
  5. 10Federico HiguaínSUB
  6. 19Milton ValenzuelaSUB
  7. 24Jon KempinSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 45' Video Review: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  4. 45' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Niko Hansen replaces Pedro Santos.
  5. 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.
  6. 59' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Mike Grella replaces Luis Argudo.
  7. 60' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Romain Alessandrini replaces Ola Kamara because of an injury.
  8. 61' Josh Williams (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 62' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Federico Higuaín replaces Ricardo Clark.
  10. 63' Chris Pontius (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 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.
  12. 71' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sheanon Williams replaces Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
  13. 82' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Giovani dos Santos.
  14. 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.

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