LA Galaxy vs LAFC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSChicharito, dos Santos lead Galaxy to 2-1 victory over LAFC
— Javier “Chicharito” Hernández had a goal and an assist, and Jonathan dos Santos scored in the 79th minute to give the LA Galaxy a 2-1 lead over rival Los Angeles FC on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Jorge Villafaña (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross.
- 1': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Eduard Atuesta.
- 3': Foul by Adam Saldaña (LA Galaxy).
- 3': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 4': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 5': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 6': Offside, LA Galaxy. Adam Saldaña tries a through ball, but Samuel Grandsir is caught offside.
- 10': Ethan Zubak (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 11': Attempt missed. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 11': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Derrick Williams.
- 15': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 17': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Adam Saldaña (LA Galaxy).
- 18': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 20': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jonathan dos Santos.
- 20': Jorge Villafaña (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Attempt missed. Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Samuel Grandsir.
- 23': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy).
- 23': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Attempt saved. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
- 27': Attempt missed. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 30': Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Chicharito (LA Galaxy).
- 32': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
- 32': Attempt saved. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 32': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
- 34': Offside, LA Galaxy. Julian Araujo tries a through ball, but Samuel Grandsir is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 40': Adam Saldaña (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 41': Hand ball by Chicharito (LA Galaxy).
- 42': Foul by Adam Saldaña (LA Galaxy).
- 42': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Adam Saldaña (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Eduard Atuesta.
- 44': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt missed. Ethan Zubak (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Foul by Chicharito (LA Galaxy).
- 45': Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces José Cifuentes.
- 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Marco Farfan replaces Diego Palacios.
- 46': Attempt saved. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
- 47': Attempt missed. Ethan Zubak (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Bond.
- 48': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Adam Saldaña (LA Galaxy).
- 50': Offside, LA Galaxy. Sebastian Lletget tries a through ball, but Ethan Zubak is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Ethan Zubak (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
- 54': Attempt saved. Ethan Zubak (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget.
- 54': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 54': Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Carlos Harvey replaces Adam Saldaña.
- 55': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 55': Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Corey Baird (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Carlos Harvey (LA Galaxy).
- 57': Attempt missed. Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Corey Baird following a set piece situation.
- 57': Offside, LA Galaxy. Ethan Zubak tries a through ball, but Samuel Grandsir is caught offside.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Corey Baird (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Corey Baird (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 59': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
- 60': Attempt missed. Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta with a cross.
- 62': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Corey Baird.
- 63': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Samuel Grandsir.
- 64': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Cameron Dunbar replaces Ethan Zubak.
- 65': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 67': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 67': Attempt missed. Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 70': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kim Moon-Hwan replaces Eddie Segura.
- 70': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Musovski replaces Corey Baird.
- 71': Foul by Kim Moon-Hwan (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 71': Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 73': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Julian Araujo.
- 73': Attempt missed. Kim Moon-Hwan (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 75': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Eduard Atuesta.
- 75': Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Daniel Steres (LA Galaxy).
- 75': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Efraín Álvarez replaces Sebastian Lletget.
- 76': Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy).
- 77': Attempt missed. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 79': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chicharito.
- 80': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Francisco Ginella replaces Latif Blessing.
- 80': Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 82': Foul by Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy).
- 82': Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 82': Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Foul by Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy).
- 83': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Carlos Harvey (LA Galaxy).
- 83': Carlos Harvey (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 87': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
- 89': Foul by Kim Moon-Hwan (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 89': Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Cameron Dunbar (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
Statistics
 LAFC |
LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 6 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 61.1 | Possession | 38.9 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 439 | Accurate Passes | 234 |
| 526 | Passes | 326 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 25 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 19 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 31 |
| 14 | Clearances | 31 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 7,193
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 7,193
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAFC | 5 | +8 | 13 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | +12 | 12 |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | +6 | 12 |
| 4 | San Diego FC | 5 | +8 | 11 |
Line-Ups
LA Galaxy (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Bond (GK) |
| 3 | Derrick Williams |
| 5 | Daniel Steres |
| 19 | Jorge Villafaña  |
| 2 | Julián Araujo |
| 29 | Ethan Zubak |
| 8 | Jonathan dos Santos |
| 43 | Adam Saldaña |
| 14 | Javier Hernández |
| 17 | Sebastian Lletget |
| 11 | Samuel Grandsir |
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Pablo Sisniega (GK) |
| 4 | Eddie Segura |
| 94 | Jesús Murillo |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 27 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta |
| 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye |
| 7 | Latif Blessing |
| 9 | Diego Rossi |
| 11 | José Cifuentes |
| 13 | Corey Baird |
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