MLS

FT Saturday, April 22, 2023
Austin FC LDLDL 0
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LA Galaxy DLLLW 2
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Dignity Health Sports Park · 18,875 att.

Match Report

Galaxy shut out Austin FC for first win of season

Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez scored his first goal of the season and the LA Galaxy finally snapped their winless start with a 2-0 home victory over

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
12
6
Saves
2
37.4
Possession
62.6
11
SHOTS
18
2
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
269
Accurate Passes
514
340
Passes
577
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
5
18
Crosses
29
0.3
Cross %
0.2
46
Long Balls
41
21
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
8
9
Effective Tackles
9
18
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.9
12
Interceptions
11
23
Effective Clearances
15
23
Clearances
15

Head to Head

LA leads series 3-1

Lineups

LA · 4-4-2

  1. 33Jonathan KlinsmannG
  2. 22Martín CáceresCD-L
  3. 24Jalen NealCD-R
  4. 3Julián AudeLB
  5. 2CalegariRB
  6. 5Gastón BrugmanCM-L
  7. 8Mark DelgadoCM-R
  8. 6Ricard PuigLM
  9. 11Tyler BoydRM
  10. 9Dejan JoveljicCF-L
  11. 14Javier HernándezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 44Raheem EdwardsSUB
  2. 20Memo RodríguezSUB
  3. 12Simon JillsonSUB
  4. 4Séga CoulibalySUB
  5. 15Eriq ZavaletaSUB
  6. 16Oriol RosellSUB
  7. 10Douglas CostaSUB
  8. 31Preston JuddSUB
  9. 37Daniel AguirreSUB

ATX · 4-4-2

  1. 1Brad StuverG
  2. 15Leo VäisänenCD-L
  3. 8Alexander RingCD-R
  4. 17Jon GallagherLB
  5. 24Nick LimaRB
  6. 6Dani PereiraCM-L
  7. 33Owen WolffCM-R
  8. 7Emiliano RigoniLM
  9. 13Ethan FinlayRM
  10. 10Sebastián DriussiCF-L
  11. 37Maximiliano UrrutiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Rodney RedesSUB
  2. 9Gyasi ZardesSUB
  3. 16Hector JimenezSUB
  4. 4Kipp KellerSUB
  5. 66Aleksandar RadovanovicSUB
  6. 20Matt BersanoSUB
  7. 21Adam LundkvistSUB
  8. 5Jhojan ValenciaSUB
  9. 29Will BruinSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 40' Maximiliano Urruti (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 42' Leo Väisänen (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 54' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Austin FC 0. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic with a through ball.
  5. 61' Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 64' Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Austin FC 0. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Delgado following a fast break.
  7. 69' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Aguirre replaces Dejan Joveljic.
  8. 69' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Douglas Costa replaces Tyler Boyd.
  9. 69' Substitution, Austin FC. Adam Lundkvist replaces Jon Gallagher because of an injury.
  10. 70' Substitution, Austin FC. Jhojan Valencia replaces Owen Wolff.
  11. 70' Substitution, Austin FC. Rodney Redes replaces Ethan Finlay.
  12. 80' Substitution, Austin FC. Gyasi Zardes replaces Maximiliano Urruti.
  13. 80' Substitution, Austin FC. Will Bruin replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
  14. 88' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Eriq Zavaleta replaces Calegari.
  15. 90'+1' Chicharito (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+1' Alexander Ring (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+2' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Preston Judd replaces Chicharito.
  18. 90'+2' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Uri Rosell replaces Mark Delgado.
  19. 90'+4' Daniel Aguirre (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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