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Match Report

Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

LAFC dealt Carlos Vela injury blow as Galaxy win 'El Trafico' derby

Ethan Zubak and Sebastian Lletget helped the LA Galaxy beat LAFC in a match that saw reigning MLS MVP Carlos Vela exit early with a left leg injury.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
4
41.6
Possession
58.4
10
SHOTS
10
6
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
244
Accurate Passes
375
341
Passes
464
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
22
0.4
Cross %
0.1
77
Long Balls
41
36
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
1
14
Effective Tackles
10
25
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
11
19
Effective Clearances
7
19
Clearances
7

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kenneth VermeerG
  2. 4Eddie SeguraCD-L
  3. 5Dejan JankovićCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 27Tristan BlackmonRB
  6. 8Francisco GinellaCM
  7. 14Mark-Anthony KayeLM
  8. 7Latif BlessingRM
  9. 10Carlos VelaF
  10. 9Diego RossiLF
  11. 17Brian RodríguezRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Mohamed El-MunirSUB
  2. 6Danilo SilvaSUB
  3. 66Bradley Wright-PhillipsSUB
  4. 19Bryce DukeSUB
  5. 26Adrien PerezSUB
  6. 23Pablo SisniegaSUB
  7. 16Daniel MusovskiSUB
  8. 11José CifuentesSUB
  9. 2Jordan HarveySUB

LA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David BinghamG
  2. 20Nick DePuyCD-L
  3. 5Daniel SteresCD-R
  4. 3Emiliano InsúaLB
  5. 25Rolf FeltscherRB
  6. 17Sebastian LletgetAM
  7. 15Joe CoronaLM
  8. 2Perry KitchenRM
  9. 29Ethan ZubakF
  10. 10Cristian PavónAM-L
  11. 22Julián AraujoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Giancarlo GonzálezSUB
  2. 60Cameron DunbarSUB
  3. 16Sacha KljestanSUB
  4. 33Jonathan KlinsmannSUB
  5. 8Jonathan dos SantosSUB
  6. 26Efrain ÁlvarezSUB
  7. 19Diedie TraoreSUB
  8. 28Kai KoreniukSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, LA Galaxy 1. Ethan Zubak (LA Galaxy) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Araujo with a cross following a corner.
  2. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Bradley Wright-Phillips replaces Brian Rodríguez.
  3. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes replaces Dejan Jakovic.
  4. 51' Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, LA Galaxy 2. Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Araujo with a cross.
  6. 57' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Adrien Pérez replaces Carlos Vela because of an injury.
  7. 65' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mohamed El-Munir replaces Diego Palacios.
  8. 65' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Bryce Duke replaces Francisco Ginella.
  9. 65' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Jonathan dos Santos replaces Ethan Zubak.
  10. 66' Perry Kitchen (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 76' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Efrain Álvarez replaces Julian Araujo because of an injury.
  12. 82' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Sebastian Lletget.
  13. 90' Mohamed El-Munir (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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