MLS

FT Sunday, April 16, 2023
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LA Galaxy DDDLL 2
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Match Report

Vela leads LAFC to historic 3-2 road win over Galaxy

— The LA Galaxy fans who stayed away from their stadium Sunday in the ongoing boycott protest against the club's front office missed a thriller in which their struggling club put on its most encouraging performance of the season.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
13
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
7
34.3
Possession
65.7
18
SHOTS
14
9
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
232
Accurate Passes
490
299
Passes
564
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
21
0.4
Cross %
0.2
42
Long Balls
51
15
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
4
11
Effective Tackles
13
19
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
8
17
Effective Clearances
9
17
Clearances
9

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

LA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 33Jonathan KlinsmannG
  2. 17Chris MavingaCD-L
  3. 24Jalen NealCD-R
  4. 5Gastón BrugmanDM
  5. 44Raheem EdwardsLB
  6. 2CalegariRB
  7. 6Ricard PuigCM-L
  8. 8Mark DelgadoCM-R
  9. 20Memo RodríguezLM
  10. 11Tyler BoydRM
  11. 14Javier HernándezF

Substitutes

  1. 9Dejan JoveljicSUB
  2. 37Daniel AguirreSUB
  3. 3Julián AudeSUB
  4. 32Aaron CervantesSUB
  5. 7Efrain ÁlvarezSUB
  6. 31Preston JuddSUB
  7. 15Eriq ZavaletaSUB
  8. 18Kelvin LeerdamSUB
  9. 4Séga CoulibalySUB

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 77John McCarthyG
  2. 33Aaron LongCD-L
  3. 3Jesús MurilloCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 24Ryan HollingsheadRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 23Kellyn AcostaLM
  8. 20José CifuentesRM
  9. 22Kwadwo OpokuF
  10. 99Denis BouangaLF
  11. 10Carlos VelaRF

Substitutes

  1. 19Mateusz BoguszSUB
  2. 32Abraham RomeroSUB
  3. 17Daniel CrisostomoSUB
  4. 2Denil MaldonadoSUB
  5. 18Erik DueñasSUB
  6. 30Sergi PalenciaSUB
  7. 7Stipe BiukSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 22' Goal! LA Galaxy 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 41' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gastón Brugman.
  4. 58' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Séga Coulibaly replaces Chris Mavinga because of an injury.
  5. 60' Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 63' José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 68' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  8. 70' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Los Angeles Football Club 3. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
  9. 71' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Carlos Vela.
  10. 71' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  11. 72' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Aguirre replaces Tyler Boyd.
  12. 72' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julián Aude replaces Raheem Edwards.
  13. 73' Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 78' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mateusz Bogusz replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
  15. 84' Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Los Angeles Football Club 3. Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chicharito.
  16. 89' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia replaces José Cifuentes.
  17. 90' Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90' Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 90'+2' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Efraín Álvarez replaces Mark Delgado.
  20. 90'+4' Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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