Orlando City beats LA Galaxy 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

ORLANDO. Orlando City prevails over LA Galaxy with a 2-0 win with a goal from E. Kara (38') and a goal from F. Torres (57').

By
Mark Hall
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Orlando City beats LA Galaxy 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

ORLANDO. Orlando City conquers LA Galaxy with a 2-0 win with a goal from E. Kara (38′) and a goal from F. Torres (57′).

The match was played at the Exploria Stadium stadium in Orlando on Sunday and it started at 1:30 am local time. The referee was Jon Freemon who was helped by Kyle Atkins and Adam Garner. The 4th official was Natalie Simon. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.7 degrees Celsius or 72.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Orlando City

2 - 0

Team 1

LA Galaxy

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 14 Total 15
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 8
  • 90 Attack 98
  • 31 Dangerous attack 48
  • 87 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 14
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Orlando City had a superior ball possession 55% while LA Galaxy was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

LA Galaxy was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Orlando City was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Orlando City shot 14 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, LA Galaxy shot 15 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Orlando City didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, LA Galaxy received 3 yellow cards (J. Aude, Gastón Brugman and Eriq Zavaleta).

Match Timeline

C. Araújo(var)
33'
37'
Julián Aude- Yellow
38'
46'
Eriq Zavaleta- sub ->Tyler Boyd
46'
Daniel Aguirre- sub ->Douglas Costa
Facundo Torres (goal)Martín Ojeda
57'
59'
Gastón Brugman- Yellow
62'
70'
73'
Eriq Zavaleta- Yellow
75'
78'
Dagur Dan Thórhallsson- sub ->I. Angulo
79'
Ramiro Enrique- sub ->Ercan Kara
86'
Felipe Martins- sub ->W. Cartagena
86'
A. Freeman- sub ->Facundo Torres
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After this encounter, Orlando City will have 14 points like Columbus Crew to lose in the 8th place. On the opposite side, LA Galaxy will stay with 6 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Orlando City will play away against Toronto on the 20th of October with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Toronto (3 draws).

LA Galaxy will host Dallas on the 20th of October with a 23-18 head to head statistic in favor of Dallas (6 draws).

Orlando City – Formation

Orlando City
G
P. Gallese 1.Peru
7.3
D
Robin Jansson  6.Sweden
7.3
D
Antônio Carlos 25.Brazil
7.1
D
Kyle Smith 24.United States
6.5
D
M. Halliday 26.United States
7.4
M
W. Cartagena 16.Peru
6.7
86'
M
Martín Ojeda 11.Argentina
7.2
78'
M
Iván Angulo 77.Colombia
7.4
79'
M
C. Araújo 5.Uruguay
7.1
F
Facundo Torres  17.Uruguay
7.2
90' Goals57'
F
E. Kara 9.Austria
8.1
86' Goals38'
Substitutes
G
Mason Stajduhar 31.United States
D
Rodrigo Schlegel 15.Argentina
D
A. Freeman 30.United States
90'
D
Rafael Santos 3.Brazil
M
Dagur Dan Thórhallsson 23.Iceland
79'
M
Felipe Martins 8.Brazil
86'
F
Gastón González 22.Argentina
6.4
78'
F
Jack Lynn 27.United States
F
Ramiro Enrique 7.Argentina
86'

Orlando City started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez decided to play with the following team: Pedro Gallese (7.3), Michael Halliday (7.4), Antônio Carlos (7.1), Robin Jansson (7.3), Kyle Smith (6.5), Martín Ojeda (7.8), César Araújo (7.1), Wilder Cartagena (6.7), Iván Angulo (7.4), Facundo Torres (7.2) and Ercan Kara (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Dagur Dan Þórhallsson, Rodrigo Schlegel, Felipe Martins, Mason Stajduhar, Alexander Freeman, Gastón González, Jack Lynn, Ramiro Enrique and Rafael Santos.

Substitutions

Orlando City made 5 changes: Martín Ojeda for Gaston Gonzalez (78′), I. Angulo for Dagur Dan Þórhallsson (79′), Ercan Kara for Ramiro Enrique Paz (86′), W. Cartagena for Felipe Martins (86′) and Facundo Torres for Alexander Freeman (90′).

Best player: Ercan Kara​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Orlando City was Ercan Kara.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 12 passes (50% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11.

LA Galaxy – Formation

LA Galaxy
G
J. Klinsmann 33.United States
7.1
D
Martín Cáceres 22.Uruguay
6.4
D
Jalen Neal  24.United States
6.8
62'
D
Julián Aude 3.Argentina
6.4
70' 37'
D
Lucas Calegari 2.Brazil
6.7
M
Douglas Costa 10.Brazil
6.4
46'
M
Gastón Brugman 5.Uruguay
7.5
59'
M
Mark Delgado 8.United States
7.4
M
Tyler Boyd 11.United States
6.8
46'
F
Javier Hernández 14.Mexico
6.7
F
Dejan Joveljic 9.Serbia
6.7
75'
Substitutes
G
Novak Micovic 35.Serbia
D
Eriq Zavaleta 15.El Salvador
6.6
46' 73'
D
Sega Coulibaly 4.France
7.0
62'
M
Memo Rodríguez 20.United States
M
Efraín Álvarez 7.Mexico
M
Daniel Aguirre 37.United States
6.4
46'
M
Oriol Rosell 16.Spain
F
Preston Judd 31.United States
6.3
75'
F
Raheem Edwards  44.Canada
6.6
70'

LA Galaxy started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Greg Vanney played with: Jonathan Klinsmann (7.1), Calegari (6.7), Martín Cáceres (6.4), Jalen Neal (6.8), Julián Aude (6.4), Douglas Costa (6.4), Marky Delgado (7.4), Gastón Brugman (7.5), Tyler Boyd (6.8), Javier Hernández (6.7) and Dejan Joveljić (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Memo Rodríguez, Novak Mićović, Preston Judd (6.3), Raheem Edwards (6.6), Efrain Alvarez, Eriq Zavaleta (6.6), Sega Coulibaly (7.0), Daniel Aguirre (6.4) and Oriol Rosell.

Substitutions

LA Galaxy made 5 changes: Tyler Boyd for Eriq Zavaleta (46′), Douglas Costa for Daniel Aguirre (46′), J. Neal for Sega Coulibaly (62′), J. Aude for Raheem Edwards (70′) and Dejan Joveljic for Preston Judd (75′).

Best player: Gastón Brugman​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for LA Galaxy was Gastón Brugman.

His rating is (7.5) with 37 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​