MLS

LA Galaxy vs FC Cincinnati, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
LA Galaxy
  • 39': Joseph Paintsil
  • Red Card 51': Isaiah Parente
  • 90'+1': Maruicio Cuevas
FT
2 - 3
FC Cincinnati
  • 10': Ender Echenique
  • 22': Brenner
  • 88': Brenner

About

LA Galaxy are hosting FC Cincinnati at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. John Nelson (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Isaiah Parente.
  • 3': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
  • 3': Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Evander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
  • 5': Foul by Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati).
  • 5': Harbor Miller (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Novak Micovic (LA Galaxy). Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
  • 6': Offside, LA Galaxy. Joseph Paintsil is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luca Orellano with a cross.
  • 10': Goal! LA Galaxy 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Evander with a through ball.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Fagúndez.
  • 13': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Chris Rindov (LA Galaxy).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ender Echenique.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
  • 16': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Diego Fagúndez.
  • 16': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Harbor Miller (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
  • 18': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ender Echenique.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edwin Cerrillo with a cross.
  • 18': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Kévin Denkey.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Isaiah Parente.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Evan Louro (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Harbor Miller.
  • 22': Goal! LA Galaxy 0, FC Cincinnati 2. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Evander with a through ball.
  • 25': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Harbor Miller (LA Galaxy).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Fagúndez.
  • 29': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Samuel Gidi.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Evan Louro (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Isaiah Parente.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Nelson.
  • 35': Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
  • 35': Harbor Miller (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Novak Micovic (LA Galaxy). Assisted by Evander.
  • 38': Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
  • 38': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, FC Cincinnati 2. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Fagúndez with a cross.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Evan Louro (FC Cincinnati).
  • 42': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Evan Louro.
  • 43': Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Evan Louro (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Diego Fagúndez.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
  • 45'+2': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Novak Micovic (LA Galaxy).
  • 45'+3': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Novak Micovic.
  • 45'+3': Isaiah Parente (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, FC Cincinnati 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 1, FC Cincinnati 2.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Novak Micovic (LA Galaxy). Assisted by Luca Orellano.
  • 49': Evander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 51': Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Isaiah Parente (LA Galaxy).
  • 51': Second yellow card to Isaiah Parente (LA Galaxy) for a bad foul.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luca Orellano with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 53': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
  • 53': Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Evander is caught offside.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Orellano.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Evander (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Novak Micovic (LA Galaxy). Assisted by Luca Orellano.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Novak Micovic (LA Galaxy). Assisted by Ender Echenique.
  • 57': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
  • 59': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
  • 59': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Nick Hagglund.
  • 62': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julián Aude replaces John Nelson.
  • 62': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Mauricio Cuevas replaces Harbor Miller.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miki Yamane.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
  • 66': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Julián Aude.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Evander (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ender Echenique.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Evander.
  • 68': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brenner following a fast break.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 70': Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati).
  • 72': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Samuel Gidi.
  • 72': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Jabbari replaces Kévin Denkey.
  • 72': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Dominik Marczuk replaces Ender Echenique.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ayoub Jabbari with a headed pass.
  • 76': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Lukas Engel.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edwin Cerrillo following a corner.
  • 77': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Miguel Berry replaces Miki Yamane.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
  • 79': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
  • 79': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Dominik Marczuk.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maya Yoshida following a corner.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Evan Louro (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Diego Fagúndez.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Evan Louro (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Miguel Berry.
  • 85': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Novak Micovic (LA Galaxy). Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
  • 86': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Novak Micovic.
  • 87': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Tucker Lepley replaces Diego Fagúndez.
  • 87': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Rubén Ramos replaces Edwin Cerrillo.
  • 87': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 87': Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, FC Cincinnati 3. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Evander with a through ball.
  • 89': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Evander.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Julián Aude.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, FC Cincinnati 3. Mauricio Cuevas (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 2, FC Cincinnati 3.
  • 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 2, FC Cincinnati 3.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 9
6 Saves 7
53.5 Possession 46.5
22 SHOTS 23
10 ON GOAL 8
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
479 Accurate Passes 388
527 Passes 451
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 4
12 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.3
36 Long Balls 35
26 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 7
8 Effective Tackles 12
17 Tackles 21
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 7
20 Effective Clearances 13
20 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 18,518

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Philadelphia Union 34 +22 66
2 FC Cincinnati 34 +12 65
3 Inter Miami CF 34 +26 65
4 Charlotte FC 34 +9 59
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LA LA Galaxy (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Novak Micovic (GK)
4 Maya Yoshida
63 Chris Rindov
14 John Nelson
2 Miki Yamane
7 Diego Fagundez
16 Isaiah Parente Yellow Card
6 Edwin Cerrillo
28 Joseph Paintsil
26 Harbor Miller
11 Gabriel Pec
LA Galaxy Substitutes:
Mathias Jørgensen, JT Marcinkowski, Nicklaus Sullivan, Julián Aude, Maruicio Cuevas, Tucker Lepley, Eriq Zavaleta, Ruben Ramos, Miguel Berry.

CIN FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
13 Evan Louro (GK)
4 Nick Hagglund Yellow Card
29 Lukas Engel
12 Miles Robinson
11 Samuel Gidi
20 Pavel Bucha
10 Evander
23 Luca Orellano
66 Ender Echenique
8 Brenner
9 Kévin Denkey
FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
Alvas Powell, Dominik Marczuk, Gerardo Valenzuela, Ayoub Jabbari, Tah Anunga, Yuya Kubo, Kei Kamara, Teenage Hadebe, Alec Kann.

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