CARSON. LA Galaxy had a close win over SJ Earthquakes. LA Galaxy capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).
LA Galaxy remained in players after Eriq Zavaleta received a red card in the 70′. Anyhow, LA Galaxy still was able to win this match competing only in 10.
The match was played at the Dignity Health Sports Park stadium in Carson on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Rosendo Mendoza who was helped by Jason White and Kevin Lock. The 4th official was Abdou Ndiaye. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.85 degrees Celsius or 42.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 13 Total 18
- 8 On Target 7
- 2 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 5
- 100 Attack 81
- 65 Dangerous attack 41
- 77 Ball safe 59
- 1 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
LA Galaxy had a strong ball possession 60% while SJ Earthquakes was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
LA Galaxy was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why LA Galaxy won the match.
LA Galaxy shot 13 times, 8 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, SJ Earthquakes shot 17 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
LA Galaxy received 3 yellow cards (Greg Vanney, Riqui Puig and Joseph Paintsil). Talking about the opposition, SJ Earthquakes received 4 yellow cards (J. Skahan, C. Espinoza, Vítor Costa and Carlos Gruezo).
(LA Galaxy) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (70′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, LA Galaxy has 18 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, SJ Earthquakes will stays with 3 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
LA Galaxy – Formation
LA Galaxy
30'
65'
74'
70'
LA Galaxy adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Greg Vanney decided to play with the following team: John McCarthy , Edwin Cerrillo , Maya Yoshida , Martín Cáceres , Julián Aude , Mark Delgado , Gastón Brugman , Riqui Puig , Joseph Paintsil , Dejan Joveljic and Gabriel Pec .
The home team had on the bench: Diego Fagúndez , John Nelson, Eriq Zavaleta , J. Pérez, M. Cuevas , Miguel Berry , G. Vivi, Novak Micovic and Daniel Aguirre .
Substitutions
LA Galaxy made 5 changes: Edwin Cerrillo for M. Cuevas (65′), Joseph Paintsil for Diego Fagúndez (65′), Martín Cáceres for Eriq Zavaleta (61′), Dejan Joveljic for Miguel Berry (85′) and Gabriel Pec for Daniel Aguirre (85′).
Player of the match: Gabriel Pec
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for LA Galaxy was Gabriel Pec.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (97% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
SJ Earthquakes – Formation
SJ Earthquakes
Also SJ Earthquakes adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Luchi Gonzalez played with: William Yarbrough , Carlos Akapo , Tanner Beason , Rodrigues , Vítor Costa , Jackson Yueill , Carlos Gruezo , N. Tsakiris , C. Espinoza , Preston Judd and Amahl Pellegrino .
These were the players on the bench: J. Ricketts, Paul Marie, J. Skahan , O. Bouda , D. Munie, Benjamin Kikanović , E. Ochoa, Alfredo Morales and Jeremy Ebobisse .
Substitutions
SJ Earthquakes made 5 changes: N. Tsakiris for J. Skahan (57′), Preston Judd for Jeremy Ebobisse (46′), Amahl Pellegrino for Benjamin Kikanović (57′), Carlos Gruezo for Alfredo Morales (77′) and Vítor Costa for O. Bouda (87′).
Player of the match: Rodrigues
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SJ Earthquakes was Rodrigues.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
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