LA Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City, 2026 MLS, Regular Season
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LA Galaxy are hosting Sporting Kansas City
at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, USA, starting on
. The match is a part of the MLS.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Elijah Wynder (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Harbor Tarczynski-Miller.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 6': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Jacob Bartlett is caught offside.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Wyatt Meyer (Sporting Kansas City).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Foul by Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City).
- 21': Harbor Tarczynski-Miller (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross.
- 23': Erik Thommy (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Jayden Reid (Sporting Kansas City).
- 23': Foul by Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City).
- 23': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Harbor Tarczynski-Miller (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Elijah Wynder.
- 26': Offside, LA Galaxy. Erik Thommy is caught offside.
- 27': Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Julián Aude (LA Galaxy).
- 29': Attempt blocked. Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shapi Suleymanov.
- 30': Foul by Erik Thommy (LA Galaxy).
- 30': Jayden Reid (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Jayden Reid (Sporting Kansas City).
- 32': João Klauss (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Shapi Suleymanov.
- 38': Foul by Justin Haak (LA Galaxy).
- 38': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt missed. João Klauss (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marco Reus following a fast break.
- 39': Attempt saved. João Klauss (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City).
- 41': Attempt blocked. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu García.
- 41': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Julián Aude.
- 42': Erik Thommy (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Jayden Reid (Sporting Kansas City).
- 42': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Wyatt Meyer.
- 43': Attempt missed. Justin Haak (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Novak Micovic (LA Galaxy). Assisted by Manu García with a through ball.
- 45': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Novak Micovic.
- 45': Attempt missed. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Goal! LA Galaxy 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manu García following a fast break.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 0, Sporting Kansas City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 0, Sporting Kansas City 1.
- 46': Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
- 46': Marco Reus (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City).
- 50': Justin Haak (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miki Yamane.
- 55': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ethan Bartlow.
- 55': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Calvin Harris.
- 56': Attempt missed. João Klauss (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Wyatt Meyer.
- 63': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Mauricio Cuevas replaces Miki Yamane.
- 63': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Rubén Ramos replaces Erik Thommy.
- 63': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Matheus Nascimento replaces João Klauss.
- 65': Foul by Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy).
- 65': Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Shapi Suleymanov is caught offside.
- 69': Foul by Wyatt Meyer (Sporting Kansas City).
- 69': Matheus Nascimento (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Wyatt Meyer (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt missed. Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Harbor Tarczynski-Miller following a set piece situation.
- 71': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa replaces Calvin Harris.
- 72': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jake Davis.
- 73': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Novak Micovic (LA Galaxy). Assisted by Manu García.
- 74': Goal! LA Galaxy 0, Sporting Kansas City 2. Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephen Afrifa following a fast break.
- 78': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City).
- 78': Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
- 78': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
- 79': Substitution, LA Galaxy. John Nelson replaces Julián Aude.
- 79': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Lucas Sanabria replaces Elijah Wynder.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Attempt saved. Matheus Nascimento (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Marco Reus.
- 82': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Harbor Tarczynski-Miller.
- 82': Attempt saved. Matheus Nascimento (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City).
- 82': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Sporting Kansas City 2. Marco Reus (LA Galaxy) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 85': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jake Davis.
- 85': Attempt missed. Justin Haak (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jayden Reid.
- 87': Attempt missed. Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rubén Ramos with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jansen Miller replaces Jake Davis.
- 89': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jacob Bartlett.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Lucas Sanabria (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+2': Marco Reus (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jansen Miller.
- 90'+3': Foul by Mauricio Cuevas (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+3': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+7': Lucas Sanabria (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mauricio Cuevas with a cross.
- 90'+8': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+8': Lucas Sanabria (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+8': John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Sporting Kansas City 2.
- 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 1, Sporting Kansas City 2.
Statistics
 SKC |
LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.2 | Possession | 60.8 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 328 | Accurate Passes | 542 |
| 393 | Passes | 602 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 8 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 30 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 20 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 28 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 18,232
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 18,232
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | +18 | 21 |
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 8 | +14 | 21 |
| 3 | LAFC | 8 | +10 | 16 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 7 | +7 | 16 |
Line-Ups
LA Galaxy (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Novak Micovic (GK) |
| 4 | Maya Yoshida |
| 15 | Justin Haak |
| 3 | Julián Aude |
| 2 | Miki Yamane |
| 18 | Marco Reus |
| 6 | Edwin Cerrillo  |
| 22 | Elijah Wynder |
| 99 | João Klauss |
| 26 | Harbor Miller |
| 27 | Erik Thommy |
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Pulskamp (GK) |
| 28 | Wyatt Meyer |
| 23 | Ethan Bartlow |
| 99 | Jayden Reid |
| 8 | Jacob Davis |
| 4 | Lasse Berg Johnsen |
| 6 | Manu García |
| 16 | Jacob Bartlett |
| 9 | Dejan Joveljic |
| 93 | Shapi Suleymanov |
| 11 | Calvin Harris |
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