NASHVILLE. Nashville SC finds the way to recover against LA Galaxy with a goal on the D. Joveljić 82′ and a goal on the R. Puig 67′. LA Galaxy was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%)
Dejan Joveljić squandered a decisive penalty (18′). That would have allowed LA Galaxy to win the match.
Dejan Joveljić didn’t score 1 penalty (18′) for LA Galaxy.
The match was played at the First Tennessee Park stadium in Nashville on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Wesley Costa who was helped by Albert Escovar and Jose Landa. The 4th official was Jorge Luna Hernández. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was freezing at -0.95 degrees Celsius or 30.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 14 Total 19
- 4 On Target 8
- 5 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 5
- 80 Attack 109
- 43 Dangerous attack 56
- 72 Ball safe 80
- 1 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 9
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
LA Galaxy had a strong ball possession 62% while Nashville SC was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
LA Galaxy was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough LA Galaxy to win the match.
Nashville SC shot 14 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, LA Galaxy shot 19 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Nashville SC received 2 yellow cards (Dru Yearwood and Jacob Shaffelburg). On the other side, LA Galaxy received 2 yellow cards (Riqui Puig and Martín Cáceres).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Nashville SC has 3 points to occupy the 10th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, LA Galaxy has 5 points (3rd).
Next matches
Nashville SC – Formation
Nashville SC
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Nashville SC started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Gary Smith decided to play with the following team: Elliot Panicco , Josh Bauer , Brent Kallman , Jack Maher , Alex Muyl , Amar Sejdic , Tah Anunga , Taylor Washington , Orrin McKinze Gaines II. , Dru Yearwood , Woobens Pacius and Teal Bunbury .
The home team had on the bench: Lukas MacNaughton, Sam Surridge , Joe Willis, Shaq Moore , Daniel Lovitz, Tyler Boyd , Aníbal Godoy, Jacob Shaffelburg and Hany Mukhtar .
Substitutions
Nashville SC made 5 changes: Alex Muyl for Shaq Moore (46′), Teal Bunbury for Sam Surridge (75′), Amar Sejdic for Tyler Boyd (71′), Orrin McKinze Gaines II. for Hany Mukhtar (71′) and Josh Bauer for Jacob Shaffelburg (86′).
Player of the match: Dru Yearwood
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nashville SC was Dru Yearwood.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
LA Galaxy – Formation
LA Galaxy
LA Galaxy started with a 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 , Diego Fagúndez .
These were the players on the bench: Gastón Brugman , John Nelson , Eriq Zavaleta, Jonathan Perez, Mauricio Cuevas, Miguel Berry , Gino Vivi, Novak Mićović and Daniel Aguirre.
Substitutions
LA Galaxy made 4 changes: Julián Aude for John Nelson (89′), Dejan Joveljić for Daniel Aguirre (90′), Edwin Cerrillo for Gastón Brugman (61′) and Diego Fagúndez for Miguel Berry (61′).
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, 125 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Atlanta United – New England – 4-1
- Columbus Crew – Chicago Fire – 2-1
- New York RB – Dallas – 2-1
- Orlando City – Minnesota United – 2-3
- Austin – St. Louis City – 2-2
- Real Salt Lake – Colorado Rapids – 1-2
- Los Angeles FC – Sporting KC – 0-0
- SJ Earthquakes – Vancouver Whitecaps – 0-2
- Cincinnati – DC United – 0-0
- Nashville SC – LA Galaxy – 2-2
- Inter Miami – CF Montréal – 2-3
