LA Galaxy vs New England Revolution, 2019 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS1 - 2
Ibra scores bicycle but Arena's Revs victorious
Bruce Arena got his first victory with his new club as the New England Revolution held on for a 2-1 victory on Sunday over the LA Galaxy.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Gil.
- 7': Attempt saved. Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
- 7': Attempt missed. Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 7': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy).
- 9': Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution).
- 10': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chris Pontius replaces Sebastian Lletget because of an injury.
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Attempt missed. Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by DeJuan Jones with a cross.
- 16': Favio Álvarez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution).
- 19': Foul by Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution).
- 19': Joe Corona (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 23': Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy).
- 24': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Offside, LA Galaxy. Favio Álvarez tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Uriel Antuna with a cross.
- 29': Attempt missed. Daniel Steres (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 30': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Favio Álvarez.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Bye with a cross.
- 31': Foul by Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution).
- 31': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Offside, LA Galaxy. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Uriel Antuna is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Favio Álvarez.
- 36': Attempt missed. Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carles Gil.
- 38': Foul by Diego Polenta (LA Galaxy).
- 38': Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Diego Polenta (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by Diego Fagundez (New England Revolution).
- 41': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Andrew Farrell.
- 43': Attempt saved. Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
- 43': Attempt saved. Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
- 43': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by David Bingham.
- 45': Goal! LA Galaxy 0, New England Revolution 1. Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carles Gil.
- 45'+5': Attempt saved. Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carles Gil.
- 45'+5': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by David Bingham.
- 45'+5': Foul by Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution).
- 45'+5': Uriel Antuna (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 0, New England Revolution 1.
- 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 0, New England Revolution 1.
- 45': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Efrain Álvarez replaces Uriel Antuna.
- 46': Attempt missed. Efrain Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joe Corona.
- 47': Foul by Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution).
- 47': Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Diego Fagundez (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cristian Penilla.
- 49': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Brandon Bye.
- 49': Attempt missed. Giancarlo González (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Cristian Penilla following a fast break.
- 53': Attempt missed. Favio Álvarez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
- 53': Foul by Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution).
- 53': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Giancarlo González (LA Galaxy).
- 55': Offside, New England Revolution. Brandon Bye tries a through ball, but Teal Bunbury is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daniel Steres.
- 57': Attempt saved. Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carles Gil with a through ball.
- 58': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Andrew Farrell.
- 59': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Brandon Bye.
- 59': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Brad Knighton.
- 59': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy).
- 60': Goal! LA Galaxy 0, New England Revolution 2. Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carles Gil.
- 66': Attempt missed. Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 67': Diego Fagundez (New England Revolution) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Juan Agudelo following a fast break.
- 69': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Joe Corona (LA Galaxy).
- 70': Offside, LA Galaxy. Jonathan dos Santos tries a through ball, but Favio Álvarez is caught offside.
- 72': Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Favio Álvarez (LA Galaxy).
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Carles Gil (New England Revolution).
- 73': Favio Álvarez (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Perry Kitchen replaces Favio Álvarez.
- 80': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Perry Kitchen (LA Galaxy).
- 80': Diego Fagundez (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Jørgen Skjelvik (LA Galaxy).
- 82': Foul by Joe Corona (LA Galaxy).
- 82': Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, New England Revolution. Juan Fernando Caicedo replaces Diego Fagundez.
- 84': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, New England Revolution 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joe Corona.
- 88': Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Daniel Steres (LA Galaxy).
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution).
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Substitution, New England Revolution. Tajon Buchanan replaces Cristian Penilla because of an injury.
- 90': Efrain Álvarez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution).
- 90': Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Foul by Perry Kitchen (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+1': Juan Fernando Caicedo (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Pontius (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Efrain Álvarez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution).
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+5': Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Diego Polenta (LA Galaxy) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, New England Revolution 2.
- 90'+7': Match ends, LA Galaxy 1, New England Revolution 2.
Statistics
NE |
LA![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 37.6 | Possession | 62.4 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 315 | Accurate Passes | 561 |
| 399 | Passes | 645 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 14 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 27 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 20,828
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | CF Montréal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Charlotte FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
LA Galaxy (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Bingham (GK) |
| 3 | Diego Polenta |
| 21 | Giancarlo González |
| 16 | Jorgen Skjelvik |
| 5 | Daniel Steres |
| 18 | Uriel Antuna |
| 8 | Jonathan dos Santos |
| 11 | Favio Álvarez |
| 14 | Joe Corona |
| 17 | Sebastian Lletget |
| 9 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
New England Revolution (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Brad Knighton (GK) |
| 3 | Jalil Anibaba |
| 2 | Andrew Farrell |
| 27 | Luis Caicedo |
| 24 | DeJuan Jones |
| 15 | Brandon Bye |
| 17 | Juan Agudelo |
| 22 | Carles Gil |
| 70 | Cristian Penilla |
| 14 | Diego Fagundez |
| 10 | Teal Bunbury |
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