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FT Wednesday, August 30, 2023
LA Galaxy LLLWW 3
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San Jose Earthquakes LLWLL 2
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Match Report

Dejan Joveljic's penalty conversion lifts Galaxy past Quakes

Dejan Joveljic converted a tiebreaking penalty kick in the 61st minute and the Los Angeles Galaxy went on to a 3-2 win over the host San Jose Earthquakes in the California Clasico on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
11
4
Saves
2
56
Possession
44
12
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
478
Accurate Passes
349
549
Passes
415
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
14
Crosses
28
0.1
Cross %
0.2
39
Long Balls
40
23
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
10
15
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
13
24
Effective Clearances
11
24
Clearances
11

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

SJ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 42DanielG
  2. 26RodriguesCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  4. 21Miguel TraucoLB
  5. 29Carlos AkapoRB
  6. 35Jamiro MonteiroAM
  7. 7Carlos GruezoLM
  8. 14Jackson YueillRM
  9. 11Jeremy EbobisseF
  10. 44Cade CowellAM-L
  11. 10Cristian EspinozaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Matthew HoppeSUB
  2. 1JT MarcinkowskiSUB
  3. 28Benjamin KikanovicSUB
  4. 55Michael BaldisimoSUB
  5. 30Niko TsakirisSUB
  6. 3Paul MarieSUB
  7. 22Tommy ThompsonSUB
  8. 15Tanner BeasonSUB
  9. 9Ayo AkinolaSUB

LA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jonathan BondG
  2. 4Maya YoshidaCD-L
  3. 15Eriq ZavaletaCD-R
  4. 44Raheem EdwardsLB
  5. 2CalegariRB
  6. 6Ricard PuigAM
  7. 16Oriol RosellLM
  8. 20Edwin CerrilloRM
  9. 9Dejan JoveljicF
  10. 11Tyler BoydAM-L
  11. 10Douglas CostaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 37Daniel AguirreSUB
  2. 27Billy SharpSUB
  3. 35Novak MicovicSUB
  4. 17Chris MavingaSUB
  5. 18Kelvin LeerdamSUB
  6. 21Diego FagundezSUB
  7. 3Julián AudeSUB
  8. 8Mark DelgadoSUB
  9. 12Michael BarriosSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 0, LA Galaxy 1. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
  2. 19' Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' Own Goal by Calegari, LA Galaxy. San Jose Earthquakes 1, LA Galaxy 1.
  4. 31' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 2, LA Galaxy 1. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro with a cross.
  5. 35' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Diego Fagundez replaces Douglas Costa because of an injury.
  6. 43' Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Mark Delgado replaces Uri Rosell.
  8. 50' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 2, LA Galaxy 2. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edwin Cerrillo.
  9. 61' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 2, LA Galaxy 3. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  10. 65' Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 71' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Matthew Hoppe replaces Cade Cowell.
  12. 72' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julián Aude replaces Raheem Edwards.
  13. 72' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Billy Sharp replaces Dejan Joveljic.
  14. 75' Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 79' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Aguirre replaces Riqui Puig because of an injury.
  16. 81' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Niko Tsakiris replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
  17. 81' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Paul Marie replaces Miguel Trauco.
  18. 81' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ayo Akinola replaces Carlos Gruezo.
  19. 83' Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 84' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Tommy Thompson replaces Carlos Akapo.
  21. 90'+2' Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 90'+9' Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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