Charlotte FC vs LA Galaxy, 2022 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSEfrain Alvarez hits stunner as LA Galaxy spoil FC Charlotte's home opener
The LA Galaxy put a dampener on Charlotte FC's inaugural home game as Efrain Alvarez's late goal held up for a 1-0 win on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Guzmán Corujo (Charlotte FC).
- 9': Foul by Yordy Reyna (Charlotte FC).
- 9': Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Christian Ortíz (Charlotte FC).
- 10': Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Offside, Charlotte FC. Alan Franco tries a through ball, but Yordy Reyna is caught offside.
- 13': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Christian Fuchs (Charlotte FC).
- 14': Attempt blocked. Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez.
- 15': Attempt saved. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Douglas Costa with a through ball.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 18': Víctor Vázquez (LA Galaxy) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Douglas Costa.
- 19': Attempt saved. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Julián Araujo.
- 19': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
- 19': Attempt missed. Nick DePuy (LA Galaxy) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julián Araujo with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Costa.
- 24': Attempt missed. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Kévin Cabral with a cross.
- 25': Foul by Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy).
- 25': Yordy Reyna (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Julián Araujo.
- 27': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jaylin Lindsey.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Costa.
- 33': Attempt saved. Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 33': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
- 35': Attempt missed. Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rayan Raveloson.
- 37': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Christian Fuchs (Charlotte FC).
- 37': Christian Fuchs (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Cabral.
- 41': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jaylin Lindsey.
- 42': Attempt missed. Marco Delgado (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rayan Raveloson following a corner.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Delgado.
- 42': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Christian Fuchs.
- 43': Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Fuchs.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Cabral.
- 45'+1': Foul by Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy).
- 45'+1': Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Charlotte FC 0, LA Galaxy 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Charlotte FC 0, LA Galaxy 0.
- 46': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 46': Víctor Vázquez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Christian Ortíz (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Franco.
- 50': Offside, Charlotte FC. Guzmán Corujo tries a through ball, but Joseph Mora is caught offside.
- 50': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Julián Araujo.
- 52': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
- 52': Yordy Reyna (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Víctor Vázquez because of an injury.
- 53': Foul by Christian Ortíz (Charlotte FC).
- 53': Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Delgado with a cross.
- 62': Foul by Christian Ortíz (Charlotte FC).
- 62': Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
- 66': Yordy Reyna (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Christian Ortíz (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy).
- 68': Attempt saved. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Douglas Costa.
- 68': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
- 70': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Samuel Grandsir replaces Kévin Cabral.
- 70': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Efraín Álvarez replaces Rayan Raveloson.
- 71': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jaylin Lindsey.
- 72': Offside, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan tries a through ball, but Douglas Costa is caught offside.
- 72': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Benjamin Bender replaces Christian Ortíz.
- 73': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Daniel Ríos replaces Karol Swiderski.
- 73': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 73': Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Julián Araujo.
- 76': Attempt saved. Christian Fuchs (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 76': Benjamin Bender (Charlotte FC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left following a corner.
- 77': Goal! Charlotte FC 0, LA Galaxy 1. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
- 79': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Raheem Edwards.
- 82': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Orrin McKinze Gaines II replaces Joseph Mora.
- 82': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Sergio Ruiz replaces Brandt Bronico.
- 83': Foul by Jaylin Lindsey (Charlotte FC).
- 83': Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Douglas Costa.
- 86': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Derrick Williams replaces Sega Coulibaly.
- 86': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
- 86': Guzmán Corujo (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Christopher Hegardt replaces Yordy Reyna.
- 88': Attempt saved. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez with a through ball.
- 89': Daniel Ríos (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Nick DePuy (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+1': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+1': Guzmán Corujo (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Christian Makoun (Charlotte FC).
- 90'+2': Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez.
- 90'+5': Benjamin Bender (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Daniel Ríos (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Franco with a cross.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Charlotte FC 0, LA Galaxy 1.
- 0': Match ends, Charlotte FC 0, LA Galaxy 1.
Statistics
 LA |
CLT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 50.6 | Possession | 49.4 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 401 | Accurate Passes | 382 |
| 478 | Passes | 467 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 19 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 20 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Bank of America Stadium
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 74,479
Venue: Bank of America Stadium
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 74,479
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Dallas | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 2 | Austin FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | LAFC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Charlotte FC (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kristijan Kahlina (GK) |
| 14 | Christian Makoun |
| 22 | Christian Fuchs  |
| 4 | Guzmán Corujo |
| 10 | Christian Ortíz |
| 21 | Alan Franco |
| 13 | Brandt Bronico |
| 28 | Joseph Mora |
| 24 | Jaylin Lindsey |
| 26 | Yordy Reyna |
| 11 | Karol Swiderski |
LA Galaxy (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Bond (GK) |
| 20 | Nick DePuy |
| 4 | Séga Coulibaly |
| 44 | Raheem Edwards |
| 2 | Julián Araujo |
| 8 | Marky Delgado |
| 6 | Rayan Raveloson |
| 7 | Víctor Vázquez |
| 10 | Douglas Costa |
| 9 | Kevin Cabral |
| 14 | Javier Hernández |
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