LA Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
- 14': Gabriel Pec
- 24': Joseph Paintsil (P)
- 30': Maya Yoshida
- 56': Ricard Puig
70': Eriq Zavaleta
FT
4 - 3
4 - 3
Galaxy score 4 more goals in beating Earthquakes again
Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil and Maya Yoshida each scored first-half goals and the Los Angeles Galaxy held on in the 100th version of the California Clasico for a 4-3 victory over the visiting San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday in Carson, Calif.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by John McCarthy.
- 4': Foul by Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 4': Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 4': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 6': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
- 7': Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Preston Judd is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic with a headed pass.
- 13': Foul by Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 13': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
- 14': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 16': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 16': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 18': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 20': Penalty conceded by Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 21': VAR Decision: Penalty LA Galaxy.
- 24': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 26': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 26': Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
- 27': Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Rodrigues.
- 29': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Niko Tsakiris.
- 30': Goal! LA Galaxy 3, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
- 31': Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
- 32': Goal! LA Galaxy 3, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
- 35': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 35': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
- 37': Attempt saved. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Akapo.
- 37': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 37': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 43': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 45': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Brugman.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Preston Judd.
- 45'+3': Foul by Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 45'+3': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
- 45'+4': Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mark Delgado following a fast break.
- 45'+6': Attempt missed. Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 45'+7': Attempt missed. Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 3, San Jose Earthquakes 1.
- 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 3, San Jose Earthquakes 1.
- 45': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jeremy Ebobisse replaces Preston Judd.
- 46': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
- 46': Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Brugman.
- 47': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Rodrigues.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 51': Offside, LA Galaxy. Joseph Paintsil is caught offside.
- 53': Attempt missed. Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Ebobisse.
- 54': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 54': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Goal! LA Galaxy 4, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Pec following a fast break.
- 57': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Benjamin Kikanovic replaces Amahl Pellegrino.
- 57': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan replaces Niko Tsakiris.
- 58': Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
- 58': Goal! LA Galaxy 4, San Jose Earthquakes 2. Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
- 61': Foul by Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 61': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Eriq Zavaleta replaces Martín Cáceres.
- 65': Offside, LA Galaxy. Joseph Paintsil is caught offside.
- 65': Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Mauricio Cuevas replaces Edwin Cerrillo.
- 65': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Diego Fagúndez replaces Joseph Paintsil.
- 66': Foul by Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 66': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Julián Aude.
- 69': Penalty San Jose Earthquakes. Jeremy Ebobisse draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 69': Penalty conceded by Eriq Zavaleta (LA Galaxy) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 70': Eriq Zavaleta (LA Galaxy) is shown the red card.
- 72': Goal! LA Galaxy 4, San Jose Earthquakes 3. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 72': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
- 74': Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 76': Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Alfredo Morales replaces Carlos Gruezo.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
- 79': Hand ball by Julián Aude (LA Galaxy).
- 80': Foul by Alfredo Morales (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 80': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt saved. Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alfredo Morales with a through ball.
- 81': Attempt missed. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 82': Attempt saved. Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 83': Attempt saved. Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vítor Costa.
- 83': Foul by Alfredo Morales (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 83': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Alfredo Morales (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
- 84': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan is caught offside.
- 85': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Aguirre replaces Gabriel Pec.
- 85': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Miguel Berry replaces Dejan Joveljic.
- 86': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
- 86': Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda replaces Vítor Costa.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jackson Yueill.
- 89': Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Tanner Beason (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jackson Yueill.
- 90'+2': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Gastón Brugman.
- 90'+3': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Mark Delgado.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Skahan with a cross.
- 90'+3': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by John McCarthy.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigues.
- 90'+7': Foul by Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 90'+7': Miguel Berry (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 4, San Jose Earthquakes 3.
- 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 4, San Jose Earthquakes 3.
Statistics
 SJ |
LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 40.3 | Possession | 59.7 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 316 | Accurate Passes | 514 |
| 371 | Passes | 585 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 26 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 19 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 6 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 25,335
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 25,335
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 17 | +17 | 35 |
| 2 | San Diego FC | 18 | +13 | 33 |
| 3 | Minnesota United FC | 18 | +8 | 30 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 18 | +4 | 30 |
Line-Ups
LA Galaxy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | John McCarthy (GK) |
| 22 | Martín Cáceres |
| 4 | Maya Yoshida |
| 3 | Julian Aude |
| 20 | Edwin Cerrillo |
| 5 | Gastón Brugman |
| 10 | Ricard Puig |
| 8 | Mark Delgado |
| 9 | Dejan Joveljic |
| 11 | Gabriel Pec |
| 28 | Joseph Paintsil  |
San Jose Earthquakes (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | William Yarbrough (GK) |
| 26 | Rodrigues |
| 15 | Tanner Beason |
| 94 | Vítor Costa |
| 29 | Carlos Akapo |
| 7 | Carlos Gruezo |
| 30 | Niko Tsakiris |
| 14 | Jackson Yueill |
| 19 | Preston Judd |
| 9 | Amahl Pellegrino |
| 10 | Cristian Espinoza |
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