LA Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
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Quakes slip past Galaxy thanks to own goal
The San Jose Earthquakes accomplished two important things Friday night against the Los Angeles Galaxy in Carson, Calif.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Luciano Abecasis (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 3': Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt saved. Marcos López (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shea Salinas.
- 4': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Efraín Álvarez.
- 5': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Luciano Abecasis tries a through ball, but Javier López is caught offside.
- 7': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Judson.
- 7': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Judson.
- 8': Attempt missed. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sacha Kljestan with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Judson (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shea Salinas.
- 9': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Sega Coulibaly.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Marcos López (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier López.
- 10': Foul by Luciano Abecasis (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 10': Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Luciano Abecasis (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 10': Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Luciano Abecasis (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Foul by Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy).
- 13': Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
- 15': Foul by Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy).
- 15': Luciano Abecasis (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Shea Salinas (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier López.
- 16': Attempt missed. Luciano Abecasis (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 22': Luciano Abecasis (San Jose Earthquakes) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Shea Salinas.
- 23': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy).
- 23': Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 27': Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Judson (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sacha Kljestan.
- 29': Foul by Javier López (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 29': Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Offside, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic tries a through ball, but Efraín Álvarez is caught offside.
- 32': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Julian Araujo.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier López with a cross.
- 33': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Julian Araujo.
- 33': Attempt missed. Tanner Beason (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Javier López with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Attempt missed. Shea Salinas (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Tanner Beason following a corner.
- 34': Foul by Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy).
- 34': Marcos López (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Javier López (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 35': Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 36': Niko Hämäläinen (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget.
- 37': Foul by Nicholas DePuy (LA Galaxy).
- 37': Tanner Beason (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
- 39': Offside, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic tries a through ball, but Kévin Cabral is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 41': Foul by Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 41': Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt missed. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 45': Attempt missed. Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Javier López.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos López with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+1': Foul by Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 45'+1': Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Judson (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 45'+1': Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 0, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
- 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 0, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
- 46': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Julian Araujo.
- 47': Attempt saved. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Javier López with a cross.
- 47': Attempt saved. Tanner Beason (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 48': Attempt missed. Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicholas DePuy.
- 52': Foul by Nicholas DePuy (LA Galaxy).
- 52': Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Goal! LA Galaxy 0, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luciano Abecasis with a cross.
- 54': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
- 57': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Shea Salinas.
- 58': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy).
- 58': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Julian Araujo.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Marcos López (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Samuel Grandsir replaces Efraín Álvarez.
- 60': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Víctor Vázquez replaces Nicholas DePuy.
- 60': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Jonathan dos Santos replaces Sacha Kljestan.
- 61': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Marcos López.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget.
- 65': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Oswaldo Alanís.
- 65': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Víctor Vázquez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 68': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy).
- 68': Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget.
- 71': Own Goal by Niko Hämäläinen, LA Galaxy. LA Galaxy 1, San Jose Earthquakes 2.
- 72': Attempt missed. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez with a cross.
- 73': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Cade Cowell replaces Luciano Abecasis.
- 73': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Carlos Fierro replaces Shea Salinas.
- 75': Foul by Judson (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 75': Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez.
- 77': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Oswaldo Alanís.
- 77': Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Oswaldo Alanís (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 78': Attempt missed. Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos from a direct free kick.
- 79': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Marcos López.
- 79': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Marcos López.
- 80': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Judson.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 80': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Carlos Fierro.
- 81': Attempt missed. Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Paul Marie replaces Javier López.
- 86': Attempt missed. Niko Hämäläinen (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez.
- 86': James Marcinkowski (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Paul Marie.
- 89': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Derrick Williams replaces Sebastian Lletget.
- 90'+2': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Chris Wondolowski replaces Eric Remedi.
- 90'+3': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Andrés Ríos replaces Judson.
- 90'+4': Foul by Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 90'+4': Niko Hämäläinen (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Marcos López with a cross.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir.
- 90'+5': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Oswaldo Alanís.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, San Jose Earthquakes 2.
- 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 1, San Jose Earthquakes 2.
Statistics
 SJ |
LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 46.4 | Possession | 53.6 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 354 | Accurate Passes | 411 |
| 417 | Passes | 479 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 16 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 20 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 21 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 17,568
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 17,568
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 (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Bond (GK) |
| 20 | Nick DePuy |
| 4 | Séga Coulibaly |
| 15 | Niko Hamalainen |
| 2 | Julián Araujo |
| 16 | Sacha Kljestan |
| 17 | Sebastian Lletget |
| 6 | Rayan Raveloson |
| 99 | Dejan Joveljic |
| 9 | Kévin Cabral  |
| 26 | Efrain Álvarez |
San Jose Earthquakes (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | JT Marcinkowski (GK) |
| 4 | Oswaldo Alanís |
| 15 | Tanner Beason |
| 27 | Marcos López |
| 2 | Luciano Abecasis |
| 14 | Jackson Yueill |
| 5 | Eric Remedi |
| 93 | Judson |
| 11 | Jeremy Ebobisse |
| 6 | Shea Salinas |
| 9 | Javier López |
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