MLS

FT Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Minnesota United FC WDDLL 3
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LA Galaxy WDDLW 4
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MIN303
LA134
Dignity Health Sports Park · 16,120 att.

Match Report

Billy Sharp's hat trick helps Galaxy top Minnesota United

Billy Sharp produced his first MLS hat trick and Diego Fagundez scored the tiebreaking tally as the Los Angeles Galaxy rallied with three second-half goals to edge Minnesota United 4-3 on Wednesday night at Carson, Calif.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
13
4
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
3
43.8
Possession
56.2
11
SHOTS
21
7
ON GOAL
11
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
283
Accurate Passes
390
356
Passes
450
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
11
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
43
20
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
7
18
Tackles
10
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
5
21
Effective Clearances
14
21
Clearances
14

Highlights

01:02 Diego Fagundez gives Galaxy the edge with a late goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jonathan BondG
  2. 17Chris MavingaCD-L
  3. 4Maya YoshidaCD-R
  4. 44Raheem EdwardsLB
  5. 18Kelvin LeerdamRB
  6. 16Oriol RosellCM
  7. 6Ricard PuigLM
  8. 20Edwin CerrilloRM
  9. 27Billy SharpF
  10. 8Mark DelgadoLF
  11. 11Tyler BoydRF

Substitutes

  1. 56Jonathan PérezSUB
  2. 93Tony AlfaroSUB
  3. 3Julián AudeSUB
  4. 21Diego FagundezSUB
  5. 35Novak MicovicSUB
  6. 37Daniel AguirreSUB
  7. 19Mauricio CuevasSUB
  8. 9Dejan JoveljicSUB
  9. 12Michael BarriosSUB

MIN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 97Dayne St. ClairG
  2. 4Miguel TapiasCD-L
  3. 15Michael BoxallCD-R
  4. 8Joseph RosalesLB
  5. 27D.J. TaylorRB
  6. 10Emanuel ReynosoAM
  7. 24Jan GregusLM
  8. 20Wil TrappRM
  9. 22Teemu PukkiF
  10. 31Hassani DotsonAM-L
  11. 21Bongokuhle HlongwaneAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Brent KallmanSUB
  2. 1Clint IrwinSUB
  3. 12Bakaye DibassySUB
  4. 3Zarek ValentinSUB
  5. 5Ethan BristowSUB
  6. 18Ismael Tajouri-ShradiSUB
  7. 11Jeong Sang-BinSUB
  8. 28Mender GarcíaSUB
  9. 7Franco FragapaneSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Minnesota United FC 0. Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 19' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Minnesota United FC 1. Teemu Pukki (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  3. 27' Miguel Tapias (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 28' Ján Gregus (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 29' Michael Boxall (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 36' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Ethan Bristow replaces Joseph Rosales because of an injury.
  7. 41' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Minnesota United FC 2. Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Hassani Dotson.
  8. 45'+5' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Minnesota United FC 3. Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
  9. 45' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Emanuel Reynoso.
  10. 45' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Diego Fagundez replaces Uri Rosell.
  11. 54' Ethan Bristow (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 54' Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 63' Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Minnesota United FC 3. Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  14. 68' Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 71' Goal! LA Galaxy 3, Minnesota United FC 3. Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
  16. 74' Second yellow card to Ethan Bristow (Minnesota United FC) for a bad foul.
  17. 77' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Ménder García replaces Teemu Pukki.
  18. 77' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Jeong Sang-Bin replaces Bongokuhle Hlongwane.
  19. 81' Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 82' Goal! LA Galaxy 4, Minnesota United FC 3. Diego Fagundez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Boyd with a cross.
  21. 86' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Billy Sharp.
  22. 86' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Aguirre replaces Tyler Boyd.
  23. 88' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  24. 90'+1' Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  25. 90'+1' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julián Aude replaces Raheem Edwards.

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