CARSON. LA Galaxy and Minnesota United played an incredible match before drawing 3-3. LA Galaxy was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)
F. Fragapane didn’t convert a decisive penalty (89′). That would have allowed Minnesota United to win the match.
F. Fragapane missed 1 penalty (89′) for Minnesota United.
The match was played at the Dignity Health Sports Park stadium in Carson on Sunday and it started at 11:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Stott with the collaboration of Kyle Atkins and Jeremy Hanson. The 4th official was Brandon Stevis. The weather was haze. The temperature was pleasant at 15.3 degrees Celsius or 59.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 15 Total 18
- 10 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 14
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 113 Attack 120
- 38 Dangerous attack 48
- 75 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
LA Galaxy was in firm control of the ball 59% while Minnesota United was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Minnesota United was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Minnesota United to win the contest.
LA Galaxy shot 15 times, 10 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Minnesota United shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
LA Galaxy received 1 yellow card (J. Araujo). On the other side, Minnesota United received 2 yellow cards (E. Reynoso and B. Dibassy).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, LA Galaxy will have 47 points like DC United and Columbus Crew to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Minnesota United will have 48 points like Vancouver Whitecaps and New York RB to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
LA Galaxy – Formation
LA Galaxy
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41'
45'
LA Galaxy started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Greg Vanney decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Bond , Julian Araujo , Nick DePuy , Derrick Williams , Oniel Fisher , Víctor Vázquez , Jonathan Dos Santos , Rayan Raveloson , Sebastian Lletget , Javier Hernández and Kevin Cabral .
The home team had on the bench: Sacha Kljestan , Niko Hämäläinen , Samuel Grandsir , Adam Saldana, Dejan Joveljić, Jonathan Klinsmann, Daniel Steres, Efrain Alvarez and Jorge Villafaña.
Substitutions
LA Galaxy made 4 changes: O. Fisher for N. Hamalainen (39′), S. Lletget for S. Grandsir (68′), J. dos Santos for S. Kljestan (68′) and V. Vazquez for E. Alvarez (85′).
Best player: Javier Hernández
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for LA Galaxy was Javier Hernández.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
Minnesota United – Formation
Minnesota United
Minnesota United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Adrian Heath played with: Tyler Miller , Romain Metanire , Michael Boxall , Bakaye Dibassy , Chase Gasper , Wil Trapp , Hassani Dotson , Robin Lod , Emanuel Reynoso , Franco Fragapane and Adrien Hunou .
They had on the bench: Niko Hansen, Jukka Raitala, Ján Greguš, Fanendo Adi, Dayne St. Clair, Jacori Hayes, Ethan Finlay , Brent Kallman and Joseph Rosales.
Substitutions
Minnesota United made 3 changes: A. Hunou for E. Finlay (76′), E. Reynoso for B. Kallman (89′) and R. Lod for F. Adi (90′).
Best player: Tyler Miller
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Minnesota United was the goalkeeper: Tyler Miller. His rating is 7.43. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Cincinnati – Atlanta United – 1-2
- Columbus Crew – Chicago Fire – 2-0
- Nashville SC – New York RB – 1-1
- New England – Inter Miami – 0-1
- New York City – Philadelphia Union – 1-1
- Toronto – DC United – 1-3
- Montreal Impact – Orlando City – 0-2
- Colorado Rapids – Los Angeles FC – 5-2
- LA Galaxy – Minnesota United – 3-3
- Portland Timbers – Austin – 3-0
- SJ Earthquakes – Dallas – 1-1
- Sporting KC – Real Salt Lake – 0-1
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Seattle Sounders – 1-1
