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FT Friday, July 4, 2025
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Match Report

Joseph Paintsil tallies twice as Galaxy rout Whitecaps

Joseph Paintsil recorded a brace, Matheus Nascimento scored an early goal and the struggling Los Angeles Galaxy turned in a stellar performance with a 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday night at Carson, Calif.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
7
4
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
2
43.7
Possession
56.3
5
SHOTS
12
1
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
363
Accurate Passes
482
400
Passes
533
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
7
0.2
Cross %
0.4
22
Long Balls
29
12
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
11
13
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
9
11
Effective Clearances
17
11
Clearances
17

Highlights

00:58 Matheus Nascimento finds the back of the net for LA Galaxy Watch on ESPN 00:16 Yohei Takaoka makes a great save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

VAN leads series 3-2

Lineups

LA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Novak MicovicG
  2. 25Carlos GarcésCD-L
  3. 4Maya YoshidaCD-R
  4. 3Julián AudeLB
  5. 2Miki YamaneRB
  6. 18Marco ReusCM
  7. 7Diego FagundezLM
  8. 6Edwin CerrilloRM
  9. 9Matheus NascimentoF
  10. 28Joseph PaintsilLF
  11. 11Gabriel PecRF

VAN · 4-3-3

  1. 1Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 33Tristan BlackmonCD-L
  3. 4Ranko VeselinovicCD-R
  4. 28Tate JohnsonLB
  5. 2Mathías LabordaRB
  6. 59Jeevan BadwalCM
  7. 26Jean-Claude NgandoLM
  8. 45Pedro ViteRM
  9. 14Daniel RíosF
  10. 11Emmanuel SabbiLF
  11. 18Édier OcampoRF

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Matheus Nascimento (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  2. 18' Matheus Nascimento (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 35' Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jayden Nelson replaces Mathías Laborda.
  5. 55' Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 60' Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Reus.
  7. 72' Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 74' Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 77' Goal! LA Galaxy 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  10. 78' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Mauricio Cuevas replaces Miki Yamane.
  11. 78' Substitution, LA Galaxy. John Nelson replaces Julián Aude.
  12. 78' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Lucas Sanabria replaces Matheus Nascimento.
  13. 79' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Nelson Pierre replaces Daniel Ríos.
  14. 79' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Bjørn Utvik replaces J.C. Ngando.
  15. 86' Bjørn Utvik (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 87' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Christian Ramirez replaces Marco Reus.
  17. 90' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Damir Kreilach replaces Emmanuel Sabbi.
  18. 90' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jackson Castro replaces Pedro Vite.
  19. 90' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Isaiah Parente replaces Diego Fagúndez.
  20. 90'+2' Second yellow card to Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) for a bad foul.

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