Jun 15, 2024 at 10:30 pm

Match Commentary

66'

Scored! LA Galaxy leads 2-1 against Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa of Sporting Kansas City strikes with his right foot from the middle of the box, sending the ball straight into the center of the net. The assist came from Erik Thommy with a cross pass.

65'

Player change - Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa is coming on to replace Memo Rodríguez.

65'

Player swap - LA Galaxy. Mauricio Cuevas is being replaced by Joseph Paintsil due to an injury.

65'

Opportunity squandered. Sporting Kansas City's William Agada takes a left-footed shot from the heart of the box, but it sails high and veers off to the left.

63'

Corner kick awarded to LA Galaxy, given away by Johnny Russell.

63'

Attempt thwarted. Gabriel Pec of LA Galaxy takes a challenging, long-range left-footed shot from the right, but it's intercepted. The assist was provided by Diego Fagúndez.

62'

Corner kick awarded to LA Galaxy. Forced by Robert Castellanos.

61'

Player change - Sporting Kansas City. Alan Pulido is being replaced by William Agada.

60'

Johnny Russell of Sporting Kansas City has been awarded a free kick in the offensive zone.

60'

Julián Aude commits a foul - LA Galaxy.

59'

Gabriel Pec of LA Galaxy successfully secured a defensive free kick.

59'

Zorhan Bassong commits a foul - Sporting Kansas City.

58'

Missed chance. Erik Thommy - Sporting Kansas City - shot with right foot from outside the box missed.

57'

Shot blocked. Memo Rodríguez - Sporting Kansas City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.

54'

Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Gabriel Pec - LA Galaxy - shot with left foot from the centre of the box to the right corner. Assist - Dejan Joveljic.

53'

Opportunity squandered. Alan Pulido from Sporting Kansas City takes a right-footed shot from the right edge of the six-yard box, but it sails high and wide to the right. The assist was provided by Zorhan Bassong with a cross.

49'

Jalen Neal from LA Galaxy has been issued a yellow card due to a foul.

49'

Jalen Neal of LA Galaxy commits a foul.

49'

Erik Thommy of Sporting Kansas City has been awarded a free kick on the left flank.

48'

Corner kick awarded to LA Galaxy, due to a deflection off Andreu Fontàs.

45'

Player change - Sporting Kansas City. Alenis Vargas is being replaced by Jake Davis.

45'

Player change - LA Galaxy. Mauricio Cuevas is coming on to replace Jonathan Pérez.

45'

The second half kicks off with LA Galaxy leading Sporting Kansas City by a score of 1-0.

45' +2'

The first half concludes with LA Galaxy leading 1-0 against Sporting Kansas City.

44'

Dejan Joveljic of LA Galaxy has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.

43'

Tim Melia of Sporting Kansas City has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

43'

Dejan Joveljic of LA Galaxy commits a foul.

43'

Another offensive move. Gabriel Pec of LA Galaxy takes a left-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it's deflected to the right corner. The assist was provided by Diego Fagúndez.

42'

Robert Castellanos of Sporting Kansas City has earned a defensive free kick.

42'

Dejan Joveljic of LA Galaxy has committed a foul.

40'

Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Dejan Joveljic - LA Galaxy - shot with right foot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.

40'

New attacking attempt. Dejan Joveljic - LA Galaxy - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the right corner.

40'

New attacking attempt. Gabriel Pec - LA Galaxy - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Dejan Joveljic.

38'

Corner kick awarded to Sporting Kansas City, forced by Jalen Neal's defensive action.

37'

Missed chance. Memo Rodríguez - Sporting Kansas City - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left. Assist - Nemanja Radoja.

31'

Memo Rodríguez of Sporting Kansas City has been awarded an attacking free kick.

31'

Mark Delgado of LA Galaxy commits a foul.

29'

Shot blocked. Johnny Russell - Sporting Kansas City - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Memo Rodríguez.

29'

Khiry Shelton of Sporting Kansas City has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

29'

Jonathan Pérez of LA Galaxy has committed a foul.

28'

Gabriel Pec of LA Galaxy has secured a free kick on the right flank.

28'

Zorhan Bassong commits a foul - Sporting Kansas City.

25'

Opportunity squandered. Alenis Vargas from Sporting Kansas City attempts a header from the right side of the six-yard box, but it's a near miss. The assist was provided by Johnny Russell, who crossed the ball following a corner.

25'

Sporting Kansas City has been awarded a corner kick, thanks to Maya Yoshida who conceded it.

25'

Shot blocked. Erik Thommy - Sporting Kansas City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Alan Pulido.

23'

Dejan Joveljic from LA Galaxy has committed a handball.

21'

Offside call - It's against Sporting Kansas City. Alan Pulido has been flagged offside.

21'

New attacking attempt. Memo Rodríguez - Sporting Kansas City - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Erik Thommy.

18'

Missed chance. Jalen Neal - LA Galaxy - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Julián Aude with a cross after corner.

17'

Corner kick awarded to LA Galaxy, forced by Robert Castellanos.

17'

Corner kick awarded to LA Galaxy, thanks to Tim Melia's defense.

17'

Another offensive effort. Jonathan Pérez of LA Galaxy takes a challenging left-footed shot from the left side, but it's saved in the left corner. The assist was provided by Diego Fagúndez.

7'

Corner kick awarded to Sporting Kansas City, courtesy of a deflection off Edwin Cerrillo.

The initial half of the match commences...

Lineups

LA Galaxy

LA Galaxy

Formation: 4-2-3-1

John McCarthy
John McCarthy

Goalkeeper (#77)

Miki Yamane
Miki Yamane

Defender (#2)

Jalen Neal
Jalen Neal

Defender (#24)

Maya Yoshida
Maya Yoshida

Defender (#4)

Julián Aude
Julián Aude

Defender (#3)

Edwin Cerrillo
Edwin Cerrillo

Midfielder (#20)

Marky Delgado
Marky Delgado

Midfielder (#8)

Gabriel Pec
Gabriel Pec

Midfielder (#11)

Diego Fagúndez
Diego Fagúndez

Midfielder (#7)

Jonathan Perez
Jonathan Perez

Midfielder (#18)

D. Joveljić
D. Joveljić

Attacker (#9)

Sporting KC

Sporting KC

Formation: 4-3-3

Timothy Melia
Timothy Melia

Goalkeeper (#29)

Khiry Shelton
Khiry Shelton

Defender (#11)

Robert Castellanos
Robert Castellanos

Defender (#19)

Andreu Fontàs
Andreu Fontàs

Defender (#3)

Zorhan Bassong
Zorhan Bassong

Defender (#22)

Memo Rodríguez
Memo Rodríguez

Midfielder (#8)

Nemanja Radoja
Nemanja Radoja

Midfielder (#6)

Erik Thommy
Erik Thommy

Midfielder (#26)

Alenis Vargas
Alenis Vargas

Attacker (#20)

Alan Pulido
Alan Pulido

Attacker (#9)

Johnny Russell
Johnny Russell

Attacker (#7)

Statistics

LA Galaxy

LA Galaxy

 Sporting KC

Sporting KC

4

Goals

2

12

Shots

20

10

On Target

4

98

Attacks

113

553

Passes

530

2

Saves

6

0

Tackles

0

50%

% Possession

50%

5

Corners

4

0

Offsides

1

10

Fouls

6

3

Yellow Cards

1

0

Red Cards

0