MLS

LA Galaxy vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
LA Galaxy
  • 21': Sacha Kljestan (P)
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Seattle Sounders FC
  • 41': Yeimar Gómez
  • 49': Raúl Ruidíaz

Sounders hold off Galaxy 2-1, extend unbeaten start to 9

— The Seattle Sounders know they caught a break when Raúl Ruidíaz was surprisingly left off Peru's roster for the Copa America tournament earlier this month.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe.
  • 6': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Daniel Steres (LA Galaxy).
  • 8': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Nicholas DePuy replaces Daniel Steres because of an injury.
  • 8': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Nicholas DePuy.
  • 9': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 9': Jorge Villafaña (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Víctor Vázquez (LA Galaxy).
  • 10': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 17': Foul by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 17': Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Penalty LA Galaxy. Chicharito draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 20': Penalty conceded by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 21': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 23': Foul by Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy).
  • 23': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Foul by Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy).
  • 24': Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Nicholas DePuy.
  • 26': Foul by Chicharito (LA Galaxy).
  • 26': Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 28': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
  • 30': Foul by Chicharito (LA Galaxy).
  • 30': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 30': Víctor Vázquez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero tries a through ball, but Raúl Ruidíaz is caught offside.
  • 41': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
  • 41': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Foul by Víctor Vázquez (LA Galaxy).
  • 43': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Julian Araujo.
  • 44': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Chicharito (LA Galaxy).
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chicharito.
  • 45'+4': Offside, LA Galaxy. Víctor Vázquez tries a through ball, but Efraín Álvarez is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
  • 47': Foul by Chicharito (LA Galaxy).
  • 47': Shane O'Neill (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yeimar Gómez.
  • 49': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Seattle Sounders FC 2. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 50': Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy).
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Cabral.
  • 53': Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 53': Attempt missed. Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 54': Foul by Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy).
  • 54': Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 59': Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy).
  • 70': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Jorge Villafaña (LA Galaxy).
  • 71': Foul by Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy).
  • 71': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Offside, LA Galaxy. Kévin Cabral tries a through ball, but Chicharito is caught offside.
  • 76': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jimmy Medranda replaces Fredy Montero.
  • 78': Offside, LA Galaxy. Kévin Cabral tries a through ball, but Jorge Villafaña is caught offside.
  • 79': Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 79': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Samuel Grandsir replaces Efraín Álvarez.
  • 81': Offside, LA Galaxy. Víctor Vázquez tries a through ball, but Samuel Grandsir is caught offside.
  • 81': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Jorge Villafaña (LA Galaxy).
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Jorge Villafaña (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez.
  • 87': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces Abdoulaye Cissoko because of an injury.
  • 87': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Will Bruin replaces Alex Roldan.
  • 89': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. João Paulo tries a through ball, but Raúl Ruidíaz is caught offside.
  • 90': Hand ball by Chicharito (LA Galaxy).
  • 90': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Ethan Zubak replaces Sebastian Lletget.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Cameron Dunbar replaces Jorge Villafaña.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jimmy Medranda (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Roldan with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jimmy Medranda (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jimmy Medranda (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe.
  • 90'+6': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 90'+6': Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy).
  • 90'+7': Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Seattle Sounders FC 2.
  • 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 1, Seattle Sounders FC 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 17
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 5
40.5 Possession 59.5
11 SHOTS 6
7 ON GOAL 2
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
300 Accurate Passes 478
375 Passes 551
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 43
23 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 8
14 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 7
15 Effective Clearances 17
15 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 23,165

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

LA LA Galaxy (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Jonathan Bond (GK)
5 Daniel Steres
4 Séga Coulibaly
19 Jorge Villafaña
2 Julián Araujo
17 Sebastian Lletget
7 Víctor Vázquez
16 Sacha Kljestan
14 Javier Hernández
9 Kévin Cabral
26 Efrain Álvarez
LA Galaxy Substitutes:
Cameron Dunbar, Ethan Zubak, Adam Saldaña, Jonathan Klinsmann, Nick DePuy, Jonathan Pérez, Danilo Acosta, Samuel Grandsir, Oniel Fisher.

SEA Seattle Sounders FC (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
30 Stefan Cleveland (GK)
27 Shane O'Neill
92 Abdoulaye Cissoko
28 Yeimar Gómez
6 João Paulo
22 Kelyn Rowe
11 Brad Smith
16 Alex Roldan
9 Raúl Ruidíaz
12 Fredy Montero
7 Cristian Roldan
Seattle Sounders FC Substitutes:
Reed Baker-Whiting, Jimmy Medranda, Will Bruin, Ethan Dobbelaere, Spencer Richey, Daniel Leyva.

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