CARSON. LA Galaxy defeated Portland Timbers to win 2-1. A penalty from S. Kljestan was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was LA Galaxy to strike first with a goal of Chicharito at the 62′. Then it was a goal in the 72′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Kljestan gave the win to LA Galaxy in the 90′ minute with a penalty. LA Galaxy was vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Dignity Health Sports Park stadium in Carson on Sunday and it started at 2:30 am local time. The referee was Víctor Rivas who had the assistance of Michael Barwegen and Eduardo Mariscal. The 4th official was Chris Ruska. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 19 Total 11
- 8 On Target 7
- 11 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 135 Attack 74
- 68 Dangerous attack 26
- 84 Ball safe 86
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 16 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
LA Galaxy was in firm control of the ball 61% while Portland Timbers was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
LA Galaxy was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why LA Galaxy won the match.
LA Galaxy shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Portland Timbers shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
LA Galaxy received 3 yellow cards (Chicharito, D. Joveljic and S. Kljestan). On the other side, Portland Timbers received 2 yellow cards (D. Chara and P. Bonilla).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this contest, LA Galaxy will have 42 points like Atlanta United and Real Salt Lake to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Portland Timbers will stay with 46 points like Philadelphia Union to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, LA Galaxy will play away with Houston Dynamo on the 21st of October with a 13-12 head to head record in favor of LA Galaxy (10 draws).
Portland Timbers will host Vancouver Whitecaps on the 21st of October with a 15-8 head to head stats in favor of Portland Timbers (7 draws).
LA Galaxy – Formation
LA Galaxy
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38'
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LA Galaxy adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Greg Vanney decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Bond , Julian Araujo , Nick DePuy , Derrick Williams , Niko Hämäläinen , Jonathan Dos Santos , Rayan Raveloson , Kevin Cabral , Víctor Vázquez , Samuel Grandsir and Javier Hernández .
The home team had on the bench: Dejan Joveljić , Sebastian Lletget , Ethan Zubak, Sega Coulibaly, Jonathan Klinsmann, Efrain Alvarez , Adam Saldana, Sacha Kljestan and Daniel Steres.
LA Galaxy could not rely on the presence of S. Kljestan (injured).
Substitutions
LA Galaxy made 4 changes: J. dos Santos for S. Kljestan (63′), K. Cabral for E. Alvarez (63′), V. Vazquez for S. Lletget (71′) and S. Grandsir for D. Joveljic (83′).
Best player: Víctor Vázquez
The most impressive player for LA Galaxy was Víctor Vázquez even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (88% accurate) and 8 key passes. He performed 9 crosses.
Portland Timbers – Formation
Portland Timbers
Also Portland Timbers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Giovanni Savarese played with: Steve Clark , Josecarlos van Rankin , Larrys Mabiala , Dario Župarić , Pablo Bonilla , Cristhian Paredes , Diego Chará , Yimmi Chará , Sebastián Blanco , Dairon Asprilla and Jarosław Niezgoda .
They had on the bench: Santiago Moreno , George Fochive , Marvin Loría, Zac McGraw, Diego Valeri, Renzo Zambrano, Felipe Mora and Aljaž Ivačič.
Substitutions
Portland Timbers made 5 changes: J. Niezgoda for F. Mora (65′), D. Asprilla for S. Moreno (65′), C. Paredes for G. Fochive (83′), S. Blanco for D. Valeri (89′) and P. Bonilla for Z. McGraw (89′).
Best player: Sebastián Blanco
The player that probably impressed the most for Portland Timbers was Sebastián Blanco.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Houston Dynamo – Seattle Sounders – 2-1
- Austin – Minnesota United – 0-1
- Real Salt Lake – Colorado Rapids – 3-1
- LA Galaxy – Portland Timbers – 2-1
- New York RB – New York City – 1-0
