LOS ANGELES (Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021) – Playing their third game in the span of seven days, the LA Galaxy battled crosstown rival LAFC to a 1-1 draw before a sellout crowd of 25,174 fans at Dignity Health Sports Park on Sunday night. Samuel Grandsir notched his third goal of the season, while Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez and Victor Vázquez each tallied assists in the draw against LAFC.

LA Galaxy Against LAFC
Sunday’s contest between the LA Galaxy and LAFC marked the 12th regular-season meeting between the two clubs, with the Galaxy leading the series 5-2-5. In six regular-season meetings against LAFC at Dignity Health Sports Park, the Galaxy hold an unbeaten record of 4-0-2. In three meetings between LA and LAFC in 2021, the Galaxy lead the series 1-0-2.

Goal-Scoring Plays
LAFC – Mamadou Fall (Eduard Atuesta), 11th minute: Eduard Atuesta’s corner kick delivery into the penalty area found the head of Mamadou Fall, who powered his header into the top right corner.

LA – Samuel Grandsir (Victor Vázquez, Chicharito) 19th minute: Combining in midfield, Chicharito found Vázquez, who quickly played a through ball that released Grandsir behind the LAFC backline. Grandsir took a touch around the onrushing goalkeeper and rolled his shot into the empty net.

LA Galaxy (11-11-6, 39pts) vs. LAFC (9-12-7, 34 pts)
Oct. 3, 2021 – Dignity Health Sports Park (Los Angeles)

Goals by Half 1 2 F
LA Galaxy 1 0 1
LAFC 1 0 1

Scoring Summary:
LAFC: Fall (Atuesta), 11
LA: Grandsir (Vázquez, Chicharito), 19

Misconduct Summary:
LA: Araujo (caution), 10
LA: Grandsir (caution), 18
LAFC: Edwards (caution), 22
LA: DePuy (caution), 30
LAFC: Crisostomo (caution), 44

POST GAME COMMENTS

Postgame Notes

• The LA Galaxy are 11-11-6 (39 pts) this season, sitting in sixth place in the Western Conference standings.

• Sunday’s contest between the LA Galaxy and LAFC marked the 12th regular-season meeting between the two clubs, with the Galaxy leading the series 5-2-5.

• In six regular-season meetings against LAFC at Dignity Health Sports Park, the Galaxy hold an unbeaten record of 4-0-2.

• In three meetings between LA and LAFC in 2021, the Galaxy lead the series 1-0-2.

• Jonathan dos Santos played in his 99th game (87 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy since joining the club in 2017.

• Samuel Grandsir is the only player on the roster to appear in every match this season (28).

• Grandsir notched his third goal of the season in the draw against LAFC.

• Victor Vázquez tallied his fourth assist of the campaign.

• Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez notched his second assist of the year.

• The LA Galaxy honored club legend Landon Donovan with a statue unveiling in Legends Plaza and inducted him into the club’s Ring of Honor.