LA Galaxy vs LAFC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

LA Galaxy

26': Tyler Boyd
73': Ricard Puig

FT
2 - 1

LAFC

57': Ilie Sánchez

Galaxy edge LAFC in front of MLS-record 82,110 fans

Ricard Puig knocks home the game-winning goal for LA Galaxy

In front of an MLS-record crowd of 82,110 supporters, Riqui Puig's 73rd-minute goal gave the Los Angeles Galaxy a 2-1 victory over visiting Los Angeles FC on Tuesday at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
2': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
2': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Attempt missed. Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
5': Foul by Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy).
5': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
6': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
9': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
10': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Calegari (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
15': Foul by Preston Judd (LA Galaxy).
15': Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
16': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
18': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
18': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Attempt saved. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
19': Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
19': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Calegari (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
21': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Douglas Costa.
24': Attempt blocked. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
24': Attempt missed. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Calegari with a cross.
25': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
25': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
29': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Gastón Brugman.
33': Attempt blocked. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
33': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
33': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
34': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt blocked. Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Costa.
36': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
38': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Erik Dueñas tries a through ball, but Dénis Bouanga is caught offside.
39': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
39': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
42': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Denil Maldonado.
42': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Gastón Brugman.
42': Attempt saved. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
43': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead tries a through ball, but Kwadwo Opoku is caught offside.
45': Foul by Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy).
45': Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Calegari (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
45'+2': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
45': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Jonathan Klinsmann replaces Jonathan Bond because of an injury.
45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes replaces Kellyn Acosta.
47': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
47': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Dueñas.
49': Foul by Preston Judd (LA Galaxy).
49': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Erik Dueñas.
52': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
52': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Foul by Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy).
54': Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Attempt blocked. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
56': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
56': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
57': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jonathan Klinsmann.
57': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Timothy Tillman with a cross following a corner.
58': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Preston Judd.
58': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julián Aude replaces Raheem Edwards.
61': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
61': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Hand ball by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
63': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Dueñas with a headed pass.
64': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
64': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
64': Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club).
70': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
72': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Foul by Julián Aude (LA Galaxy).
72': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Attempt blocked. Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
73': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyler Boyd with a cross following a fast break.
75': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mateusz Bogusz replaces Ilie Sánchez.
78': Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
78': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club).
78': Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Delay in match because of an injury Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy).
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Attempt saved. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
82': Foul by Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club).
82': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
83': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
85': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
85': Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Tillman following a set piece situation.
90': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Aguirre replaces Tyler Boyd.
90': Attempt blocked. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Tillman with a cross.
90': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stipe Biuk.
90': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Timothy Tillman.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+2': Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club).
90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Mark Delgado.
90'+4': Foul by Daniel Aguirre (LA Galaxy).
90'+4': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denil Maldonado with a headed pass.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Costa.
90'+7': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.

Statistics

LAFC		LA
15	Fouls	17
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	1
4	Saves	7
48	Possession	52
17	SHOTS	11
8	ON GOAL	6
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
325	Accurate Passes	363
389	Passes	440
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	3
22	Crosses	5
0.3	Cross %	0.6
56	Long Balls	43
29	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	11
15	Tackles	17
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
5	Interceptions	9
5	Effective Clearances	21
5	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Rose Bowl
Location: Pasadena, California, USA
Attendance: 82,110

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	LAFC	6	+14	16
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	6	+13	15
3	San Jose Earthquakes	6	+9	15
4	Real Salt Lake	6	+4	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

LA Galaxy (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Jonathan Bond (GK)
17	Chris Mavinga
18	Kelvin Leerdam
44	Raheem Edwards
2	Calegari
5	Gastón Brugman
6	Ricard Puig
8	Mark Delgado
31	Preston Judd
10	Douglas Costa
11	Tyler Boyd

LA Galaxy Substitutes:

Gino Vivi, Julián Aude, Oriol Rosell, Jonathan Pérez, Daniel Aguirre, Maruicio Cuevas, Jonathan Klinsmann, Dejan Joveljic, Efrain Álvarez.

LAFC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
77	John McCarthy (GK)
14	Giorgio Chiellini
2	Denil Maldonado
24	Ryan Hollingshead
18	Erik Dueñas
6	Ilie Sánchez
11	Timothy Tillman
23	Kellyn Acosta
10	Carlos Vela
99	Denis Bouanga

LAFC Substitutes:

Eldin Jakupovic, José Cifuentes, Daniel Crisostomo, Stipe Biuk, Julian Gaines, Mateusz Bogusz, Nathan Ordaz, Diego Rosales.

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