MLS

LA Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids, 2022 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
LA Galaxy
  • 22': Gastón Brugman
  • 28': Raheem Edwards
  • 31': Javier Hernández
  • 52': Gastón Brugman
  • Red Card 62': Douglas Costa
FT
4 - 1
Colorado Rapids
  • 90'+1': Sam Nicholson

Galaxy's Brugman scores 2 goals in 4-1 win over Rapids

— Led by Gaston Brugman’s two goals Saturday, the LA Galaxy beat the Colorado Rapids, 4-1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Martín Cáceres.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes with a through ball.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Marco Delgado (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Chicharito.
  • 5': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Sam Nicholson.
  • 10': Foul by Jack Price (Colorado Rapids).
  • 10': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 13': Offside, LA Galaxy. Douglas Costa tries a through ball, but Samuel Grandsir is caught offside.
  • 14': Foul by Jack Price (Colorado Rapids).
  • 14': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids).
  • 14': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
  • 18': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Raheem Edwards.
  • 19': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Marco Delgado.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Costa.
  • 22': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir with a through ball.
  • 24': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy).
  • 25': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
  • 26': Foul by Felipe Gutiérrez (Colorado Rapids).
  • 26': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Felipe Gutiérrez (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Colorado Rapids 0. Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Martín Cáceres.
  • 30': Felipe Gutiérrez (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy).
  • 31': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (Colorado Rapids).
  • 31': Goal! LA Galaxy 3, Colorado Rapids 0. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julián Araujo with a cross.
  • 34': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
  • 34': Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy).
  • 37': Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Felipe Gutiérrez.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Douglas Costa with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 45': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy).
  • 45': Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy).
  • 45'+1': Hand ball by Gyasi Zardes (Colorado Rapids).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 3, Colorado Rapids 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 3, Colorado Rapids 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Lucas Esteves replaces Danny Wilson.
  • 45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Michael Barrios replaces Jonathan Lewis.
  • 46': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Séga Coulibaly.
  • 47': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Julián Araujo.
  • 49': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
  • 49': Steven Beitashour (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gastón Brugman.
  • 50': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
  • 50': Gyasi Zardes (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Goal! LA Galaxy 4, Colorado Rapids 0. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
  • 54': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
  • 54': Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Jack Price (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 56': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chase Gasper replaces Raheem Edwards.
  • 57': Foul by Steven Beitashour (Colorado Rapids).
  • 57': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Felipe Gutiérrez.
  • 59': Foul by Steven Beitashour (Colorado Rapids).
  • 59': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Steven Beitashour (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 61': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Sam Nicholson.
  • 61': Hand ball by Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy).
  • 62': Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 63': Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Max replaces Diego Rubio.
  • 64': Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Darren Yapi replaces Jack Price.
  • 65': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Foul by Max (Colorado Rapids).
  • 65': Max (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Julián Araujo.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Lucas Esteves (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 69': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Efraín Álvarez replaces Samuel Grandsir.
  • 69': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Chicharito.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez.
  • 70': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Chase Gasper.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Felipe Gutiérrez (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darren Yapi.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gastón Brugman.
  • 73': Foul by Séga Coulibaly (LA Galaxy).
  • 73': Gyasi Zardes (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Felipe Gutiérrez.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Felipe Gutiérrez (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Barrios.
  • 77': Hand ball by Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy).
  • 78': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (Colorado Rapids).
  • 78': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
  • 80': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Gastón Brugman.
  • 81': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Kévin Cabral replaces Marco Delgado.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Nicholson with a cross.
  • 82': Foul by Felipe Gutiérrez (Colorado Rapids).
  • 82': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max with a cross.
  • 85': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Collen Warner replaces Felipe Gutiérrez.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max.
  • 87': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Lucas Esteves (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 88': Foul by Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy).
  • 88': Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids).
  • 89': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Gyasi Zardes tries a through ball, but Sam Nicholson is caught offside.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez.
  • 90'+1': Goal! LA Galaxy 4, Colorado Rapids 1. Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Esteves.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kévin Cabral.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Steven Beitashour (Colorado Rapids).
  • 90'+3': Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 4, Colorado Rapids 1.
  • 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 4, Colorado Rapids 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 12
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 3
8 Saves 5
48.6 Possession 51.4
15 SHOTS 20
6 ON GOAL 12
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
344 Accurate Passes 374
389 Passes 434
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
27 Crosses 7
0.1 Cross % 0.4
36 Long Balls 48
24 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 8
11 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
13 Interceptions 10
8 Effective Clearances 19
8 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 20,325

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 LAFC 34 +20 64
2 LA Galaxy 34 +19 64
3 Real Salt Lake 34 +17 59
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 +16 57
Full Table

Line-Ups

LA LA Galaxy (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Jonathan Bond (GK)
22 Martín Cáceres
4 Séga Coulibaly
44 Raheem Edwards
2 Julián Araujo
5 Gastón Brugman
6 Ricard Puig
8 Marky Delgado
14 Javier Hernández
11 Samuel Grandsir
10 Douglas Costa Red Card
LA Galaxy Substitutes:
Jonathan Klinsmann, Kevin Cabral, Chase Gasper, Derrick Williams, Kelvin Leerdam, Víctor Vázquez, Dejan Joveljic, Efrain Álvarez, Sacha Kljestan.

COL Colorado Rapids (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 William Yarbrough (GK)
4 Danny Wilson
6 Lalas Abubakar Yellow Card
33 Steven Beitashour Yellow Card
2 Keegan Rosenberry
11 Diego Rubio
13 Felipe Gutiérrez Yellow Card
19 Jack Price
29 Gyasi Zardes
15 Sam Nicholson
7 Jonathan Lewis
Colorado Rapids Substitutes:
Max, Darren Yapi, Lucas Esteves, Michael Barrios, Bryan Acosta, Clint Irwin, Ralph Priso-Mbongue, Collen Warner, Gustavo Vallecilla.

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