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FT Saturday, October 16, 2021
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LA Galaxy LLLDW 2
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Match Report

LA Galaxy score late, beat Portland Timbers 2-1

— Sacha Kljestan scored on a penalty kick in the final minutes in the LA Galaxy's 2-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
4
7
Saves
5
38.6
Possession
61.4
10
SHOTS
20
6
ON GOAL
9
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
286
Accurate Passes
505
376
Passes
578
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
8
6
Crosses
28
0.2
Cross %
0.3
62
Long Balls
46
30
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
7
20
Tackles
9
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
13
Interceptions
7
21
Effective Clearances
9
21
Clearances
9

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-2

Lineups

LA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jonathan BondG
  2. 3Derrick WilliamsCD-L
  3. 20Nick DePuyCD-R
  4. 15Niko HamalainenLB
  5. 2Julián AraujoRB
  6. 7Víctor VázquezAM
  7. 6Rayan RavelosonLM
  8. 8Jonathan dos SantosRM
  9. 14Javier HernándezF
  10. 11Samuel GrandsirAM-L
  11. 9Kévin CabralAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 43Adam SaldañaSUB
  2. 99Dejan JoveljicSUB
  3. 5Daniel SteresSUB
  4. 26Efrain ÁlvarezSUB
  5. 4Séga CoulibalySUB
  6. 17Sebastian LletgetSUB
  7. 16Sacha KljestanSUB
  8. 29Ethan ZubakSUB
  9. 33Jonathan KlinsmannSUB

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 13Dario ZuparicCD-L
  3. 33Larrys MabialaCD-R
  4. 28Pablo BonillaLB
  5. 2José Van RankinRB
  6. 10Sebastián BlancoAM
  7. 21Diego CharáLM
  8. 22Cristhian ParedesRM
  9. 11Jaroslaw NiezgodaF
  10. 27Dairon AsprillaAM-L
  11. 23Yimmi CharáAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 85Zac McGrawSUB
  2. 44Marvin LoríaSUB
  3. 31Aljaz IvacicSUB
  4. 20George FochiveSUB
  5. 30Santiago MorenoSUB
  6. 40Renzo ZambranoSUB
  7. 9Felipe MoraSUB
  8. 8Diego ValeriSUB

Timeline

  1. 38' Chicharito (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 44' Pablo Bonilla (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 62' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Portland Timbers 0. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez with a cross.
  4. 63' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Jonathan dos Santos because of an injury.
  5. 63' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Efraín Álvarez replaces Kévin Cabral.
  6. 64' Diego Chara (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 65' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Felipe Mora replaces Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
  8. 65' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Santiago Moreno replaces Dairon Asprilla.
  9. 70' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sebastian Lletget replaces Víctor Vázquez.
  10. 72' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Portland Timbers 1. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santiago Moreno.
  11. 83' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Samuel Grandsir.
  12. 83' Substitution, Portland Timbers. George Fochive replaces Cristhian Paredes.
  13. 87' Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 89' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri replaces Sebastián Blanco.
  15. 89' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Zac McGraw replaces Pablo Bonilla.
  16. 90'+2' Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Portland Timbers 1. Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  17. 90'+5' Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.

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