MLS

FT Wednesday, September 25, 2019
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Real Salt Lake LWLDL 1
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Match Report

Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports

Zlatan, Galaxy clinch playoff spot with win

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 28th goal of the season and also set up Cristian Pavon for another, helping the LA Galaxy clinch a postseason berth.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
5
4
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
0
46.6
Possession
53.4
11
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
344
Accurate Passes
394
433
Passes
477
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
10
Crosses
26
0.3
Cross %
0.2
71
Long Balls
67
31
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
4
12
Tackles
7
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
6
20
Effective Clearances
7
20
Clearances
7

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

RSL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Nick RimandoG
  2. 14Nedum OnuohaCD-L
  3. 15Justen GladCD-R
  4. 4Danny ToiaLB
  5. 22Aaron HerreraRB
  6. 8Damir KreilachAM
  7. 5Kyle BeckermanLM
  8. 25Everton LuizRM
  9. 50Sam JohnsonF
  10. 11Albert RusnákAM-L
  11. 7Jefferson SavarinoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Joao PlataSUB
  2. 6Kelyn RoweSUB
  3. 30Marcelo SilvaSUB
  4. 17Corey BairdSUB
  5. 23Sebastian SaucedoSUB
  6. 51Andrew PutnaSUB
  7. 12Brooks LennonSUB

LA · 4-3-3

  1. 1David BinghamG
  2. 3Diego PolentaCD-L
  3. 5Daniel SteresCD-R
  4. 4Dave RomneyLB
  5. 25Rolf FeltscherRB
  6. 8Jonathan dos SantosCM
  7. 14Joe CoronaLM
  8. 17Sebastian LletgetRM
  9. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicF
  10. 10Cristian PavónLF
  11. 18Uriel AntunaRF

Substitutes

  1. 26Efrain ÁlvarezSUB
  2. 21Giancarlo GonzálezSUB
  3. 22Julián AraujoSUB
  4. 12Chris PontiusSUB
  5. 6Servando CarrascoSUB
  6. 16Jorgen SkjelvikSUB
  7. 28Matt LampsonSUB

Timeline

  1. 36' Diego Polenta (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 50' Goal! Real Salt Lake 0, LA Galaxy 1. Cristian Pavón (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a headed pass.
  3. 59' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Corey Baird replaces Sam Johnson.
  4. 60' Daniel Steres (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 79' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Sebastián Saucedo replaces Jefferson Savarino.
  6. 79' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Servando Carrasco replaces Joe Corona.
  7. 80' Goal! Real Salt Lake 0, LA Galaxy 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cristian Pavón.
  8. 81' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Giancarlo González replaces Rolf Feltscher.
  9. 82' Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 87' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julian Araujo replaces Cristian Pavón.
  11. 87' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Joao Plata replaces Kyle Beckerman.
  12. 89' Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, LA Galaxy 2. Nedum Onuoha (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Saucedo following a corner.

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