SCUNTHORPE. LA Galaxy tops SJ Earthquakes 3-1. LA Galaxy was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Joseph Paintsil (18′), Dejan Joveljić (43′) and Riqui Puig (48′). SJ Earthquakes reduced the distance with a goal (69′) by Preston Judd, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Stanford Stadium stadium in Scunthorpe on Sunday and it started at 3:30 am local time. The referee was Cristian Campo Hernández who was helped by Fevzi Demirhan and . The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.53 degrees Celsius or 43.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 12 Total 6
- 3 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 0
- 5 Shots blocked 0
- 94 Attack 97
- 82 Dangerous attack 49
- 70 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. SJ Earthquakes was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. LA Galaxy that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
SJ Earthquakes was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, LA Galaxy was able to find the solution to win this match.
SJ Earthquakes shot 12 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, LA Galaxy shot 6 times, 6 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
SJ Earthquakes received 2 yellow cards (Carlos Akapo and Preston Judd). Regarding the opposition, LA Galaxy received 2 yellow cards (Gastón Brugman and Marky Delgado).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, SJ Earthquakes stays with 0 points to occupy the 14th place in the standings. On the other side, LA Galaxy has 4 points (2nd).
Next matches
SJ Earthquakes – Formation
SJ Earthquakes
55'
35'
69'
SJ Earthquakes adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luchi Gonzalez decided to play with the following team: Daniel , Carlos Akapo , Rodrigues , Tanner Beason , Paul Marie , Jackson Yueill , Carlos Gruezo , J. Skahan , Cristian Espinoza , Jeremy Ebobisse and Amahl Pellegrino .
The home team had on the bench: Bruno Wilson , Alfredo Morales, Ousseni Bouda , Preston Judd , Tommy Thompson, William Yarbrough, Michael Baldisimo, Vitor Costa and Benjamin Kikanović .
Substitutions
SJ Earthquakes made 5 changes: Carlos Akapo for Vitor Costa (46′), J. Skahan for Preston Judd (55′), Tanner Beason for Bruno Wilson (55′), Jeremy Ebobisse for Benjamin Kikanović (63′) and Amahl Pellegrino for Ousseni Bouda (76′).
Player of the match: Bruno Wilson
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for SJ Earthquakes was Bruno Wilson.
His rating is with 25 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8.
His performance was amazing also because he commenced the encounter from the bench before entering in the 55′.
LA Galaxy – Formation
LA Galaxy
Also LA Galaxy adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Greg Vanney played with: John McCarthy , Miki Yamane , Maya Yoshida , Martín Cáceres , Julián Aude , Marky Delgado , Edwin Cerrillo , Riqui Puig , Joseph Paintsil , Dejan Joveljić and Diego Fagúndez .
These were the players on the bench: Gastón Brugman , Gabriel Pec , Eriq Zavaleta, Mauricio Cuevas, Miguel Berry , Novak Mićović, Daniel Aguirre, Jonathan Perez and John Nelson .
Substitutions
LA Galaxy made 5 changes: Dejan Joveljić for Miguel Berry (63′), Julián Aude for John Nelson (71′), Marky Delgado for Gastón Brugman (71′), Diego Fagúndez for Jonathan Perez (90′) and Joseph Paintsil for Gabriel Pec (63′).
Player of the match: Riqui Puig
The player that probably impressed the most for LA Galaxy was Riqui Puig.
His rating is with 1 goal, 115 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Charlotte – 1-1
- Chicago Fire – Cincinnati – 1-2
- Dallas – CF Montréal – 1-2
- Houston Dynamo – New York RB – 1-2
- Sporting KC – Philadelphia Union – 1-1
- St. Louis City – New York City – 2-0
- Colorado Rapids – Nashville SC – 1-1
- Portland Timbers – DC United – 2-2
- SJ Earthquakes – LA Galaxy – 1-3
- Seattle Sounders – Austin – 0-0
- New England – Toronto – 0-1
