MLS

FT Wednesday, May 29, 2019
LA Galaxy LLLWW 2
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Sporting Kansas City LLDWL 0
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Match Report

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Ibrahimovic scores in return as Galaxy beat SKC

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored in his return from suspension as the LA Galaxy secured a 2-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
12
5
Saves
3
34.6
Possession
65.4
9
SHOTS
18
5
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
222
Accurate Passes
502
312
Passes
580
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
26
0.3
Cross %
0.2
60
Long Balls
71
24
Accurate Long Balls
46
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
9
19
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
10
34
Effective Clearances
13
34
Clearances
13

Head to Head

SKC leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 4Andreu FontàsCD-L
  3. 2Botond BaráthCD-R
  4. 15Seth SinovicLB
  5. 8Graham ZusiRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 30Benny FeilhaberLM
  8. 21Felipe GutiérrezRM
  9. 10Yohan CroizetF
  10. 11Kelyn RoweLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Gianluca BusioSUB
  2. 94Jimmy MedrandaSUB
  3. 20Dániel SallóiSUB
  4. 5Matt BeslerSUB
  5. 1Adrián ZendejasSUB
  6. 16Graham SmithSUB
  7. 14Nicolas HaslerSUB

LA · 4-3-3

  1. 1David BinghamG
  2. 4Dave RomneyCD-L
  3. 21Giancarlo GonzálezCD-R
  4. 16Jorgen SkjelvikLB
  5. 5Daniel SteresRB
  6. 8Jonathan dos SantosCM
  7. 17Sebastian LletgetLM
  8. 2Perry KitchenRM
  9. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicF
  10. 18Uriel AntunaLF
  11. 11Favio ÁlvarezRF

Substitutes

  1. 20Tomas Hilliard-ArceSUB
  2. 12Chris PontiusSUB
  3. 24Emmanuel BoatengSUB
  4. 27Emil CuelloSUB
  5. 26Efrain ÁlvarezSUB
  6. 14Joe CoronaSUB
  7. 28Matt LampsonSUB

Timeline

  1. 33' Giancarlo González (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Matt Besler replaces Botond Baráth.
  3. 55' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, LA Galaxy 1. Favio Álvarez (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a headed pass.
  4. 59' Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 65' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói replaces Kelyn Rowe.
  6. 72' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Joe Corona replaces Favio Álvarez.
  7. 77' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jimmy Medranda replaces Seth Sinovic.
  8. 86' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, LA Galaxy 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Uriel Antuna following a fast break.
  9. 88' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chris Pontius replaces Sebastian Lletget.
  10. 90'+1' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Uriel Antuna because of an injury.

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