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Match Report

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LA Galaxy extend home dominance over LAFC in thrilling edition of El Trafico

Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez and Sega Coulibaly scored in the first half for the host LA Galaxy in a nail-biting 2-1 win over LAFC on Saturday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
17
3
Yellow Cards
7
0
Red Cards
0
9
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
5
0
Saves
6
57
Possession
43
17
SHOTS
9
7
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
346
Accurate Passes
253
405
Passes
322
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
34
Crosses
10
0.1
Cross %
0.2
41
Long Balls
55
24
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
4
11
Effective Tackles
6
18
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.3
11
Interceptions
12
10
Effective Clearances
30
10
Clearances
30

Head to Head

LA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jonathan BondG
  2. 3Derrick WilliamsCD-L
  3. 4Séga CoulibalyCD-R
  4. 44Raheem EdwardsLB
  5. 2Julián AraujoRB
  6. 7Víctor VázquezAM
  7. 6Rayan RavelosonLM
  8. 18Kelvin LeerdamRM
  9. 14Javier HernándezF
  10. 11Samuel GrandsirAM-L
  11. 26Efrain ÁlvarezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 99Dejan JoveljicSUB
  2. 9Kévin CabralSUB
  3. 10Douglas CostaSUB
  4. 56Jonathan PérezSUB
  5. 33Jonathan KlinsmannSUB
  6. 20Nick DePuySUB
  7. 37Daniel AguirreSUB
  8. 15Eriq ZavaletaSUB
  9. 16Sacha KljestanSUB

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 5Mamadou FallCD-L
  3. 3Jesús MurilloCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 24Ryan HollingsheadRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 23Kellyn AcostaLM
  8. 11José CifuentesRM
  9. 10Carlos VelaF
  10. 17Brian RodríguezLF
  11. 22Kwadwo OpokuRF

Substitutes

  1. 44Doneil HenrySUB
  2. 9Cristian ArangoSUB
  3. 25Sebastien IbeaghaSUB
  4. 2Franco EscobarSUB
  5. 8Francisco GinellaSUB
  6. 29Daniel MusovskiSUB
  7. 7Latif BlessingSUB
  8. 77John McCarthySUB
  9. 19Ismael Tajouri-ShradiSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Brian Rodríguez because of an injury.
  2. 13' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir with a cross.
  3. 31' Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir following a corner.
  4. 37' Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 49' Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 60' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Douglas Costa replaces Samuel Grandsir.
  7. 60' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Julián Araujo.
  8. 63' Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 66' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Arango replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
  10. 67' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces José Cifuentes.
  11. 67' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Kévin Cabral replaces Víctor Vázquez.
  12. 70' Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 76' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Nick DePuy replaces Derrick Williams.
  14. 77' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Chicharito.
  15. 79' Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  16. 85' Kelvin Leerdam (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 85' Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 89' Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 90'+3' Chicharito (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90'+4' Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  21. 90'+10' Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.

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