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FT Friday, November 1, 2024
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Colorado Rapids LLLLL 1
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Match Report

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Galaxy finish off sweep of Rapids with 4-1 victory

Los Angeles Galaxy polished off a MLS Cup first-round sweep of the Colorado Rapids with a 4-1 victory on Friday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
5
57.7
Possession
42.3
13
SHOTS
8
9
ON GOAL
4
0.7
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
586
Accurate Passes
410
664
Passes
465
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
2
2
Crosses
22
0.0
Cross %
0.1
56
Long Balls
36
24
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
2
4
Effective Tackles
6
7
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
3
Interceptions
15
17
Effective Clearances
9
17
Clearances
9

Highlights

00:56 Riqui Puig's stoppage time brace propels LA Galaxy past Rapids Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

COL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 95Zack SteffenG
  2. 5Andreas MaxsøCD
  3. 6Lalas AbubakarCD-L
  4. 4Reggie CannonCD-R
  5. 20Connor RonanCM-L
  6. 18Oliver LarrazCM-R
  7. 3Sam VinesLM
  8. 2Keegan RosenberryRM
  9. 9Rafael NavarroF
  10. 10Djordje MihailovicCF-L
  11. 91Kévin CabralCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 77Darren YapiSUB
  2. 27Kimani Stewart-BaynesSUB
  3. 24Wayne FrederickSUB
  4. 22Sebastian AndersonSUB
  5. 14Calvin HarrisSUB
  6. 21Jasper LöeffelsendSUB
  7. 31Adam BeaudrySUB
  8. 11Omir FernándezSUB
  9. 7Jonathan LewisSUB

LA · 4-3-3

  1. 77John McCarthyG
  2. 4Maya YoshidaCD-L
  3. 25Carlos GarcésCD-R
  4. 14John NelsonLB
  5. 2Miki YamaneRB
  6. 20Edwin CerrilloCM
  7. 10Ricard PuigLM
  8. 8Mark DelgadoRM
  9. 9Dejan JoveljicF
  10. 28Joseph PaintsilLF
  11. 11Gabriel PecRF

Substitutes

  1. 18Marco ReusSUB
  2. 35Novak MicovicSUB
  3. 24Jalen NealSUB
  4. 15Eriq ZavaletaSUB
  5. 7Diego FagundezSUB
  6. 27Miguel BerrySUB
  7. 19Mauricio CuevasSUB
  8. 3Julián AudeSUB
  9. 5Gastón BrugmanSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 8' Goal! Colorado Rapids 0, LA Galaxy 1. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom left corner.
  3. 19' Goal! Colorado Rapids 1, LA Galaxy 1. Oliver Larraz (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  4. 45'+3' Goal! Colorado Rapids 1, LA Galaxy 2. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maya Yoshida.
  5. 45' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Omir Fernandez replaces Kévin Cabral.
  6. 60' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Calvin Harris replaces Lalas Abubakar.
  7. 65' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Marco Reus replaces Dejan Joveljic.
  8. 65' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Gastón Brugman replaces Mark Delgado.
  9. 72' Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 73' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Diego Fagúndez replaces Joseph Paintsil.
  11. 80' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Jonathan Lewis replaces Oliver Larraz.
  12. 84' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Darren Yapi replaces Keegan Rosenberry.
  13. 85' Reggie Cannon (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90' John Nelson (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+1' Goal! Colorado Rapids 1, LA Galaxy 3. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Fagúndez.
  16. 90'+3' Goal! Colorado Rapids 1, LA Galaxy 4. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Pec following a fast break.
  17. 90'+4' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Miguel Berry replaces Gabriel Pec.
  18. 90'+4' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Jalen Neal replaces Riqui Puig.

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