LA Galaxy vs LAFC, 2022 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS

LA Galaxy

13': Javier Hernández
31': Séga Coulibaly

FT
2 - 1

LAFC

79': Cristian Arango

LA Galaxy extend home dominance over LAFC in thrilling edition of El Trafico

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Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez and Sega Coulibaly scored in the first half for the host LA Galaxy in a nail-biting 2-1 win over LAFC on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
1': Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
5': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
6': Attempt blocked. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
6': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
6': Attempt missed. Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
11': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Brian Rodríguez because of an injury.
13': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir with a cross.
15': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
18': Foul by Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy).
18': Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes tries a through ball, but Kwadwo Opoku is caught offside.
21': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Kelvin Leerdam (LA Galaxy).
22': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
23': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
25': Attempt missed. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
26': Foul by Chicharito (LA Galaxy).
26': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Foul by Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy).
28': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Kellyn Acosta tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
30': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
31': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir following a corner.
32': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy).
34': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club).
34': Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt blocked. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
37': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Foul by Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy).
37': Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
43': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
44': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy).
44': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
45': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
45'+2': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club).
45'+2': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
47': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
47': Attempt blocked. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Raveloson.
47': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Mamadou Fall.
48': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Jesús David Murillo tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
49': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
49': Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club).
51': Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Maxime Crépeau tries a through ball, but Kwadwo Opoku is caught offside.
52': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
53': Foul by Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy).
53': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
56': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Maxime Crépeau tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
57': Attempt blocked. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
58': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
59': Attempt saved. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
59': Offside, LA Galaxy. Efraín Álvarez tries a through ball, but Chicharito is caught offside.
60': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Douglas Costa replaces Samuel Grandsir.
60': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Julián Araujo.
61': Hand ball by Víctor Vázquez (LA Galaxy).
62': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
63': Foul by Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy).
63': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi with a cross.
65': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
66': Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
66': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Arango replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
67': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces José Cifuentes.
67': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Kévin Cabral replaces Víctor Vázquez.
67': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy).
68': Attempt saved. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
69': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Arango tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
70': Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
71': Attempt missed. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
73': Foul by Chicharito (LA Galaxy).
73': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
76': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Nick DePuy replaces Derrick Williams.
77': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Chicharito.
79': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
79': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
83': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
83': Jonathan Bond (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Foul by Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy).
85': Kelvin Leerdam (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Attempt blocked. Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
87': Attempt missed. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
88': Offside, LA Galaxy. Douglas Costa tries a through ball, but Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
89': Foul by Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy).
89': Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Attempt missed. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
90': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
90'+2': Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
90'+3': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+4': Hand ball by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
90'+4': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
90'+6': Hand ball by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
90'+6': Attempt saved. Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+7': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela tries a through ball, but Latif Blessing is caught offside.
90'+7': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
90'+9': VAR Decision: No Goal LA Galaxy 2-1 Los Angeles Football Club.
90'+10': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
90'+11': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.

Statistics

LAFC		LA
12	Fouls	17
3	Yellow Cards	7
0	Red Cards	0
9	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	5
0	Saves	6
57	Possession	43
17	SHOTS	9
7	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
346	Accurate Passes	253
405	Passes	322
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	2
34	Crosses	10
0.1	Cross %	0.2
41	Long Balls	55
24	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
5	Blocked Shots	4
11	Effective Tackles	6
18	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.3
11	Interceptions	12
10	Effective Clearances	30
10	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 25,174

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	San Jose Earthquakes	1	+4	3
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	1	+3	3
3	San Diego FC	1	+2	3
4	FC Dallas	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

LA Galaxy (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jonathan Bond (GK)
3	Derrick Williams
4	Séga Coulibaly
44	Raheem Edwards
2	Julián Araujo
7	Víctor Vázquez
6	Rayan Raveloson
18	Kelvin Leerdam
14	Javier Hernández
11	Samuel Grandsir
26	Efrain Álvarez

LA Galaxy Substitutes:

Dejan Joveljic, Kévin Cabral, Douglas Costa, Jonathan Pérez, Jonathan Klinsmann, Nick DePuy, Daniel Aguirre, Eriq Zavaleta, Sacha Kljestan.

LAFC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Maxime Crépeau (GK)
5	Mamadou Fall
3	Jesús Murillo
12	Diego Palacios
24	Ryan Hollingshead
6	Ilie Sánchez
23	Kellyn Acosta
11	José Cifuentes
10	Carlos Vela
17	Brian Rodríguez
22	Kwadwo Opoku

LAFC Substitutes:

Doneil Henry, Cristian Arango, Sebastien Ibeagha, Franco Escobar, Francisco Ginella, Daniel Musovski, Latif Blessing, John McCarthy, Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.

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