Atlanta United FC vs LA Galaxy, 2026 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSGabriel Pec scores two late goals to rally Galaxy to 2-1 victory over Atlanta United
- Gabriel Pec scored two goals late in the second half to rally the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Harbor Tarczynski-Miller (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United).
- 5': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Saba Lobjanidze with a cross following a fast break.
- 7': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Stian Gregersen.
- 11': Attempt missed. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tomás Jacob.
- 15': Harbor Tarczynski-Miller (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United).
- 17': Attempt saved. Lucas Sanabria (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United).
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Emmanuel Latte Lath (Atlanta United).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Attempt saved. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by JT Marcinkowski (LA Galaxy).
- 20': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by JT Marcinkowski.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 23': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Justin Haak.
- 24': Attempt missed. Elías Báez (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Saba Lobjanidze with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by JT Marcinkowski.
- 26': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Stian Gregersen (Atlanta United).
- 26': Stian Gregersen (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Offside, LA Galaxy. Jakob Glesnes is caught offside.
- 28': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United).
- 28': Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
- 30': Mauricio Cuevas (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Juan Berrocal (Atlanta United).
- 30': Juan Berrocal (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Emmanuel Latte Lath (Atlanta United).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Foul by Lucas Sanabria (LA Galaxy).
- 35': Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Offside, Atlanta United. Emmanuel Latte Lath is caught offside.
- 39': Offside, LA Galaxy. Joseph Paintsil is caught offside.
- 40': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
- 41': JT Marcinkowski (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Matías Galarza (Atlanta United).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Atlanta United 0, LA Galaxy 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United 0, LA Galaxy 0.
- 47': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Emiro Garcés.
- 48': Attempt missed. Juan Berrocal (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Juan Berrocal.
- 49': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Juan Berrocal.
- 50': Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
- 52': Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
- 53': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (LA Galaxy).
- 53': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Jakob Glesnes (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Offside, Atlanta United. Emmanuel Latte Lath is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Haak.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 59': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mauricio Cuevas.
- 60': Offside, LA Galaxy. Joseph Paintsil is caught offside.
- 60': Substitution, Atlanta United. Ajani Fortune replaces Matías Galarza.
- 61': Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Elías Báez.
- 62': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Juan Berrocal.
- 63': Attempt missed. Harbor Tarczynski-Miller (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mauricio Cuevas with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Marco Reus replaces Justin Haak.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elías Báez with a cross.
- 68': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
- 69': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tristan Muyumba with a cross.
- 69': Attempt saved. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by JT Marcinkowski (LA Galaxy). Assisted by Emmanuel Latte Lath.
- 69': Goal! Atlanta United 1, LA Galaxy 0. Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elías Báez.
- 71': Substitution, Atlanta United. Luke Brennan replaces Saba Lobjanidze.
- 71': Substitution, Atlanta United. Cayman Togashi replaces Emmanuel Latte Lath.
- 71': Attempt missed. Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cooper Sanchez.
- 73': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Erik Thommy replaces Harbor Tarczynski-Miller.
- 73': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Elijah Wynder replaces Lucas Sanabria.
- 74': Goal! Atlanta United 1, LA Galaxy 1. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Reus following a fast break.
- 79': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United). Assisted by Marco Reus.
- 79': Goal! Atlanta United 1, LA Galaxy 2. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 83': Substitution, Atlanta United. Enea Mihaj replaces Juan Berrocal.
- 83': Substitution, Atlanta United. Sérgio Santos replaces Cooper Sanchez.
- 86': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United). Assisted by Marco Reus.
- 86': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Lucas Hoyos.
- 88': Attempt missed. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Mauricio Cuevas with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Attempt saved. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United). Assisted by Emiro Garcés.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Sérgio Santos (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk with a cross.
- 90'+1': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Maya Yoshida replaces Joseph Paintsil.
- 90'+2': Enea Mihaj (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Erik Thommy (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+4': Erik Thommy (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Atlanta United 1, LA Galaxy 2.
- 0': Match ends, Atlanta United 1, LA Galaxy 2.
Statistics
 LA |
ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 46.9 | Possession | 53.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 327 | Accurate Passes | 356 |
| 404 | Passes | 446 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 10 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 8 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 32 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 40,392
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 40,392
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 12 | +19 | 29 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 11 | +20 | 26 |
| 3 | LAFC | 12 | +8 | 21 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 10 | +8 | 21 |
Line-Ups
Atlanta United FC (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Hoyos (GK) |
| 6 | Juan Berrocal  |
| 5 | Stian Gregersen |
| 8 | Tristan Muyumba |
| 3 | Elías Baez |
| 55 | Tomás Jacob |
| 88 | Matías Galarza |
| 48 | Cooper Sanchez |
| 11 | Saba Lobjanidze |
| 59 | Alexey Miranchuk |
| 9 | Emmanuel Latte Lath |
LA Galaxy (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | JT Marcinkowski (GK) |
| 25 | Carlos Garcés |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes |
| 14 | John Nelson |
| 19 | Mauricio Cuevas |
| 8 | Lucas Sanabria |
| 6 | Edwin Cerrillo |
| 15 | Justin Haak |
| 28 | Joseph Paintsil |
| 26 | Harbor Miller |
| 11 | Gabriel Pec |
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