MLS

FT Saturday, April 14, 2018
LA Galaxy WLDWL 1
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Chicago Fire FC LLLDW 0
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SeatGeek Stadium · 21,915 att.

Match Report

Jim Young-USA TODAY Sports

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores in first start to boost Galaxy at Fire

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
3
9
Corner Kicks
11
4
Saves
3
40.8
Possession
59.2
8
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
240
Accurate Passes
421
348
Passes
518
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
7
23
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.3
76
Long Balls
54
33
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
0
10
Effective Tackles
17
13
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
19
Effective Clearances
30
19
Clearances
30

Highlights

00:42 Ibrahimovic scores winner in first LA Galaxy start - Via MLS Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LA leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

CHI · 5-3-2

  1. 45Richard SánchezG
  2. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerCD
  3. 15Grant LillardCD-L
  4. 16Jonathan CampbellCD-R
  5. 3Brandon VincentLB
  6. 4Johan KappelhofRB
  7. 6Dax McCartyCM
  8. 12Tony TchaniCM-L
  9. 28Elliot CollierCM-R
  10. 21Alan GordonCF-L
  11. 23Nemanja NikolicCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 32Patrick McLainSUB
  2. 17Diego CamposSUB
  3. 19Mohammed AdamsSUB
  4. 18Drew ConnerSUB
  5. 10Aleksandar KataiSUB
  6. 27Rafael RamosSUB
  7. 22Jon BakeroSUB

LA · 4-4-2

  1. 1David BinghamG
  2. 16Jorgen SkjelvikCD-L
  3. 5Daniel SteresCD-R
  4. 3Ashley ColeLB
  5. 25Rolf FeltscherRB
  6. 8Jonathan dos SantosCM-L
  7. 2Perry KitchenCM-R
  8. 17Sebastian LletgetLM
  9. 7Romain AlessandriniRM
  10. 11Ola KamaraCF-L
  11. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Emmanuel BoatengSUB
  2. 14Servando CarrascoSUB
  3. 28Michaël CianiSUB
  4. 41Justin vom SteegSUB
  5. 4Dave RomneySUB
  6. 19Chris PontiusSUB
  7. 6Baggio HusidicSUB

Timeline

  1. 35' Romain Alessandrini (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 45' Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+1' Goal! Chicago Fire 0, LA Galaxy 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Cole with a cross.
  4. 48' Alan Gordon (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 61' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Aleksandar Katai replaces Alan Gordon.
  6. 66' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chris Pontius replaces Romain Alessandrini.
  7. 70' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Diego Campos replaces Tony Tchani.
  8. 77' Perry Kitchen (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 80' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
  10. 85' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Jon Bakero replaces Elliot Collier.
  11. 85' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Baggio Husidic replaces Sebastian Lletget.
  12. 89' Ashley Cole (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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