San Diego FC vs LA Galaxy, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSChucky Lozano's stoppage-time header lifts San Diego over Galaxy
Chucky Lozano scored on a header in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time to give San Diego FC a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday afternoon.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Aníbal Godoy (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Lucas Sanabria (LA Galaxy).
- 3': Attempt missed. Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
- 5': Foul by Christopher McVey (San Diego).
- 5': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Fagúndez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 9': Attempt missed. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Fagúndez following a fast break.
- 13': Foul by Luca Bombino (San Diego).
- 13': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Hand ball by Aníbal Godoy (San Diego).
- 16': Offside, LA Galaxy. Joseph Paintsil is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (San Diego) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Mighten.
- 19': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (San Diego).
- 19': John Nelson (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Lucas Sanabria (LA Galaxy).
- 20': Luca de la Torre (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy).
- 21': Hirving Lozano (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Corner,LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jeppe Tverskov.
- 24': Offside, LA Galaxy. Marco Reus is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Alex Mighten (San Diego) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anders Dreyer.
- 28': Foul by Luca Bombino (San Diego).
- 28': Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Corner,LA Galaxy. Conceded by Christopher McVey.
- 29': Hirving Lozano (San Diego) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt missed. Aníbal Godoy (San Diego) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luca Bombino.
- 34': Attempt missed. Luca de la Torre (San Diego) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 35': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (San Diego).
- 35': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
- 37': Hirving Lozano (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Foul by Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy).
- 38': William Kumado (San Diego) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Goal! San Diego 0, LA Galaxy 1. Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marco Reus.
- 41': Goal! San Diego 1, LA Galaxy 1. Luca de la Torre (San Diego) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeppe Tverskov with a through ball.
- 44': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
- 44': Luca de la Torre (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Pec.
- 45'+1': Corner,LA Galaxy. Conceded by Paddy McNair.
- 45'+3': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Hand ball by Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, San Diego 1, LA Galaxy 1.
- 45': Second Half begins San Diego 1, LA Galaxy 1.
- 47': Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Hirving Lozano (San Diego).
- 49': Corner,LA Galaxy. Conceded by Christopher McVey.
- 50': Attempt missed. Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by John Nelson following a corner.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury William Kumado (San Diego).
- 53': Substitution, San Diego. Oscar Verhoeven replaces William Kumado because of an injury.
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Attempt missed. Paddy McNair (San Diego) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christopher McVey.
- 58': Attempt missed. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Maya Yoshida with a through ball.
- 60': Corner,LA Galaxy. Conceded by Christopher McVey.
- 61': Corner,San Diego. Conceded by Miki Yamane.
- 62': Anders Dreyer (San Diego) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
- 62': Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Corner,San Diego. Conceded by John Nelson.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (San Diego) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Anders Dreyer (San Diego) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeppe Tverskov.
- 69': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
- 69': Luca Bombino (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (San Diego) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anders Dreyer.
- 70': Corner,San Diego. Conceded by Miki Yamane.
- 72': Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (San Diego).
- 73': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Christian Ramirez replaces Diego Fagúndez.
- 73': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Isaiah Parente replaces Lucas Sanabria.
- 75': Foul by Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
- 75': Jeppe Tverskov (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Christian Ramirez (LA Galaxy).
- 76': Luca Bombino (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, San Diego. Milan Iloski replaces Alex Mighten.
- 79': Offside, San Diego. Anders Dreyer is caught offside.
- 80': Foul by Hirving Lozano (San Diego).
- 80': Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Corner,San Diego. Conceded by John Nelson.
- 81': Attempt missed. Aníbal Godoy (San Diego) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Paddy McNair with a headed pass following a corner.
- 83': Corner,San Diego. Conceded by Emiro Garcés.
- 84': Foul by Marco Reus (LA Galaxy).
- 84': Hirving Lozano (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Marco Reus (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Foul by Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy).
- 85': Hirving Lozano (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy).
- 85': Milan Iloski (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Anders Dreyer (San Diego) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 88': Substitution, San Diego. Onni Valakari replaces Aníbal Godoy.
- 88': Foul by Christopher McVey (San Diego).
- 88': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (San Diego) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca de la Torre.
- 90'+1': Corner,San Diego. Conceded by Edwin Cerrillo.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Luca de la Torre (San Diego) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jeppe Tverskov.
- 90'+3': Foul by Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+3': Paddy McNair (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Goal! San Diego 2, LA Galaxy 1. Hirving Lozano (San Diego) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anders Dreyer.
- 90'+7': Hand ball by Milan Iloski (San Diego).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, San Diego 2, LA Galaxy 1.
- 0': Match ends, San Diego 2, LA Galaxy 1.
Statistics
 LA |
SD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 40.5 | Possession | 59.5 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 285 | Accurate Passes | 469 |
| 359 | Passes | 537 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 29 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 25 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 21 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Snapdragon Stadium
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Attendance: 30,114
Venue: Snapdragon Stadium
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Attendance: 30,114
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 24 | +15 | 43 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 23 | +13 | 42 |
| 3 | Minnesota United FC | 24 | +13 | 41 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 23 | +4 | 37 |
Line-Ups
San Diego FC (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Dos Santos (GK) |
| 17 | Paddy McNair |
| 97 | Christopher McVey |
| 27 | Luca Bombino |
| 2 | William Kumado |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano  |
| 6 | Jeppe Tverskov |
| 10 | Anders Dreyer |
| 14 | Luca de la Torre |
| 20 | Aníbal Godoy |
| 77 | Alex Mighten |
LA Galaxy (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Novak Micovic (GK) |
| 4 | Maya Yoshida |
| 25 | Carlos Garcés |
| 14 | John Nelson |
| 2 | Miki Yamane |
| 18 | Marco Reus |
| 8 | Lucas Sanabria |
| 6 | Edwin Cerrillo |
| 28 | Joseph Paintsil |
| 7 | Diego Fagundez |
| 11 | Gabriel Pec |
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