CARSON. LA Galaxy defeats Nashville SC 1-0 after J. Araujo scored just 1 goal (60′). LA Galaxy capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Dignity Health Sports Park stadium in Carson on Saturday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Armando Villarreal with the assistance of Katie Nesbitt and Chris Elliott. The 4th official was Ismir Pekmic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.7 degrees Celsius or 69.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 8 Total 9
- 5 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 89 Attack 98
- 40 Dangerous attack 52
- 84 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 5
Fouls
- 19 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
LA Galaxy had a superior ball possession 57% while Nashville SC was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nashville SC was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, LA Galaxy was able to find the solution to win this contest.
LA Galaxy shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Nashville SC shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
LA Galaxy received 2 yellow cards (J. Araujo and G. Brugman). Talking about the opposition, Nashville SC received 2 yellow cards (W. Zimmerman and B. Anunga).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, LA Galaxy will have 50 points like Nashville SC to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Nashville SC will stay with 50 points like LA Galaxy to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
LA Galaxy – Formation
LA Galaxy started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Greg Vanney decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Bond , Julian Araujo , Sega Coulibaly , Martín Cáceres , Raheem Edwards , Marky Delgado , Gastón Brugman , Riqui Puig , Douglas Costa , Javier Hernández and Samuel Grandsir .
The home team had on the bench: Kelvin Leerdam, Kevin Cabral , Dejan Joveljić, Víctor Vázquez, Derrick Williams, Chase Gasper, Jonathan Klinsmann, Efrain Alvarez and Sacha Kljestan.
Substitutions
LA Galaxy made 4 changes: D. Costa for E. Alvarez (73′), S. Grandsir for K. Cabral (73′), M. Delgado for D. Williams (82′) and Chicharito for D. Joveljic (88′).
Best player: Julian Araujo
The player that probably impressed the most for LA Galaxy was Julian Araujo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 59 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Nashville SC – Formation
Nashville SC started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Gary Smith played with: Joe Willis , Shaq Moore , Jack Maher , Walker Zimmerman , Dave Romney , Daniel Lovitz , Randall Leal , Sean Davis , Tah Anunga , Teal Bunbury and Hany Mukhtar .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Elliot Panicco, Charles Sapong , Luke Haakenson, Aníbal Godoy, Aké Arnaud Loba, Eric Miller, Jacob Shaffelburg , Taylor Washington and Dax McCarty .
Substitutions
Nashville SC made 5 changes: B. Anunga for D. McCarty (64′), T. Bunbury for C. Sapong (69′), J. Maher for J. Shaffelburg (69′), S. Davis for A. Godoy (82′) and R. Leal for L. Haakenson (82′).
Best player: Randall Leal
The player that probably impressed the most for Nashville SC was Randall Leal.
His rating is with 18 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- LA Galaxy – Nashville SC – 1-0
- New York RB – Cincinnati – 1-2