MLS

FT Wednesday, June 23, 2021
LA Galaxy WLWLW 2
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Vancouver Whitecaps LLLLL 1
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America First Field · ESPN+

Match Report

Álvarez breaks late tie, Galaxy beat Whitecaps 2-1

— Efraín Álvarez scored in stoppage time to give the LA Galaxy a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
0
51
Possession
49
9
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
405
Accurate Passes
374
473
Passes
443
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
3
13
Crosses
24
0.1
Cross %
0.1
52
Long Balls
50
31
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
4
11
Tackles
8
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
12
16
Effective Clearances
10
16
Clearances
10

Head to Head

VAN leads series 3-2

Lineups

VAN · 4-4-2

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 15Andy RoseCD-L
  3. 22Erik GodoyCD-R
  4. 3Cristián GutiérrezLB
  5. 23Javain BrownRB
  6. 55Michael BaldisimoCM-L
  7. 19Janio BikelCM-R
  8. 31Russell TeibertLM
  9. 11Cristián DájomeRM
  10. 9Lucas CavalliniCF-L
  11. 24Brian WhiteCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Jakob NerwinskiSUB
  2. 1Thomas HasalSUB
  3. 4Ranko VeselinovicSUB
  4. 17Leonard OwusuSUB
  5. 32Patrick MetcalfeSUB
  6. 14Thelonius BairSUB
  7. 8Caio AlexandreSUB
  8. 7Deiber CaicedoSUB
  9. 27Ryan RaposoSUB

LA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jonathan BondG
  2. 20Nick DePuyCD-L
  3. 4Séga CoulibalyCD-R
  4. 19Jorge VillafañaLB
  5. 2Julián AraujoRB
  6. 7Víctor VázquezAM
  7. 16Sacha KljestanLM
  8. 17Sebastian LletgetRM
  9. 14Javier HernándezF
  10. 9Kévin CabralAM-L
  11. 11Samuel GrandsirAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 56Jonathan PérezSUB
  2. 25Cameron DunbarSUB
  3. 43Adam SaldañaSUB
  4. 21Giancarlo GonzálezSUB
  5. 26Efrain ÁlvarezSUB
  6. 33Jonathan KlinsmannSUB
  7. 8Jonathan dos SantosSUB
  8. 29Ethan ZubakSUB
  9. 91Oniel FisherSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Érik Godoy (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 47' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, LA Galaxy 1. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget.
  3. 53' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Caio Alexandre replaces Javain Brown because of an injury.
  4. 58' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Déiber Caicedo replaces Russell Teibert.
  5. 59' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Jonathan dos Santos replaces Sacha Kljestan.
  6. 60' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Efraín Álvarez replaces Kévin Cabral.
  7. 71' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Raposo replaces Brian White.
  8. 71' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Leonard Owusu replaces Michael Baldisimo.
  9. 71' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Adam Saldaña replaces Víctor Vázquez.
  10. 71' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Oniel Fisher replaces Jorge Villafaña.
  11. 78' Nicholas DePuy (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 82' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Cameron Dunbar replaces Samuel Grandsir.
  13. 90'+2' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, LA Galaxy 1. Janio Bikel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Dájome with a headed pass.
  14. 90'+3' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, LA Galaxy 2. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.

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