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FT Saturday, March 2, 2024
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Match Report

L.A. Galaxy breeze to 3-1 victory over Earthquakes

Dejan Joveljic scored his second goal of the season, Joseph Paintsill added his first goal and assist in MLS and the visiting LA Galaxy cruised to a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday evening.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
10
2
Saves
3
53
Possession
47
6
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
3
1.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
524
Accurate Passes
418
596
Passes
496
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
2
6
Crosses
32
0.0
Cross %
0.1
54
Long Balls
52
34
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
5
5
Effective Tackles
12
10
Tackles
24
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
13
Interceptions
13
20
Effective Clearances
11
20
Clearances
11

Highlights

00:59 Ricard Puig scores to extend LA Galaxy's lead Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SJ · 4-3-3

  1. 42DanielG
  2. 15Tanner BeasonCD-L
  3. 26RodriguesCD-R
  4. 3Paul MarieLB
  5. 29Carlos AkapoRB
  6. 7Carlos GruezoCM
  7. 16Jack SkahanLM
  8. 14Jackson YueillRM
  9. 11Jeremy EbobisseF
  10. 9Amahl PellegrinoLF
  11. 10Cristian EspinozaRF

LA · 4-3-3

  1. 77John McCarthyG
  2. 22Martín CáceresCD-L
  3. 4Maya YoshidaCD-R
  4. 3Julián AudeLB
  5. 2Miki YamaneRB
  6. 20Edwin CerrilloCM
  7. 10Ricard PuigLM
  8. 8Mark DelgadoRM
  9. 9Dejan JoveljicF
  10. 7Diego FagundezLF
  11. 28Joseph PaintsilRF

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 0, LA Galaxy 1. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
  2. 29' Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 0, LA Galaxy 2. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil following a fast break.
  5. 45' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Vítor Costa replaces Carlos Akapo.
  6. 48' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 0, LA Galaxy 3. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
  7. 55' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Preston Judd replaces Jack Skahan.
  8. 55' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Bruno Wilson replaces Tanner Beason.
  9. 63' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Miguel Berry replaces Dejan Joveljic.
  10. 63' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Benjamin Kikanovic replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
  11. 63' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Gabriel Pec replaces Joseph Paintsil.
  12. 69' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 1, LA Galaxy 3. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bruno Wilson following a corner.
  13. 71' Substitution, LA Galaxy. John Nelson replaces Julián Aude.
  14. 71' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Gastón Brugman replaces Mark Delgado.
  15. 74' Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 76' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda replaces Amahl Pellegrino.
  17. 90' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Jonathan Pérez replaces Diego Fagúndez.
  18. 90'+3' Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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