MLS

FT Sunday, March 31, 2019
Portland Timbers WDLLL 1
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LA Galaxy LWLWW 2
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Match Report

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic brace sends LA Galaxy past the Portland Timbers

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a brace in a triumphant return from injury as the LA Galaxy earned a 2-1 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
2
Corner Kicks
6
0
Saves
3
42.8
Possession
57.2
9
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
291
Accurate Passes
437
382
Passes
502
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
12
9
Crosses
29
0.0
Cross %
0.4
52
Long Balls
59
23
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
8
18
Tackles
10
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
11
14
Effective Clearances
15
14
Clearances
15

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David BinghamG
  2. 3Diego PolentaCD-L
  3. 5Daniel SteresCD-R
  4. 16Jorgen SkjelvikLB
  5. 25Rolf FeltscherRB
  6. 14Joe CoronaAM
  7. 8Jonathan dos SantosLM
  8. 17Sebastian LletgetRM
  9. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicF
  10. 18Uriel AntunaAM-L
  11. 7Romain AlessandriniAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Julián AraujoSUB
  2. 26Efrain ÁlvarezSUB
  3. 6Servando CarrascoSUB
  4. 28Matt LampsonSUB
  5. 24Emmanuel BoatengSUB
  6. 4Dave RomneySUB
  7. 12Chris PontiusSUB

POR · 5-3-2

  1. 1Jeff AttinellaG
  2. 25Bill TuilomaCD
  3. 5Claude DielnaCD-L
  4. 18Julio CascanteCD-R
  5. 16Zarek ValentinLB
  6. 2Jorge MoreiraRB
  7. 21Diego CharáCM
  8. 10Sebastián BlancoCM-L
  9. 20David GuzmánCM-R
  10. 17Jeremy EbobisseCF-L
  11. 8Diego ValeriCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Andres FloresSUB
  2. 4Jorge VillafañaSUB
  3. 11Andy PoloSUB
  4. 12Steve ClarkSUB
  5. 19Tomás ConechnySUB
  6. 26Lucas MelanoSUB
  7. 27Dairon AsprillaSUB

Timeline

  1. 33' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Portland Timbers 0. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 44' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Portland Timbers 1. Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Guzmán.
  3. 59' Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 65' Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 65' Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Portland Timbers 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  6. 68' Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 69' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Andy Polo replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
  8. 74' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chris Pontius replaces Romain Alessandrini.
  9. 75' Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 77' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Uriel Antuna.
  11. 80' Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 87' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Lucas Melano replaces Claude Dielna.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Tomás Conechny replaces David Guzmán.

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