MLS

LA Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps, 2022 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
LA Galaxy
  • 12': Samuel Grandsir
  • 20': Javier Hernández (P)
  • 30': Víctor Vázquez
  • 40': Samuel Grandsir
  • 89': Efrain Álvarez
FT
5 - 2
Vancouver Whitecaps
  • 38': Ryan Gauld
  • 70': Tosaint Ricketts
  • Red Card 79': Cristián Dájome

Galaxy ride Grandsir's brace to 5-2 romp over Whitecaps

— Samuel Grandsir scored two of Los Angeles' four first-half goals to spark the Galaxy to a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Raposo with a cross.
  • 8': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 8': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez following a set piece situation.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir with a cross.
  • 11': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 12': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kévin Cabral.
  • 15': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy).
  • 15': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Nick DePuy.
  • 17': Penalty conceded by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 18': VAR Decision: Penalty LA Galaxy.
  • 20': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
  • 26': Foul by Russell Teibert (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 26': Víctor Vázquez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Séga Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Gastón Brugman following a set piece situation.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 30': Goal! LA Galaxy 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Víctor Vázquez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chicharito.
  • 36': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ranko Veselinovic tries a through ball, but Easton Ongaro is caught offside.
  • 38': Goal! LA Galaxy 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Cropper.
  • 40': Goal! LA Galaxy 4, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julián Araujo with a cross.
  • 42': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jake Nerwinski.
  • 45': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 45': Víctor Vázquez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Chicharito (LA Galaxy).
  • 45'+1': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Russell Teibert (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrés Cubas.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 4, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 4, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Cristian Dájome replaces Pedro Vite.
  • 45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tosaint Ricketts replaces Easton Ongaro.
  • 45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tristan Blackmon replaces Jake Nerwinski.
  • 47': Foul by Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 47': Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Tosaint Ricketts (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 51': Séga Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez.
  • 53': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Marco Delgado (LA Galaxy).
  • 57': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy).
  • 57': Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Russell Teibert (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 58': Marco Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Séga Coulibaly (LA Galaxy).
  • 59': Tosaint Ricketts (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Séga Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Foul by Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 61': Víctor Vázquez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Hand ball by Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy).
  • 63': Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ranko Veselinovic with a cross.
  • 65': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Séga Coulibaly.
  • 66': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Julián Araujo.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ranko Veselinovic following a corner.
  • 68': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 68': Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Chicharito.
  • 69': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Alessandro Schöpf replaces Julian Gressel.
  • 69': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Efraín Álvarez replaces Víctor Vázquez.
  • 69': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Douglas Costa replaces Samuel Grandsir.
  • 70': Goal! LA Galaxy 4, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Tosaint Ricketts (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Dájome.
  • 71': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy).
  • 74': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Gastón Brugman.
  • 75': Offside, LA Galaxy. Jonathan Bond tries a through ball, but Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tristan Blackmon.
  • 77': Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 79': Foul by Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 79': Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Second yellow card to Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) for a bad foul.
  • 81': Foul by Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy).
  • 81': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
  • 83': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Marcus Godinho replaces Andrés Cubas.
  • 83': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
  • 83': Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
  • 86': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Aguirre replaces Kévin Cabral.
  • 88': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
  • 88': Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Goal! LA Galaxy 5, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic following a fast break.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Tosaint Ricketts (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcus Godinho.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sacha Kljestan.
  • 90'+1': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Cody Cropper.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Daniel Aguirre (LA Galaxy).
  • 90'+2': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Nick DePuy (LA Galaxy).
  • 90'+4': Tosaint Ricketts (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Nick DePuy (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Tosaint Ricketts (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 5, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.
  • 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 5, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 2
37.6 Possession 62.4
11 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
288 Accurate Passes 530
355 Passes 612
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
19 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
43 Long Balls 67
23 Accurate Long Balls 43
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 7
15 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 10
10 Effective Clearances 16
10 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 21,465

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Jose Earthquakes 10 +19 27
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 9 +20 24
3 LAFC 10 +11 20
4 Seattle Sounders FC 8 +8 19
Full Table

Line-Ups

LA LA Galaxy (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Jonathan Bond (GK)
20 Nick DePuy Yellow Card
4 Séga Coulibaly Yellow Card
44 Raheem Edwards Yellow Card
2 Julián Araujo
5 Gastón Brugman
8 Mark Delgado
11 Samuel Grandsir
9 Kévin Cabral
7 Víctor Vázquez
14 Javier Hernández
LA Galaxy Substitutes:
Chase Gasper, Douglas Costa, Kelvin Leerdam, Jonathan Klinsmann, Dejan Joveljic, Efrain Álvarez, Eriq Zavaleta, Sacha Kljestan, Daniel Aguirre.

VAN Vancouver Whitecaps (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
55 Cody Cropper (GK)
4 Ranko Veselinovic Yellow Card
28 Jakob Nerwinski
23 Javain Brown
20 Andrés Cubas
31 Russell Teibert
27 Ryan Raposo
19 Julian Gressel
43 Easton Ongaro
45 Pedro Vite
25 Ryan Gauld
Vancouver Whitecaps Substitutes:
Alessandro Schöpf, Tristan Blackmon, Marcus Godinho, Tosaint Ricketts, Florian Jungwirth, Thomas Hasal, Leonard Owusu, Sebastian Berhalter, Cristián Dájome.

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