LA Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City, 2022 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Chicharito Panenka PK saved by Pulskamp, Galaxy ties KC 2-2
— John Pulskamp saved Javier Hernández's Panenka penalty kick in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time, preserving a 2-2 draw for...
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
- 2': Offside, LA Galaxy. Riqui Puig tries a through ball, but Marco Delgado is caught offside.
- 4': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez.
- 6': Foul by Séga Coulibaly (LA Galaxy).
- 6': William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 8': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 8': Marco Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Hand ball by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
- 11': Attempt missed. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Thommy following a set piece situation.
- 11': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Rémi Walter tries a through ball, but William Agada is caught offside.
- 13': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chicharito with a through ball.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 18': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
- 19': Offside, LA Galaxy. Raheem Edwards tries a through ball, but Marco Delgado is caught offside.
- 21': Attempt blocked. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 23': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
- 25': Offside, LA Galaxy. Gastón Brugman tries a through ball, but Marco Delgado is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt missed. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chicharito with a cross.
- 29': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 29': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 35': Attempt missed. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by William Agada with a headed pass.
- 38': Hand ball by Víctor Vázquez (LA Galaxy).
- 38': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
- 39': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross.
- 40': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Kayden Pierre.
- 40': Offside, LA Galaxy. Víctor Vázquez tries a through ball, but Séga Coulibaly is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 42': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+1': Foul by Kayden Pierre (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+1': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 1, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 46': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy).
- 47': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
- 47': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
- 48': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raheem Edwards with a cross.
- 50': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Julián Araujo.
- 52': Hand ball by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
- 54': Attempt saved. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rémi Walter with a headed pass.
- 54': Offside, LA Galaxy. Riqui Puig tries a through ball, but Chicharito is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt missed. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
- 57': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roger Espinoza with a cross.
- 58': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
- 59': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Víctor Vázquez.
- 59': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 63': Foul by Kayden Pierre (Sporting Kansas City).
- 63': Jonathan Bond (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernández replaces Roger Espinoza.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
- 65': Penalty conceded by Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 67': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Sporting Kansas City 1. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 70': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 70': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Samuel Grandsir replaces Dejan Joveljic.
- 71': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Douglas Costa replaces Gastón Brugman.
- 73': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Oriol Rosell replaces Erik Thommy because of an injury.
- 76': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Sporting Kansas City 2. Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by William Agada.
- 80': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
- 80': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
- 81': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Oriol Rosell.
- 82': Offside, LA Galaxy. Douglas Costa tries a through ball, but Raheem Edwards is caught offside.
- 84': Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
- 84': Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt missed. Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 85': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Kévin Cabral replaces Marco Delgado.
- 85': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Martín Cáceres replaces Julián Araujo.
- 87': Penalty LA Galaxy. Kévin Cabral draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 87': Penalty conceded by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 88': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Sporting Kansas City 2. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 89': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Dániel Sallói.
- 90': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy).
- 90': Kayden Pierre (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Costa with a cross.
- 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Kayden Pierre (Sporting Kansas City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 90'+5': VAR Decision: Penalty LA Galaxy.
- 90'+7': Penalty saved! Chicharito (LA Galaxy) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+7': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+7': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+9': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+9': Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 2, Sporting Kansas City 2.
- 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 2, Sporting Kansas City 2.
Statistics
 SKC |
LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 6 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 40 | Possession | 60 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 348 | Accurate Passes | 551 |
| 405 | Passes | 617 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 7 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
| 4 | Clearances | 3 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 20,104
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 20,104
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 10 | +13 | 23 |
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 10 | +5 | 18 |
| 3 | Austin FC | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | 10 | +2 | 16 |
Line-Ups
LA Galaxy (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Bond (GK) |
| 3 | Derrick Williams |
| 4 | Séga Coulibaly |
| 44 | Raheem Edwards  |
| 2 | Julián Araujo |
| 6 | Ricard Puig |
| 5 | Gastón Brugman |
| 99 | Dejan Joveljic |
| 8 | Mark Delgado |
| 14 | Javier Hernández |
| 7 | Víctor Vázquez |
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Pulskamp (GK) |
| 3 | Andreu Fontàs |
| 5 | Nicolas Isimat-Mirin |
| 18 | Logan Ndenbe |
| 24 | Kayden Pierre |
| 54 | Rémi Walter |
| 26 | Erik Thommy |
| 15 | Roger Espinoza |
| 23 | William Agada |
| 20 | Dániel Sallói |
| 7 | Johnny Russell |
MLS News
Paul Pogba focused on Europe despite D.C. United talks - sources
Paul Pogba's priority remains a return to Europe, despite talks with D.C. United, sources told ESPN.
Minnesota signs veteran Julian Gressel off waivers til '26
Minnesota United FC on Tuesday announced the signing of MLS veteran Julian Gressel off waivers.
Gomez: More important Inter Miami win Champions Cup than MLS
Herculez Gomez speaks ahead of Inter Miami's Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal second leg vs. Vancouver.
Minnesota's Eric Ramsay in frame for Southampton job - source
Southampton have made contact with Minnesota United boss Eric Ramsay as they continue their search for a new manager, a source has told ESPN.
MLS Power Rankings: Caps, Miami still top; Portland hits form
After a sluggish start, the Portland Timbers are closing in on the elite teams in ESPN's MLS Power Rankings.