CARSON. Charlotte overcomes LA Galaxy 1-0 after K. Swiderski scored just 1 goal (74′).
Chicharito received a red card (85′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why LA Galaxy lost the match.
The match was played at the Dignity Health Sports Park stadium in Carson on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Drew Fischer who had the assistance of Katie Nesbitt and Ricardo Ocampo. The 4th official was Matthew Thompson. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. LA Galaxy was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Charlotte that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
LA Galaxy was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Charlotte was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
LA Galaxy shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Charlotte shot 14 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
LA Galaxy received 1 yellow card (Chicharito). Regarding the opposition, Charlotte received 2 yellow cards (Harrison Afful and Kerwin Vargas).
Chicharito (LA Galaxy) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (85′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this contest, LA Galaxy will stay with 9 points to sit in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Charlotte will have 21 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, LA Galaxy will host Dallas on the 20th of October with a 23-18 head to head statistic in favor of Dallas (6 draws).
Charlotte will host Inter Miami on the 20th of October with a 1-1 head to head stats.
LA Galaxy – Formation
LA Galaxy
61'
85'
LA Galaxy started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Greg Vanney decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Bond , Calegari , Jalen Neal , Martín Cáceres , Julián Aude , Tyler Boyd , Marky Delgado , Gastón Brugman , Memo Rodríguez , Javier Hernández and Riqui Puig .
The home team had on the bench: Daniel Aguirre , Chris Mavinga, Raheem Edwards , Gino Vivi, Kelvin Leerdam, Efrain Alvarez, Jonathan Klinsmann, Oriol Rosell and Dejan Joveljić .
Substitutions
LA Galaxy made 4 changes: J. Aude for Daniel Aguirre (61′), Memo Rodríguez for Raheem Edwards (61′), Gastón Brugman for Dejan Joveljić (78′) and Calegari for Kelvin Leerdam (90′).
Best player: Riqui Puig
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for LA Galaxy was Riqui Puig.
His rating is with 53 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Charlotte – Formation
Charlotte
57'
74'
Charlotte started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Christian Lattanzio played with: Kristijan Kahlina , Nathan Byrne , Adilson Malanda , Bill Tuiloma , Harrison Afful , Ashley Westwood , Derrick Jones , Brandt Bronico , Kerwin Calderón Vargas , Karol Świderski and Justin Meram .
They had on the bench: Pablo Sisniega, Guzmán Corujo, Brandon Cambridge , Nicholas Scardina, Christopher Hegardt, Joseph Mora, Jaylin Lindsey, Jan Sobociński and Patrick Agyemang.
Charlotte could not rely on the presence of Patrick Agyemang (injured).
Substitutions
Charlotte made only 1 change substituting Harrison Afful for Jan Sobocinski (83′).
Best player: Justin Meram
The player that probably impressed the most for Charlotte was Justin Meram even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 40 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Sporting KC – Portland Timbers – 4-1
- Seattle Sounders – New York RB – 1-0
- SJ Earthquakes – Dallas – 1-1
- LA Galaxy – Charlotte – 0-1
- Colorado Rapids – Cincinnati – 0-1
- Saint Louis City – Vancouver Whitecaps – 3-1
- Minnesota United – Real Salt Lake – 1-1
- Houston Dynamo – Austin – 2-1
