MLS

LA Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids, 2024 MLS, Western Conference Playoffs - Round One

· Game 1
LA Galaxy
  • 32': Dejan Joveljic
  • 52': John Nelson
  • 54': Ricard Puig
  • 75': Dejan Joveljic
  • 87': Ricard Puig
FT
5 - 0
Game 1
Colorado Rapids

    About

    LA Galaxy are hosting Colorado Rapids at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy).
    • 2': Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Miki Yamane.
    • 9': Offside, LA Galaxy. Gabriel Pec is caught offside.
    • 11': Foul by Reggie Cannon (Colorado Rapids).
    • 11': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Foul by Oliver Larraz (Colorado Rapids).
    • 12': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy).
    • 16': Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Oliver Larraz (Colorado Rapids).
    • 17': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Carlos Garcés.
    • 20': Foul by Andreas Maxsø (Colorado Rapids).
    • 20': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Pec.
    • 22': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Rafael Navarro is caught offside.
    • 26': Foul by Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy).
    • 26': Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
    • 29': Reggie Cannon (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Oliver Larraz.
    • 32': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riqui Puig with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Carlos Garcés (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids).
    • 37': Foul by Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids).
    • 37': Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Foul by Reggie Cannon (Colorado Rapids).
    • 40': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Reggie Cannon (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
    • 44': Foul by Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy).
    • 44': Omir Fernandez (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Rafael Navarro is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Colorado Rapids 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 1, Colorado Rapids 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Pec.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
    • 48': Foul by Carlos Garcés (LA Galaxy).
    • 48': Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
    • 49': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Andreas Maxsø (Colorado Rapids).
    • 52': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Colorado Rapids 0. John Nelson (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Miki Yamane.
    • 54': Goal! LA Galaxy 3, Colorado Rapids 0. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
    • 56': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
    • 57': Foul by Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy).
    • 57': Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy).
    • 57': Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
    • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids).
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
    • 64': Omir Fernandez (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Darren Yapi replaces Jonathan Lewis.
    • 65': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Calvin Harris replaces Kévin Cabral.
    • 67': Foul by Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids).
    • 67': Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Marco Reus replaces Mark Delgado.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edwin Cerrillo following a fast break.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Reus.
    • 72': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a fast break.
    • 72': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Zack Steffen.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
    • 75': Goal! LA Galaxy 4, Colorado Rapids 0. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Pec following a fast break.
    • 76': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Diego Fagúndez replaces Dejan Joveljic.
    • 76': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Gastón Brugman replaces Edwin Cerrillo.
    • 76': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Sam Vines replaces Reggie Cannon.
    • 76': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Jasper Löffelsend replaces Oliver Larraz.
    • 77': Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Foul by John Nelson (LA Galaxy).
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Carlos Garcés (LA Galaxy).
    • 79': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Kimani Stewart-Baynes replaces Rafael Navarro.
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kimani Stewart-Baynes.
    • 80': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Jalen Neal replaces Carlos Garcés because of an injury.
    • 80': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julián Aude replaces John Nelson.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gastón Brugman with a through ball.
    • 84': Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
    • 85': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Kimani Stewart-Baynes is caught offside.
    • 87': Goal! LA Galaxy 5, Colorado Rapids 0. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Pec.
    • 88': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Andreas Maxsø.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Marco Reus (LA Galaxy).
    • 90'+1': Jasper Löffelsend (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Julián Aude (LA Galaxy).
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julián Aude.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 5, Colorado Rapids 0.
    • 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 5, Colorado Rapids 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 13
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 0
    33.7 Possession 66.3
    1 SHOTS 18
    0 ON GOAL 9
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    307 Accurate Passes 698
    372 Passes 761
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    14 Crosses 2
    0.1 Cross % 1.0
    41 Long Balls 55
    13 Accurate Long Balls 39
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 2
    8 Effective Tackles 12
    14 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    14 Interceptions 9
    9 Effective Clearances 16
    9 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
    Location: Carson, California, USA
    Attendance: 24,537

    Line-Ups

    LA LA Galaxy (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    77 John McCarthy (GK)
    4 Maya Yoshida
    25 Carlos Garcés
    14 John Nelson
    2 Miki Yamane
    10 Ricard Puig
    20 Edwin Cerrillo
    8 Mark Delgado
    9 Dejan Joveljic
    28 Joseph Paintsil
    11 Gabriel Pec
    LA Galaxy Substitutes:
    Diego Fagundez, Julián Aude, Novak Micovic, Gastón Brugman, Marco Reus, Maruicio Cuevas, Eriq Zavaleta, Miguel Berry, Jalen Neal.

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

    No. Name
    95 Zack Steffen (GK)
    5 Andreas Maxsø
    6 Lalas Abubakar Yellow Card
    2 Keegan Rosenberry
    4 Reggie Cannon Yellow Card
    11 Omir Fernández
    20 Connor Ronan
    18 Oliver Larraz
    9 Rafael Navarro Yellow Card
    7 Jonathan Lewis
    91 Kévin Cabral
    Colorado Rapids Substitutes:
    Sam Vines, Wayne Frederick, Adam Beaudry, Sebastian Anderson, Jasper Löeffelsend, Calvin Harris, Michael Edwards, Darren Yapi, Kimani Stewart-Baynes.

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