Los Angeles Galaxy Defeats Real Salt Lake in Hard-Fought Match in Carson
Carson, California – In a match corresponding to week 24 of Major League Soccer, Los Angeles Galaxy prevailed over Real Salt Lake at Dignity Health Sports Park. The match, refereed by Rubiel Vazquez, was marked by intensity and even possession, although the Galaxy made better use of their opportunities in front of the rival goal.
L. Sanabria opened the scoring for the home team in the 17th minute, with a goal resulting from a well-crafted play. In the second half, J. Paintsil extended the lead for Los Angeles Galaxy in the 55th minute, assisted by Gabriel Pec.
Real Salt Lake, despite having a higher number of shots (17 in total, 4 on target), failed to convert their chances, showing difficulties in overcoming the Galaxy’s defense. The match also had moments of tension, reflected in the yellow cards shown to I. Parente from the Galaxy and B. Vera from Real Salt Lake. Cerrillo of the Galaxy also received a caution at the end of the match.
In statistical terms, both teams shared possession of the ball at 50%. Los Angeles Galaxy took 9 shots (5 on target), while Real Salt Lake attempted 17 (4 on target). Both teams earned 6 corner kicks each.
Substitutions los angeles galaxy: at minute 46 I. Parente came in and L. Sanabria went out., at minute 71 C. Ramirez came in and Matheus Nascimento went out., at minute 71 E. Wynder came in and J. Paintsil went out., at minute 80 M. Cuevas came in and D. Fagundez went out., at minute 80 J. Aude came in and J. Nelson went out.
Substitutions real salt lake: at minute 63 J. Russell came in and D. Marczuk went out., at minute 63 P. Ruiz came in and B. Ojeda went out., at minute 78 A. Hezarkhani came in and Z. Gozo went out., at minute 86 A. Katranis came in and S. Junqua went out., at minute 86 B. Hidalgo came in and N. Caliskan went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Los Angeles Galaxy
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