LA Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

LA Galaxy

14': Gabriel Pec
24': Joseph Paintsil (P)
30': Maya Yoshida
56': Ricard Puig
70': Eriq Zavaleta

FT
4 - 3

San Jose Earthquakes

32': Rodrigues
58': Benjamin Kikanovic
72': Jeremy Ebobisse (P)

Galaxy score 4 more goals in beating Earthquakes again

Maya Yoshida uses noggin to give LA Galaxy 3-0 lead

Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil and Maya Yoshida each scored first-half goals and the Los Angeles Galaxy held on in the 100th version of the California Clasico for a 4-3 victory over the visiting San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday in Carson, Calif.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by John McCarthy.
4': Foul by Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes).
4': Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
4': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
6': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
7': Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
8': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Preston Judd is caught offside.
10': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic with a headed pass.
13': Foul by Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes).
13': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
14': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
16': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
16': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
18': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20': Attempt blocked. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
20': Penalty conceded by Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
21': VAR Decision: Penalty LA Galaxy.
24': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
26': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
26': Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
27': Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Rodrigues.
29': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Niko Tsakiris.
30': Goal! LA Galaxy 3, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil with a cross following a corner.
31': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
31': Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Attempt blocked. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
32': Goal! LA Galaxy 3, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
35': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
35': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
37': Attempt saved. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Akapo.
37': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
37': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes).
43': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
45': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Brugman.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Preston Judd.
45'+3': Foul by Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes).
45'+3': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
45'+4': Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+5': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mark Delgado following a fast break.
45'+6': Attempt missed. Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
45'+7': Attempt missed. Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
45'+7': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 3, San Jose Earthquakes 1.
45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 3, San Jose Earthquakes 1.
45': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jeremy Ebobisse replaces Preston Judd.
46': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
46': Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Brugman.
47': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Rodrigues.
51': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
51': Offside, LA Galaxy. Joseph Paintsil is caught offside.
53': Attempt missed. Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
54': Attempt blocked. Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Ebobisse.
54': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
54': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Goal! LA Galaxy 4, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Pec following a fast break.
57': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Benjamin Kikanovic replaces Amahl Pellegrino.
57': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan replaces Niko Tsakiris.
58': Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
58': Goal! LA Galaxy 4, San Jose Earthquakes 2. Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
61': Foul by Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes).
61': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Eriq Zavaleta replaces Martín Cáceres.
65': Offside, LA Galaxy. Joseph Paintsil is caught offside.
65': Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Mauricio Cuevas replaces Edwin Cerrillo.
65': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Diego Fagúndez replaces Joseph Paintsil.
66': Foul by Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes).
66': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Julián Aude.
69': Penalty San Jose Earthquakes. Jeremy Ebobisse draws a foul in the penalty area.
69': Penalty conceded by Eriq Zavaleta (LA Galaxy) after a foul in the penalty area.
70': Eriq Zavaleta (LA Galaxy) is shown the red card.
72': Goal! LA Galaxy 4, San Jose Earthquakes 3. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
72': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
74': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
74': Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes).
76': Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Alfredo Morales replaces Carlos Gruezo.
78': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
79': Hand ball by Julián Aude (LA Galaxy).
80': Foul by Alfredo Morales (San Jose Earthquakes).
80': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Attempt saved. Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alfredo Morales with a through ball.
81': Attempt missed. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
82': Attempt saved. Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
83': Attempt saved. Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vítor Costa.
83': Foul by Alfredo Morales (San Jose Earthquakes).
83': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Alfredo Morales (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
84': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan is caught offside.
85': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Aguirre replaces Gabriel Pec.
85': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Miguel Berry replaces Dejan Joveljic.
86': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
86': Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda replaces Vítor Costa.
87': Attempt blocked. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jackson Yueill.
89': Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Foul by Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes).
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Tanner Beason (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jackson Yueill.
90'+2': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Gastón Brugman.
90'+3': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Mark Delgado.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Skahan with a cross.
90'+3': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by John McCarthy.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigues.
90'+7': Foul by Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes).
90'+7': Miguel Berry (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+9': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 4, San Jose Earthquakes 3.
0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 4, San Jose Earthquakes 3.

Statistics

SJ		LA
21	Fouls	11
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	4
40.3	Possession	59.7
18	SHOTS	13
7	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.6
1	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
316	Accurate Passes	514
371	Passes	585
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
6	Accurate Crosses	3
26	Crosses	7
0.2	Cross %	0.4
19	Long Balls	53
12	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	9
17	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
10	Interceptions	7
6	Effective Clearances	19
6	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 25,335

Line-Ups

LA Galaxy (4-3-3)

No.	Name
77	John McCarthy (GK)
22	Martín Cáceres
4	Maya Yoshida
3	Julian Aude
20	Edwin Cerrillo
5	Gastón Brugman
10	Ricard Puig
8	Marky Delgado
9	Dejan Joveljic
11	Gabriel Pec
28	Joseph Paintsil

LA Galaxy Substitutes:

Diego Fagundez, Miguel Berry, Maruicio Cuevas, John Nelson, Daniel Aguirre, Jonathan Pérez, Gino Vivi, Novak Micovic, Eriq Zavaleta.

San Jose Earthquakes (4-3-3)

No.	Name
25	William Yarbrough (GK)
26	Rodrigues
15	Tanner Beason
94	Vítor Costa
29	Carlos Akapo
7	Carlos Gruezo
30	Niko Tsakiris
14	Jackson Yueill
19	Preston Judd
9	Amahl Pellegrino
10	Cristian Espinoza

San Jose Earthquakes Substitutes:

Daniel Munie, Ousseni Bouda, Benjamin Kikanovic, Paul Marie, Jeremy Ebobisse, Jamar Ricketts, Emmanuel Ochoa, Jack Skahan, Alfredo Morales.

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