MLS

FT Saturday, October 15, 2022
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LA Galaxy LWWDW 1
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Dignity Health Sports Park · 22,280 att.

Match Report

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

LA Galaxy beat Nashville in MLS Cup playoffs, to face LAFC in West semifinals

Defender Julian Araujo scored a goal in the 60th minute to lift the host the Galaxy to a 1-0 victory over Nashville SC.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
19
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
5
42.6
Possession
57.4
9
SHOTS
7
5
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
288
Accurate Passes
450
376
Passes
527
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
7
Accurate Crosses
5
26
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.4
61
Long Balls
53
30
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
1
15
Effective Tackles
13
24
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
16
Interceptions
10
12
Effective Clearances
26
12
Clearances
26

Head to Head

LA leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

LA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jonathan BondG
  2. 22Martín CáceresCD-L
  3. 4Séga CoulibalyCD-R
  4. 44Raheem EdwardsLB
  5. 2Julián AraujoRB
  6. 5Gastón BrugmanCM
  7. 6Ricard PuigLM
  8. 8Mark DelgadoRM
  9. 14Javier HernándezF
  10. 11Samuel GrandsirLF
  11. 10Douglas CostaRF

Substitutes

  1. 77Chase GasperSUB
  2. 99Dejan JoveljicSUB
  3. 7Víctor VázquezSUB
  4. 18Kelvin LeerdamSUB
  5. 26Efrain ÁlvarezSUB
  6. 33Jonathan KlinsmannSUB
  7. 3Derrick WilliamsSUB
  8. 9Kévin CabralSUB
  9. 16Sacha KljestanSUB

NSH · 5-3-2

  1. 1Joe WillisG
  2. 25Walker ZimmermanCD
  3. 4Dave RomneyCD-L
  4. 5Jack MaherCD-R
  5. 2Daniel LovitzLB
  6. 18Shaq MooreRB
  7. 54Sean DavisCM
  8. 27Tah AnungaCM-L
  9. 8Randall LealCM-R
  10. 10Hany MukhtarCF-L
  11. 12Teal BunburyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Dax McCartySUB
  2. 9Aké Arnaud LobaSUB
  3. 30Elliot PaniccoSUB
  4. 14Jacob ShaffelburgSUB
  5. 26Luke HaakensonSUB
  6. 15Eric MillerSUB
  7. 20Aníbal GodoySUB
  8. 17C.J. SapongSUB
  9. 23Taylor WashingtonSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 58' Tah Anunga (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 60' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Nashville SC 0. Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir with a cross.
  4. 64' Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 64' Substitution, Nashville SC. Dax McCarty replaces Tah Anunga.
  6. 69' Substitution, Nashville SC. C.J. Sapong replaces Teal Bunbury.
  7. 69' Substitution, Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Jack Maher.
  8. 73' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Efraín Álvarez replaces Douglas Costa.
  9. 73' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Kévin Cabral replaces Samuel Grandsir.
  10. 79' Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 82' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Derrick Williams replaces Marco Delgado.
  12. 82' Substitution, Nashville SC. Aníbal Godoy replaces Sean Davis.
  13. 82' Substitution, Nashville SC. Luke Haakenson replaces Randall Leal.
  14. 88' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Chicharito.

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