LA Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSLA Galaxy, Vancouver Whitecaps draw in final meeting of season
The LA Galaxy and the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps finished off an evenly matched season series on Sunday with a 1-1 tie at Carson, Calif.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, LA Galaxy. Samuel Grandsir tries a through ball, but Kévin Cabral is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy).
- 2': Lucas Cavallini (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy).
- 5': Janio Bikel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Attempt missed. Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Raveloson.
- 10': Foul by Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy).
- 10': Patrick Metcalfe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Janio Bikel.
- 12': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Javain Brown.
- 13': Attempt missed. Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez following a corner.
- 18': Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy).
- 18': Attempt saved. Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Déiber Caicedo.
- 20': Foul by Lucas Cavallini (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 20': Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Janio Bikel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 21': Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 23': Foul by Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy).
- 23': Patrick Metcalfe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Raveloson.
- 24': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Érik Godoy.
- 25': Attempt missed. Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Attempt saved. Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 26': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
- 27': Attempt saved. Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir with a through ball.
- 27': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Julian Araujo.
- 27': Attempt missed. Jake Nerwinski (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 28': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 28': Attempt missed. Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Attempt saved. Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Raveloson with a headed pass.
- 29': Attempt missed. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez with a through ball.
- 30': Foul by Patrick Metcalfe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 30': Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Caio Alexandre (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Nerwinski.
- 34': Foul by Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy).
- 34': Jake Nerwinski (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Javain Brown.
- 42': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Lucas Cavallini (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Russell Teibert replaces Caio Alexandre.
- 45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Raposo replaces Lucas Cavallini because of an injury.
- 47': Foul by Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy).
- 47': Patrick Metcalfe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Julian Araujo.
- 50': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Déiber Caicedo with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Foul by Janio Bikel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 55': Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy).
- 57': Janio Bikel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Janio Bikel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 65': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Efraín Álvarez.
- 65': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Adam Saldaña replaces Jonathan dos Santos.
- 65': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Danilo Acosta replaces Jorge Villafaña because of an injury.
- 69': Attempt saved. Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Saldaña.
- 71': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sacha Kljestan with a headed pass.
- 73': Foul by Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 73': Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Érik Godoy.
- 74': Attempt saved. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 77': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Gauld replaces Déiber Caicedo.
- 78': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Leonard Owusu replaces Patrick Metcalfe.
- 79': Foul by Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy).
- 79': Janio Bikel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt saved. Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
- 81': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 81': Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sacha Kljestan.
- 84': Foul by Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy).
- 84': Janio Bikel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 85': Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Raposo with a cross.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Derrick Williams.
- 90': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Érik Godoy.
- 90'+1': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Augustine Williams replaces Samuel Grandsir.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Bruno Gaspar replaces Javain Brown.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Russell Teibert with a through ball.
- 90'+2': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
- 90'+2': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Russell Teibert tries a through ball, but Ranko Veselinovic is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Foul by Érik Godoy (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 90'+4': Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Offside, LA Galaxy. Kévin Cabral tries a through ball, but Sega Coulibaly is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
Statistics
 VAN |
LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 43.4 | Possession | 56.6 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 374 | Accurate Passes | 524 |
| 443 | Passes | 585 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 17 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 21 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 16,234
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 16,234
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | +13 | 12 |
| 2 | LAFC | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 3 | San Diego FC | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | +5 | 9 |
Line-Ups
LA Galaxy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Bond (GK) |
| 3 | Derrick Williams |
| 4 | Séga Coulibaly |
| 19 | Jorge Villafaña |
| 2 | Julián Araujo  |
| 6 | Rayan Raveloson |
| 17 | Sebastian Lletget |
| 8 | Jonathan dos Santos |
| 9 | Kévin Cabral |
| 11 | Samuel Grandsir |
| 26 | Efrain Álvarez |
Vancouver Whitecaps (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Maxime Crépeau (GK) |
| 22 | Erik Godoy |
| 4 | Ranko Veselinovic |
| 28 | Jakob Nerwinski |
| 23 | Javain Brown |
| 32 | Patrick Metcalfe |
| 19 | Janio Bikel |
| 8 | Caio Alexandre |
| 9 | Lucas Cavallini |
| 7 | Deiber Caicedo |
| 24 | Brian White |
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