LA Galaxy vs CF Montréal, 2019 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSIbrahimovic lifts Galaxy to key win over Impact
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Uriel Antuna assisted each other for a goal apiece, giving the LA Galaxy a 2-1 win over the Montreal Impact on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Lassi Lappalainen (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Piette.
- 3': Offside, Montreal Impact. Lassi Lappalainen tries a through ball, but Orji Okwonkwo is caught offside.
- 5': Offside, LA Galaxy. Dave Romney tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Corona.
- 5': Offside, LA Galaxy. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Joe Corona is caught offside.
- 9': Attempt missed. Orji Okwonkwo (Montreal Impact) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bacary Sagna with a cross.
- 10': Attempt missed. Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 14': Attempt saved. Lassi Lappalainen (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Piette with a headed pass.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Cristian Pavón (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 20': Attempt missed. Orji Okwonkwo (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen with a through ball.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Cristian Pavón (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Araujo.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Lassi Lappalainen (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amar Sejdic.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Lassi Lappalainen (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Orji Okwonkwo.
- 25': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Diego Polenta.
- 25': Attempt missed. Orji Okwonkwo (Montreal Impact) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Saphir Taïder with a cross following a corner.
- 25': Attempt missed. Rudy Camacho (Montreal Impact) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 29': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy).
- 29': Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Offside, Montreal Impact. Rod Fanni tries a through ball, but Orji Okwonkwo is caught offside.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Pavón.
- 31': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Montreal Impact 0. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Uriel Antuna.
- 33': VAR Decision: Goal LA Galaxy - LA Galaxy 1-0 Montreal Impact (Zlatan Ibrahimovic).
- 35': Attempt missed. Lassi Lappalainen (Montreal Impact) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Orji Okwonkwo with a cross.
- 35': Offside, LA Galaxy. Diego Polenta tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Corona.
- 40': Amar Sejdic (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Joe Corona (LA Galaxy).
- 41': Attempt saved. Uriel Antuna (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 43': Offside, LA Galaxy. Uriel Antuna tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Daniel Steres.
- 45'+3': Foul by Orji Okwonkwo (Montreal Impact).
- 45'+3': Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Montreal Impact 0.
- 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 1, Montreal Impact 0.
- 47': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy).
- 47': Rod Fanni (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Montreal Impact 1. Lassi Lappalainen (Montreal Impact) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saphir Taïder with a cross.
- 50': Offside, LA Galaxy. David Bingham tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 50': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Montreal Impact 1. Uriel Antuna (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a headed pass.
- 54': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Rod Fanni.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos with a cross.
- 55': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Uriel Antuna.
- 55': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Evan Bush.
- 56': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
- 57': Attempt missed. Diego Polenta (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dave Romney.
- 58': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Evan Bush.
- 58': Attempt missed. Cristian Pavón (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos following a corner.
- 60': Attempt saved. Cristian Pavón (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 61': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
- 61': Attempt missed. Joe Corona (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Cristian Pavón (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Uriel Antuna.
- 65': Attempt saved. Lassi Lappalainen (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Saphir Taïder.
- 65': Offside, Montreal Impact. Amar Sejdic tries a through ball, but Orji Okwonkwo is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt saved. Cristian Pavón (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joe Corona.
- 68': Foul by Dave Romney (LA Galaxy).
- 68': Shamit Shome (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Substitution, Montreal Impact. Mathieu Choinière replaces Amar Sejdic.
- 69': Attempt missed. Rudy Camacho (Montreal Impact) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Saphir Taïder with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 70': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Pavón.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Uriel Antuna (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 70': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Rudy Camacho.
- 71': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Uriel Antuna.
- 71': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristian Pavón.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Piette.
- 74': Attempt missed. Mathieu Choinière (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Orji Okwonkwo following a fast break.
- 75': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Diego Polenta.
- 77': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy).
- 77': Mathieu Choinière (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Substitution, Montreal Impact. Clément Bayiha replaces Shamit Shome.
- 79': Attempt missed. Uriel Antuna (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cristian Pavón with a through ball.
- 83': Foul by Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy).
- 83': Rudy Camacho (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy).
- 83': Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Efrain Álvarez replaces Uriel Antuna.
- 85': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Rudy Camacho.
- 85': Attempt missed. Daniel Steres (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Diego Polenta.
- 89': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Diego Polenta.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Cristian Pavón (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Efrain Álvarez following a fast break.
- 90'+1': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Servando Carrasco replaces Joe Corona.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 2, Montreal Impact 1.
- 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 2, Montreal Impact 1.
Statistics
 MTL |
LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 5 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 10 | Saves | 2 |
| 49.7 | Possession | 50.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 407 | Accurate Passes | 411 |
| 464 | Passes | 465 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 22 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 12 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 31 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 25,482
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 25,482
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City FC | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 3 | +5 | 7 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Red Bull New York | 3 | -1 | 6 |
Line-Ups
LA Galaxy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Bingham (GK) |
| 3 | Diego Polenta |
| 5 | Daniel Steres |
| 4 | Dave Romney |
| 22 | Julián Araujo |
| 8 | Jonathan dos Santos  |
| 14 | Joe Corona |
| 17 | Sebastian Lletget |
| 9 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| 10 | Cristian Pavón |
| 18 | Uriel Antuna |
CF Montréal (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Bush (GK) |
| 4 | Rudy Camacho |
| 16 | Rod Fanni |
| 6 | Samuel Piette |
| 3 | Daniel Lovitz |
| 33 | Bacary Sagna |
| 14 | Amar Sejdic |
| 28 | Shamit Shome |
| 8 | Saphir Taïder |
| 21 | Lassi Lappalainen |
| 18 | Orji Okwonkwo |
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