CF Montréal vs LA Galaxy, 2018 MLS, Regular Season

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CF Montréal

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LA Galaxy

41': Zlatan Ibrahimovic
75': Ola Kamara

LA Galaxy beat Montreal Impact despite Zlatan Ibrahimovic ejection

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Major League Soccer

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Attempt saved. Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ola Kamara.
5': Foul by Michael Petrasso (Montreal Impact).
5': Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Offside, LA Galaxy. Romain Alessandrini tries a through ball, but Ola Kamara is caught offside.
7': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Perry Kitchen.
8': Emrah Klimenta (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Chris Duvall (Montreal Impact).
9': Attempt saved. Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saphir Taïder.
9': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by David Bingham.
10': Foul by Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact).
10': Romain Alessandrini (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Chris Duvall (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy).
18': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Silva (Montreal Impact) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
19': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saphir Taïder.
20': Foul by Jukka Raitala (Montreal Impact).
20': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Samuel Piette (Montreal Impact).
20': Romain Alessandrini (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ignacio Piatti.
22': Attempt missed. Perry Kitchen (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Alessandrini with a cross following a corner.
22': Foul by Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy).
22': Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Offside, LA Galaxy. Ola Kamara tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
27': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Dave Romney.
27': Foul by Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact).
27': Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact).
29': Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Michael Petrasso.
33': Foul by Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy).
33': Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Attempt saved. Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
35': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Evan Bush.
36': Foul by Perry Kitchen (LA Galaxy).
36': Raheem Edwards (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Perry Kitchen (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Attempt blocked. Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
38': Attempt missed. Raheem Edwards (Montreal Impact) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ignacio Piatti following a set piece situation.
39': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy).
39': Michael Petrasso (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Perry Kitchen (LA Galaxy).
41': Michael Petrasso (Montreal Impact) is shown the yellow card.
41': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
43': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Jonathan dos Santos.
45'+2': First Half ends, Montreal Impact 0, LA Galaxy 0.
45': Second Half begins Montreal Impact 0, LA Galaxy 0.
48': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Jørgen Skjelvik.
48': Attempt saved. Ken Krolicki (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Silva.
48': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Jonathan dos Santos.
52': Attempt blocked. Romain Alessandrini (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jørgen Skjelvik.
52': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jukka Raitala.
54': Attempt saved. Alejandro Silva (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ignacio Piatti with a cross.
55': Attempt saved. Raheem Edwards (Montreal Impact) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Silva.
55': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by David Bingham.
55': Attempt missed. Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
57': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Piette.
57': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Jørgen Skjelvik.
58': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Jørgen Skjelvik.
59': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Silva (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saphir Taïder.
61': Foul by Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact).
61': Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saphir Taïder.
64': Substitution, Montreal Impact. Anthony Jackson-Hamel replaces Chris Duvall.
64': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chris Pontius replaces Sebastian Lletget.
64': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Romain Alessandrini.
65': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Dave Romney.
67': Chris Pontius (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Foul by Marco Donadel (Montreal Impact).
68': Marco Donadel (Montreal Impact) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Attempt saved. Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng with a cross.
69': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Evan Bush.
71': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
71': Foul by Jukka Raitala (Montreal Impact).
71': Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Jukka Raitala (Montreal Impact) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Offside, Montreal Impact. Ignacio Piatti tries a through ball, but Anthony Jackson-Hamel is caught offside.
75': Attempt missed. Marco Donadel (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Michael Petrasso.
75': Substitution, Montreal Impact. Jeisson Vargas replaces Alejandro Silva.
75': Goal! Montreal Impact 0, LA Galaxy 1. Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng with a headed pass.
77': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Emrah Klimenta.
78': Attempt blocked. Jeisson Vargas (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Michael Ciani.
78': Attempt saved. Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Piette with a headed pass.
80': Attempt missed. Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Saphir Taïder with a headed pass.
82': Attempt missed. Jeisson Vargas (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Jackson-Hamel.
85': Attempt missed. Raheem Edwards (Montreal Impact) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Jackson-Hamel with a headed pass.
86': Attempt missed. Ken Krolicki (Montreal Impact) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ignacio Piatti.
87': Foul by Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy).
87': Raheem Edwards (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Attempt missed. Jeisson Vargas (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Saphir Taïder.
87': David Bingham (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
88': Foul by Ola Kamara (LA Galaxy).
88': Samuel Piette (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt blocked. Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeisson Vargas.
89': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Michael Ciani.
90'+1': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Tomas Hilliard-Arce replaces Ola Kamara.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+4': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Emmanuel Boateng.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Montreal Impact 0, LA Galaxy 1.
0': Match ends, Montreal Impact 0, LA Galaxy 1.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+4': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Emmanuel Boateng.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Montreal Impact 0, LA Galaxy 1.
90'+4': Match ends, Montreal Impact 0, LA Galaxy 1.

Statistics

LA		MTL
7	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	14
5	Saves	3
43.7	Possession	56.3
7	SHOTS	23
4	ON GOAL	5
0.6	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
330	Accurate Passes	439
408	Passes	507
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	5
12	Crosses	30
0.3	Cross %	0.2
62	Long Balls	58
27	Accurate Long Balls	42
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
2	Blocked Shots	10
14	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	13
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	8
33	Effective Clearances	10
33	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 20,801

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	San Diego FC	3	+8	9
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	3	+7	9
3	San Jose Earthquakes	3	+6	9
4	LAFC	3	+6	9

Full Table

Line-Ups

CF Montréal (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Evan Bush (GK)
22	Jukka Raitala
33	Marco Donadel
6	Samuel Piette
18	Chris Duvall
24	Michael Petrasso
8	Saphir Taïder
13	Ken Krolicki
14	Raheem Edwards
9	Alejandro Silva
10	Ignacio Piatti

CF Montréal Substitutes:

Clément Diop, Rudy Camacho, Shamit Shome, Matteo Mancosu, Jeisson Vargas, Louis Beland-Goyette, Anthony Jackson-Hamel.

LA Galaxy (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	David Bingham (GK)
16	Jorgen Skjelvik
28	Michaël Ciani
4	Dave Romney
22	Emrah Klimenta
8	Jonathan dos Santos
17	Sebastian Lletget
2	Perry Kitchen
9	Zlatan Ibrahimovic
11	Ola Kamara
7	Romain Alessandrini

LA Galaxy Substitutes:

Justin vom Steeg, Emmanuel Boateng, Daniel Steres, Servando Carrasco, João Pedro, Tomas Hilliard-Arce, Chris Pontius.

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