LA Galaxy vs Santos, 2015/16 CONCACAF Champions League, Quarter-finals
· 1st LegLA Galaxy draw 0-0 with Santos Laguna, Liga MX still unbeaten in CCL
CONCACAF Champions League
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Carlos Izquierdóz.
- 1': Attempt saved. Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovani dos Santos with a cross.
- 1': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Agustín Marchesín.
- 3': Foul by Nigel de Jong (LA Galaxy).
- 3': Jesús Molina (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Diego González (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy).
- 6': Foul by Jorge Flores (Santos Laguna).
- 6': Robbie Rogers (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by A.J. DeLaGarza.
- 12': Foul by Néstor Araújo (Santos Laguna).
- 12': Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Néstor Calderón (Santos Laguna).
- 14': Nigel de Jong (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Néstor Araújo (Santos Laguna).
- 14': Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 17': Attempt missed. Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Gerrard.
- 19': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Boateng (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robbie Keane with a through ball.
- 19': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Agustín Marchesín.
- 20': Attempt missed. Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Gerrard with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Attempt missed. Martín Bravo (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Néstor Calderón.
- 23': Foul by Martín Bravo (Santos Laguna).
- 23': Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Delay in match Robbie Rogers (LA Galaxy) because of an injury.
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Foul by Jorge Flores (Santos Laguna).
- 27': Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Attempt missed. Ashley Cole (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Steven Gerrard.
- 31': Foul by A.J. DeLaGarza (LA Galaxy).
- 31': Martín Bravo (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Diego González (Santos Laguna).
- 34': Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Diego González (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt missed. Bryan Rabello (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Martín Bravo.
- 38': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Néstor Araújo.
- 39': Foul by Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy).
- 39': Jorge Flores (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Bryan Rabello (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Flores.
- 41': Attempt saved. Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robbie Rogers with a cross.
- 43': Diego González (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Nigel de Jong (LA Galaxy).
- 44': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Jelle Van Damme.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Jesús Molina (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Néstor Calderón with a cross.
- 44': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Nigel de Jong.
- 45'+1': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Jelle Van Damme.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Néstor Araújo (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Néstor Calderón with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 0, Santos Laguna 0.
- 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 0, Santos Laguna 0.
- 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 0, Santos Laguna 0.
- 46': Diego González (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Nigel de Jong (LA Galaxy).
- 48': Attempt blocked. Néstor Calderón (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Flores.
- 51': Attempt saved. Bryan Rabello (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesús Molina with a headed pass.
- 54': Foul by Robbie Rogers (LA Galaxy).
- 54': Martín Bravo (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Bryan Rabello (Santos Laguna).
- 55': Robbie Rogers (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Carlos Izquierdóz (Santos Laguna).
- 56': Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Delay in match Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) because of an injury.
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by José Abella.
- 58': Attempt missed. Nigel de Jong (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 59': Foul by Jesús Molina (Santos Laguna).
- 59': Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy).
- 62': Jorge Flores (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt saved. Bryan Rabello (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego González.
- 65': Foul by Néstor Araújo (Santos Laguna).
- 65': Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Jelle Van Damme.
- 67': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sebastian Lletget replaces Emmanuel Boateng.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Jesús Molina (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 69': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Javier Orozco replaces Martín Bravo.
- 70': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jorge Flores.
- 71': Foul by José Abella (Santos Laguna).
- 71': Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Hand ball by Jesús Molina (Santos Laguna).
- 73': Attempt blocked. Steven Gerrard (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Ashley Cole (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by José Abella.
- 73': Carlos Izquierdóz (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy).
- 75': Foul by Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy).
- 75': José Abella (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by A.J. DeLaGarza (LA Galaxy).
- 77': Luis Mendoza (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Attempt missed. Carlos Izquierdóz (Santos Laguna) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Néstor Calderón with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 78': Delay in match Jesús Molina (Santos Laguna) because of an injury.
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Attempt missed. Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ashley Cole with a cross.
- 80': Ashley Cole (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Luis Mendoza (Santos Laguna).
- 81': Diego González (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Steven Gerrard (LA Galaxy).
- 81': Diego González (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Steven Gerrard (LA Galaxy).
- 82': Steven Gerrard (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Foul by Néstor Calderón (Santos Laguna).
- 86': Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Mike Magee replaces Giovani dos Santos.
- 87': Attempt missed. Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Gerrard with a headed pass.
- 88': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Uli Dávila replaces Bryan Rabello.
- 90': Foul by Jesús Molina (Santos Laguna).
- 90': Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+2': Jesús Molina (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Diego de Buen replaces Luis Mendoza.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Diego González (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 0, Santos Laguna 0.
Statistics
 SAN |
LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 54.8 | Possession | 45.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 399 | Accurate Passes | 309 |
| 470 | Passes | 387 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 28 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 11 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 16 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Line-Ups
LA Galaxy (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Kennedy (GK) |
| 37 | Jelle Van Damme  |
| 20 | A.J. DeLaGarza |
| 3 | Ashley Cole |
| 14 | Robbie Rogers |
| 8 | Steven Gerrard |
| 34 | Nigel de Jong |
| 24 | Emmanuel Boateng |
| 11 | Gyasi Zardes |
| 7 | Robbie Keane |
| 10 | Giovani Dos Santos |
Santos (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Agustín Marchesín (GK) |
| 14 | Néstor Araujo |
| 24 | Carlos Izquierdoz |
| 19 | Jorge Villafaña |
| 2 | José Abella |
| 10 | Bryan Rabello |
| 4 | Jesús Molina |
| 8 | Diego González |
| 22 | Martín Bravo |
| 11 | Nestor Calderón |
| 9 | Luis Mendoza |
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