MLS

FT Saturday, March 5, 2022
LA Galaxy LDDWW 1
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Charlotte FC LL 0
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Bank of America Stadium · 74,479 att.

Match Report

Nell Redmond-USA TODAY Sports

Efrain Alvarez hits stunner as LA Galaxy spoil FC Charlotte's home opener

The LA Galaxy put a dampener on Charlotte FC's inaugural home game as Efrain Alvarez's late goal held up for a 1-0 win on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
5
50.6
Possession
49.4
21
SHOTS
5
6
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
401
Accurate Passes
382
478
Passes
467
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
18
0.4
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
61
28
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
8
Blocked Shots
1
6
Effective Tackles
9
11
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
4
Interceptions
10
20
Effective Clearances
13
20
Clearances
13

Lineups

CLT · 3-5-2

  1. 1Kristijan KahlinaG
  2. 14Christian MakounCD
  3. 22Christian FuchsCD-L
  4. 4Guzmán CorujoCD-R
  5. 10Christian OrtízCM-L
  6. 21Alan FrancoCM-R
  7. 13Brandt BronicoAM
  8. 28Joseph MoraLM
  9. 24Jaylin LindseyRM
  10. 26Yordy ReynaCF-L
  11. 11Karol SwiderskiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17McKinze GainesSUB
  2. 25Harrison AffulSUB
  3. 19Christopher HegardtSUB
  4. 8Jordy AlcívarSUB
  5. 2Jan SobocinskiSUB
  6. 6Sergio RuizSUB
  7. 15Ben BenderSUB
  8. 12Daniel RíosSUB
  9. 31George MarksSUB

LA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jonathan BondG
  2. 20Nick DePuyCD-L
  3. 4Séga CoulibalyCD-R
  4. 44Raheem EdwardsLB
  5. 2Julián AraujoRB
  6. 8Mark DelgadoCM-L
  7. 6Rayan RavelosonCM-R
  8. 7Víctor VázquezLM
  9. 10Douglas CostaRM
  10. 9Kévin CabralCF-L
  11. 14Javier HernándezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 56Jonathan PérezSUB
  2. 3Derrick WilliamsSUB
  3. 26Efrain ÁlvarezSUB
  4. 99Dejan JoveljicSUB
  5. 33Jonathan KlinsmannSUB
  6. 18Kelvin LeerdamSUB
  7. 16Sacha KljestanSUB
  8. 37Daniel AguirreSUB
  9. 11Samuel GrandsirSUB

Timeline

  1. 37' Christian Fuchs (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45'+1' Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 53' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Víctor Vázquez because of an injury.
  4. 70' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Samuel Grandsir replaces Kévin Cabral.
  5. 70' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Efraín Álvarez replaces Rayan Raveloson.
  6. 72' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Benjamin Bender replaces Christian Ortíz.
  7. 73' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Daniel Ríos replaces Karol Swiderski.
  8. 77' Goal! Charlotte FC 0, LA Galaxy 1. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
  9. 82' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Orrin McKinze Gaines II replaces Joseph Mora.
  10. 82' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Sergio Ruiz replaces Brandt Bronico.
  11. 86' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Douglas Costa.
  12. 86' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Derrick Williams replaces Sega Coulibaly.
  13. 87' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Christopher Hegardt replaces Yordy Reyna.

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