MLS

FT Saturday, March 19, 2022
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LA Galaxy DDWWL 0
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Match Report

Torres' 1st-career goal sends Orlando City past Galaxy 1-0

— Facundo Torres scored his first career MLS goal on a header in the 10th minute and Pedro Gallese made it stand up as Orlando City SC earned a 1-0 victory over the LA Galaxy on Saturday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
12
3
Saves
1
37.2
Possession
62.8
6
SHOTS
20
2
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
286
Accurate Passes
508
349
Passes
572
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
30
0.3
Cross %
0.2
62
Long Balls
42
31
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
7
5
Effective Tackles
4
14
Tackles
12
0.4
Tackle %
0.3
11
Interceptions
8
28
Effective Clearances
7
28
Clearances
7

Head to Head

LA leads series 3-2

Lineups

LA · 4-4-1-1

  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. 9Kévin CabralLM
  9. 10Douglas CostaRM
  10. 14Javier HernándezF
  11. 7Víctor VázquezRCF

Substitutes

  1. 56Jonathan PérezSUB
  2. 99Dejan JoveljicSUB
  3. 3Derrick WilliamsSUB
  4. 26Efrain ÁlvarezSUB
  5. 18Kelvin LeerdamSUB
  6. 15Eriq ZavaletaSUB
  7. 16Sacha KljestanSUB
  8. 11Samuel GrandsirSUB
  9. 33Jonathan KlinsmannSUB

ORL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Pedro GalleseG
  2. 6Robin JanssonCD-L
  3. 25Antônio CarlosCD-R
  4. 4Joao MoutinhoLB
  5. 2RuanRB
  6. 10Mauricio PereyraAM
  7. 5César AraujoLM
  8. 8Jhegson MéndezRM
  9. 9Ercan KaraF
  10. 17Facundo TorresAM-L
  11. 11Júnior UrsoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Silvester van der WaterSUB
  2. 31Mason StajduharSUB
  3. 24Kyle SmithSUB
  4. 13Tesho AkindeleSUB
  5. 34Joseph DezartSUB
  6. 19Benji MichelSUB
  7. 7Alexandre PatoSUB
  8. 68Thomas WilliamsSUB
  9. 15Rodrigo SchlegelSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! LA Galaxy 0, Orlando City SC 1. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ercan Kara.
  2. 44' Ruan (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Efraín Álvarez replaces Douglas Costa.
  4. 62' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Samuel Grandsir replaces Kévin Cabral.
  5. 68' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Kyle Smith replaces Ruan.
  6. 68' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Víctor Vázquez.
  7. 68' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Benji Michel replaces Ercan Kara.
  8. 70' João Moutinho (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 79' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Nick DePuy.
  10. 79' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Rodrigo Schlegel replaces Mauricio Pereyra.
  11. 84' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Tesho Akindele replaces Facundo Torres.
  12. 90'+3' César Araujo (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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