MLS

FT Sunday, February 27, 2022
New York City FC WWWWW 0
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LA Galaxy WDLDD 1
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Dignity Health Sports Park · 25,174 att. · ESPN

Match Report

Chicharito scores in 90th to lift Galaxy past NYCFC, 1-0

— Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored in the 90th minute to give the LA Galaxy a 1-0 victory over defending MLS Cup champion New York City FC on Sunday in the regular-season opener for both teams.

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Team Stats

22
Fouls
22
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
1
46.5
Possession
53.5
9
SHOTS
15
1
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
275
Accurate Passes
336
353
Passes
407
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
19
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.3
50
Long Balls
64
23
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
3
15
Effective Tackles
13
24
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
8
13
Effective Clearances
17
13
Clearances
17

Head to Head

NYC leads series 4-1

Lineups

LA · 4-4-2

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

Substitutes

  1. 18Kelvin LeerdamSUB
  2. 33Jonathan KlinsmannSUB
  3. 11Samuel GrandsirSUB
  4. 19Jorge VillafañaSUB
  5. 24Jalen NealSUB
  6. 26Efrain ÁlvarezSUB
  7. 16Sacha KljestanSUB
  8. 37Daniel AguirreSUB
  9. 99Dejan JoveljicSUB

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 4Maxime ChanotCD-R
  4. 12Malte AmundsenLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 7Alfredo MoralesLM
  8. 26Nicolás AcevedoRM
  9. 11Valentín CastellanosF
  10. 43Talles MagnoAM-L
  11. 20Santiago RodríguezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Thiago MartinsSUB
  2. 2Chris GlosterSUB
  3. 9HéberSUB
  4. 21Andres JassonSUB
  5. 13Luis BarrazaSUB
  6. 23Gedion ZelalemSUB
  7. 32Vuk LatinovichSUB
  8. 8ThiagoSUB
  9. 55Keaton ParksSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 41' Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 54' Malte Amundsen (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 63' Substitution, New York City FC. Thiago Andrade replaces Talles Magno.
  5. 63' Substitution, New York City FC. Keaton Parks replaces Nicolás Acevedo.
  6. 67' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Efraín Álvarez replaces Douglas Costa.
  7. 75' Substitution, New York City FC. Andres Jasson replaces Santiago Rodríguez.
  8. 75' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Samuel Grandsir replaces Kévin Cabral.
  9. 81' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Víctor Vázquez.
  10. 90' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, New York City FC 0. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, New York City FC. Héber replaces Tayvon Gray.
  12. 90'+5' Alexander Callens (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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