MLS

FT Saturday, March 2, 2019
Chicago Fire FC WDDWL 1
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LA Galaxy LDDLW 2
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Match Report

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic nods home winner in LA Galaxy's opening-day win over Chicago

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been promising a spectacular season, and he delivered in prompt fashion, scoring late as the Galaxy beat Chicago 2-1.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
4
56.5
Possession
43.5
17
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
438
Accurate Passes
308
503
Passes
373
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
9
25
Crosses
31
0.2
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
58
28
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
3
18
Tackles
9
0.7
Tackle %
0.3
11
Interceptions
9
27
Effective Clearances
16
27
Clearances
16

Head to Head

LA leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

LA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David BinghamG
  2. 3Diego PolentaCD-L
  3. 5Daniel SteresCD-R
  4. 16Jorgen SkjelvikLB
  5. 25Rolf FeltscherRB
  6. 27Emil CuelloAM
  7. 8Jonathan dos SantosLM
  8. 6Servando CarrascoRM
  9. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicF
  10. 18Uriel AntunaAM-L
  11. 7Romain AlessandriniAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Dave RomneySUB
  2. 24Emmanuel BoatengSUB
  3. 20Tomas Hilliard-ArceSUB
  4. 22Julián AraujoSUB
  5. 28Matt LampsonSUB
  6. 12Chris PontiusSUB
  7. 26Efrain ÁlvarezSUB

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David OustedG
  2. 4Johan KappelhofCD-L
  3. 2MarceloCD-R
  4. 25Jorge Luis CorralesLB
  5. 17Diego CamposRB
  6. 14Djordje MihailovicAM
  7. 6Dax McCartyLM
  8. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerRM
  9. 9C.J. SapongF
  10. 11Przemyslaw FrankowskiAM-L
  11. 10Aleksandar KataiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Brandt BronicoSUB
  2. 22Nicolas HaslerSUB
  3. 21Fabian HerbersSUB
  4. 15Grant LillardSUB
  5. 18Cristian MartínezSUB
  6. 23Nemanja NikolicSUB
  7. 45Richard SánchezSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Romain Alessandrini because of an injury.
  2. 44' Marcelo (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 49' Goal! LA Galaxy 0, Chicago Fire 1. C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  4. 60' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Efrain Álvarez replaces Emil Cuello.
  5. 68' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Chicago Fire 1. Daniel Steres (LA Galaxy) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Efrain Álvarez following a corner.
  6. 68' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Cristian Martínez replaces Aleksandar Katai.
  7. 73' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Nicolas Hasler replaces Diego Campos.
  8. 77' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Brandt Bronico replaces Djordje Mihailovic.
  9. 77' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chris Pontius replaces Uriel Antuna.
  10. 80' Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Chicago Fire 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  11. 83' Efrain Álvarez (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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