SAINT PAUL. Minnesota United demolishes LA Galaxy 5-2 with goals of Hassani Dotson (33′), Teemu Pukki (45′), Teemu Pukki (60′), Teemu Pukki (67′) and Teemu Pukki (76′). Regarding the opposition, LA Galaxy scored with Tyler Boyd (41′), Dejan Joveljić (82′).
The match was played at the Allianz Field stadium in Saint Paul on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 19,693 spectators. The referee was Timothy Ford with the help of Chris Wattam and Andrew Bigelow. The 4th official was Ismir Pekmic. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.07 degrees Celsius or 53.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 24 Total 22
- 13 On Target 8
- 7 Off Target 8
- 4 Shots blocked 6
- 101 Attack 96
- 50 Dangerous attack 48
- 71 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 5
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Minnesota United was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. LA Galaxy that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Minnesota United was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Minnesota United won the match.
Minnesota United shot 24 times, 13 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, LA Galaxy shot 22 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Minnesota United didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, LA Galaxy received 1 yellow card (Maya Yoshida).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this contest, Minnesota United will have 41 points like Sporting KC to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, LA Galaxy will stay with 35 points to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Minnesota United will play away with Sporting KC on the 22nd of October with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Sporting KC (4 draws).
LA Galaxy will host Dallas on the 22nd of October with a 23-18 head to head statistic in favor of Dallas (6 draws).
Minnesota United – Formation
Minnesota United
75'
33'
Minnesota United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Adrian Heath decided to play with the following team: Dayne St. Clair , Zarek Valentin , Michael Boxall , Miguel Tapias , Bakaye Dibassy , Wil Trapp , Ján Greguš , Bongokuhle Hlongwane , Emanuel Reynoso , Hassani Dotson and Teemu Pukki .
The home team had on the bench: Clint Irwin, Devin Padelford , Ethan Bristow, Franco Fragapane , Sangbin Jeong , Ismael Tajouri-Shradi , D.J. Taylor, Mender García and Kervin Arriaga.
Substitutions
Minnesota United made 5 changes: Hassani Dotson for Franco Fragapane (75′), Bakaye Dibassy for Devin Padelford (75′), Bongokuhle Hlongwane for Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (75′), Teemu Pukki for Mender García (87′) and Emanuel Reynoso for Sangbin Jeong (87′).
Best player: Emanuel Reynoso
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Minnesota United was Emanuel Reynoso even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 55 passes (76% accurate) and 8 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 16. He performed 9 crosses.
LA Galaxy – Formation
LA Galaxy
50'
Also LA Galaxy adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Greg Vanney played with: Jonathan Bond , Kelvin Leerdam , Maya Yoshida , Tony Alfaro , Raheem Edwards , Edwin Cerrillo , Oriol Rosell , Tyler Boyd , Douglas Costa , Diego Fagúndez and Billy Sharp .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Julián Aude, Dejan Joveljić , Michael Barrios, Eriq Zavaleta, Mauricio Cuevas , Novak Mićović, Daniel Aguirre , Adam Saldana and Jonathan Perez .
LA Galaxy could not rely on the presence of Dejan Joveljić (injured) and Jonathan Perez (injured).
Substitutions
LA Galaxy made 4 changes: Diego Fagúndez for Mauricio Cuevas (65′), Tyler Boyd for Dejan Joveljić (73′), Raheem Edwards for Jonathan Perez (73′) and Oriol Rosell for Daniel Aguirre (64′).
Best player: Tyler Boyd
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for LA Galaxy was Tyler Boyd.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Seattle Sounders – Vancouver Whitecaps – 0-0
- Real Salt Lake – Sporting KC – 2-3
- Minnesota United – LA Galaxy – 5-2
- Houston Dynamo – Colorado Rapids – 5-1
- Dallas – SJ Earthquakes – 1-1
- Chicago Fire – Charlotte – 0-2
- Austin – Los Angeles FC – 2-4
