LA Galaxy vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSGabriel Pec's first MLS goal gives Galaxy win over Sounders
Gabriel Pec scored his first MLS goal in the very early stages, and the LA Galaxy made it stand up for a 1-0 victory over the visiting Seattle Sounders in soggy conditions on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yeimar Gómez.
- 2': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Gastón Brugman with a through ball.
- 4': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Cody Baker (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 7': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Pec.
- 12': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 12': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Attempt missed. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 19': Foul by Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy).
- 19': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 21': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
- 22': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
- 27': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Foul by Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 28': John McCarthy (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Eriq Zavaleta replaces Martín Cáceres because of an injury.
- 33': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy).
- 39': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 41': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Miguel Berry (LA Galaxy).
- 42': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Julián Aude.
- 42': Attempt missed. Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Mark Delgado.
- 45'+1': Foul by Cody Baker (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45'+1': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julián Aude.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 50': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Joshua Atencio.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Ruidíaz.
- 53': Foul by Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy).
- 53': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
- 56': Attempt saved. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
- 59': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 59': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Musovski replaces Cody Baker.
- 61': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 62': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Morris with a cross.
- 64': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Julián Aude.
- 65': Hand ball by Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
- 65': Attempt saved. Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Roldan with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by John McCarthy.
- 66': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Miguel Berry.
- 67': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Edwin Cerrillo replaces Gastón Brugman.
- 67': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Julián Aude.
- 68': Foul by Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 68': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt missed. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nouhou Tolo.
- 73': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
- 75': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 76': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy).
- 78': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Paul Rothrock replaces Cristian Roldan.
- 79': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces Raúl Ruidíaz.
- 79': Foul by Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 79': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
- 82': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Pec.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 83': Attempt missed. Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
- 85': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Diego Fagúndez replaces Joseph Paintsil.
- 85': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Dylan Teves replaces Joshua Atencio.
- 86': Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
- 86': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dylan Teves.
- 90'+3': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+3': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+4': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
Statistics
 SEA |
LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.9 | Possession | 46.1 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 452 | Accurate Passes | 385 |
| 533 | Passes | 473 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 31 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 9 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 18 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 22,736
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 22,736
Line-Ups
LA Galaxy (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | John McCarthy (GK) |
| 22 | Martín Cáceres |
| 4 | Maya Yoshida |
| 3 | Julian Aude |
| 2 | Miki Yamane |
| 5 | Gastón Brugman |
| 8 | Marky Delgado |
| 10 | Ricard Puig |
| 11 | Gabriel Pec |
| 27 | Miguel Berry |
| 28 | Joseph Paintsil |
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
| 25 | Jackson Ragen |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo  |
| 33 | Cody Baker |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
| 8 | Joshua Atencio |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
| 9 | Raúl Ruidíaz |
| 13 | Jordan Morris |
| 16 | Alex Roldan |
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