Continuing their 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign, the LA Galaxy earned a 3-1 win over LAFC at Dignity Health Sports Park to advance to the Quarterfinal round on Wednesday night. Javier “Chicharito” Hernández registered the game-winning goal, while Kévin Cabral and Dejan Joveljić both registered goals in the win over LAFC. Additionally, Samuel Grandsir tallied two assists, while Raheem Edwards notched his sixth assist across all competitions during the 2022 campaign.
Marching On To The Quarterfinal
With the win over LAFC, the LA Galaxy will play host to Sacramento Republic FC at Dignity Health Sports Park in the Quarterfinal round of the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday, June 21. Information on tickets will be provided at a later date. The Galaxy improved to 35-17-1 in 53 all-time U.S. Open Cup matches. Joveljić leads the Galaxy with three goals scored in three U.S. Open Cup matches played this season. Additionally, Cabral has tallied two goals in three U.S. Open Cup appearances during the 2022 campaign. Notably, Chicharito scored his first-ever goal in U.S. Open Cup play.
LA Galaxy Dominance Over LAFC
The Round of 16 match between the LA Galaxy and LAFC marked the first-ever matchup of the two teams in U.S. Open Cup play and the 15th edition of El Tráfico across all competitions, with the Galaxy improving to 7-3-5 in the all-time series. Notably, the Galaxy are unbeaten in eight all-time matches played (6-0-2) against LAFC at Dignity Health Sports Park. Additionally, LA is unbeaten in five consecutive matches played (3-0-2) against LAFC dating back to May 8, 2021.
Goal-Scoring Plays
LA – Kévin Cabral (Samuel Grandsir), 51st minute: On the left flank, Samuel Grandsir cut inside on his right foot and delivered a cross into the six-yard box to Kévin Cabral, whose diving, right-footed shot snuck just inside the left post and into the back of the net.
LA – Javier “Chicharito” Hernández (Samuel Grandsir), 57th minute: After Samuel Grandsir dispossessed the ball off Ilie Sanchez outside the LAFC 18-yard box, Cabral carried the ball to midfield and played it back to his French compatriot. Grandsir dribbled past Latif Blessing and delivered a bouncing cross just outside the six-yard box to Chicharito, whose diving, left-footed shot beat LAFC goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau.
LA – Dejan Joveljić (Raheem Edwards), 81st minute: Working down the left side of the penalty area, Cabral back-heeled a pass into the path of Raheem Edwards. The Canadian international immediately fired a pass into the top of the six-yard box to Joveljić, who stuck his right foot out to redirect the ball just inside the far post.
LFC – Ryan Hollingshead (Jose Cifuentes), 85th minute: Jose Cifuentes’ cross into the box found the head of Ryan Hollingshead, who flicked the ball into the back of the net.
Postgame Notes
Following the win over LAFC, the LA Galaxy advanced to the Quarterfinal round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and will play host to Sacramento Republic FC at Dignity Health Sports on Tuesday, June 21.
With the win over LAFC, the LA Galaxy improved to 9-5-2 in 16 matches played across all competitions during the 2022 campaign.
The Galaxy improved to 7-3-5 in 15 matches played across all competitions against LAFC.
LA is unbeaten in eight all-time matches played (6-0-2) against LAFC at Dignity Health Sports Park.
Additionally, LA is unbeaten in five consecutive matches played (3-0-2) against LAFC dating back to May 8, 2021.
Chicharito scored his sixth goal in his 15 appearance (13 start) across all competitions this year.
Raheem Edwards tallied his sixth assist in 14 matches played (14 starts) across all competitions in 2022.
Joveljić leads the Galaxy with three goals scored in three U.S. Open Cup matches played this season.
In four matches played across all competitions against LAFC, Joveljić has tallied three goals.
Cabral has tallied two goals in three U.S. Open Cup appearances during the 2022 campaign.
Samuel Grandsir made his 50th consecutive appearance for the Galaxy across all competitions dating back to April 18, 2021.
Grandsir tallied two assists in the win over LAFC. Notably, Grandsir has tallied four assists in two matches played across all competitions against LAFC this season.
Jonathan Klinsmann improved to 3-0-0 in three U.S. Open Cup matches played this year.
The Galaxy broke their club record for the highest attended U.S. Open Cup in team history with 24,174 fans at Dignity Health Sports Park in the win over LAFC.
Next Game
Next up, the LA Galaxy return to league play to play host to Austin FC at Dignity Health Sports Park on Sunday, May 25. The May 25 match kicks off at 3:00 p.m. PT and features a national broadcast on UniMás and TUDN.
