LA Galaxy vs Philadelphia Union, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Galaxy extend dominance over Union with 3-1 win
Tyler Boyd and Riqui Puig scored goals and the Los Angeles Galaxy continued their dominance of the Philadelphia Union with a 3-1 victory on Saturday night at Carson, Calif.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 2': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 3': Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 3': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Douglas Costa.
- 4': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Joe Bendik.
- 5': Foul by Kelvin Leerdam (LA Galaxy).
- 5': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 5': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
- 7': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt missed. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 9': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
- 9': Preston Judd (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Attempt missed. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gastón Brugman.
- 11': Foul by Chris Mavinga (LA Galaxy).
- 11': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Delgado with a cross.
- 17': Offside, Philadelphia Union. José Martínez tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt saved. Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 21': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
- 21': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
- 24': Foul by Calegari (LA Galaxy).
- 24': Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Attempt missed. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tyler Boyd.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Chris Mavinga.
- 33': Attempt missed. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Preston Judd.
- 33': Attempt missed. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 34': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag with a through ball.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Martínez.
- 36': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Philadelphia Union 1. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 37': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 37': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
- 40': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Alejandro Bedoya.
- 45'+1': Own Goal by Olivier Mbaizo, Philadelphia Union. LA Galaxy 2, Philadelphia Union 1.
- 45'+2': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Preston Judd (LA Galaxy).
- 45'+2': Preston Judd (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 2, Philadelphia Union 1.
- 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 2, Philadelphia Union 1.
- 46': Foul by Chris Mavinga (LA Galaxy).
- 46': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Attempt saved. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag with a cross.
- 47': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jakob Glesnes with a through ball.
- 48': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy).
- 49': Attempt missed. Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Mavinga (LA Galaxy).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Preston Judd.
- 60': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Nathan Harriel replaces Matt Real.
- 60': Attempt missed. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 62': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Preston Judd.
- 63': Attempt missed. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Olivier Mbaizo with a cross.
- 63': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
- 63': Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 64': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
- 64': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy).
- 68': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 69': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn replaces Leon Flach.
- 70': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
- 70': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
- 73': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 76': Goal! LA Galaxy 3, Philadelphia Union 1. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic following a fast break.
- 77': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Aguirre replaces Tyler Boyd.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikael Uhre.
- 80': Foul by Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy).
- 80': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno replaces Alejandro Bedoya.
- 80': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Joaquín Torres replaces Mikael Uhre.
- 82': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jack Elliott tries a through ball, but Julián Carranza is caught offside.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Calegari (LA Galaxy).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Hand ball by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 88': Attempt missed. Daniel Aguirre (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 89': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Delay in match because of an injury Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy).
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riqui Puig with a through ball.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
- 90'+2': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Joe Bendik.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 3, Philadelphia Union 1.
- 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 3, Philadelphia Union 1.
Statistics
 PHI |
LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 47 | Possession | 53 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 341 | Accurate Passes | 423 |
| 430 | Passes | 495 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 17 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 7 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 21,269
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 21,269
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 6 | +10 | 13 |
| 2 | New York City FC | 6 | +7 | 11 |
| 3 | Charlotte FC | 6 | +5 | 11 |
| 4 | Inter Miami CF | 6 | +1 | 11 |
Line-Ups
LA Galaxy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Jonathan Klinsmann (GK) |
| 17 | Chris Mavinga |
| 18 | Kelvin Leerdam |
| 44 | Raheem Edwards |
| 2 | Calegari |
| 5 | Gastón Brugman |
| 6 | Ricard Puig |
| 8 | Mark Delgado |
| 31 | Preston Judd  |
| 11 | Tyler Boyd |
| 10 | Douglas Costa |
Philadelphia Union (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Joe Bendik (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes |
| 8 | José Andrés Martínez |
| 2 | Matthew Real |
| 15 | Olivier Mbaizo |
| 10 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 31 | Leon Flach |
| 11 | Alejandro Bedoya |
| 7 | Mikkel Uhre |
| 9 | Julián Carranza |
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