MLS

FT Saturday, November 30, 2024
Seattle Sounders FC DWWWL 0
–
LA Galaxy LWWWW 1
1st2ndT
SEA000
LA011
Dignity Health Sports Park · 26,327 att. · MLS Season Pass

Match Report

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Joveljic's late goal powers Galaxy to Western Conference final win over Sounders

Dejan Joveljic scored his fifth goal of the playoffs in the 86th minute and the LA Galaxy advanced to the MLS Cup final for the first time since 2014 with a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders in the Western Conference final.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
4
45.9
Possession
54.1
8
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
408
Accurate Passes
504
461
Passes
554
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
18
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.2
36
Long Balls
49
20
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
5
15
Effective Tackles
11
19
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
3
Interceptions
6
17
Effective Clearances
23
17
Clearances
23

Highlights

01:04 Dejan Joveljic's late winner sends LA Galaxy to MLS Cup final Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

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. 18Marco ReusRM
  9. 9Dejan JoveljicF
  10. 28Joseph PaintsilLF
  11. 11Gabriel PecRF

Substitutes

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

SEA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Stefan FreiG
  2. 25Jackson RagenCD-L
  3. 4Nathan CardosoCD-R
  4. 5Nouhou ToloLB
  5. 16Alex RoldanRB
  6. 11Albert RusnákAM
  7. 7Cristian RoldanLM
  8. 18Obed VargasRM
  9. 13Jordan MorrisF
  10. 93Georgi MinoungouAM-L
  11. 10Pedro de la VegaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 75Daniel LeyvaSUB
  2. 8Joshua AtencioSUB
  3. 23Léo ChúSUB
  4. 15Jon BellSUB
  5. 28Yeimar GómezSUB
  6. 26Andy ThomasSUB
  7. 33Cody BakerSUB
  8. 9Raúl RuidíazSUB
  9. 6João PauloSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Mark Delgado replaces Marco Reus.
  2. 55' Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 61' Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 70' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. João Paulo replaces Albert Rusnák because of an injury.
  5. 74' Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 82' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Raúl Ruidíaz replaces Pedro de la Vega.
  7. 85' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riqui Puig with a through ball.
  8. 88' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Alex Roldan.
  9. 88' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Gastón Brugman replaces Dejan Joveljic.
  10. 90'+2' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Diego Fagúndez replaces Joseph Paintsil.
  11. 90'+5' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Josh Atencio replaces Nathan because of an injury.
  12. 90'+6' Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

MLS News

All news
ESPN ESPN A global experiment: Can ESPN predict the Ballon d'Or awards? The Ballon d'Or awards are typically tough to predict, but can ESPN and our global resources do just that? ESPN Joe Lowery MLS Power Rankings: Revs jump eight places as playoffs loom We're getting down to the pointy end of the season, and the New England Revolution have jumped right up ESPN's MLS Power Rankings. ESPN Leonard Solms Bafana boss Pitso Mosimane's latest South Africa squad shows favouritism fears were unfounded Mosimane has made several changes from his first preliminary squad, which he announced almost immediately after taking charge at the beginning of September. ESPN Associated Press LAFC clinches playoffs with derby draw, Galaxy cling to last spot Leo Walta scored the tying goal in the 62nd minute as LAFC clinched a playoff spot by rallying from two goals down in the second half for a 2-2 draw with the LA Galaxy on Sunday night.