Sustaining their first loss of the 2022 MLS regular season, the LA Galaxy fell 1-0 on the road to Seattle Sounders FC at Lumen Field on Saturday afternoon. Javier “Chicharito” Hernández notched his second goal of the season, while Douglas Costa tallied his first career goal for the Galaxy. Notably, Raheem Edwards registered an assist in his third consecutive match to begin the season in the loss to Seattle.
LA Galaxy Against Seattle Sounders FC
Saturday’s match marked the 34 MLS regular-season meeting between LA and Seattle, with the Galaxy trailing the series 10-12-12. In 17 regular-season matches played in Seattle, LA holds a record of 4-7-6. In his last two appearances against Seattle at Lumen Field, Chicharito has tallied two goals.
Goal-Scoring Plays
LA – Javier “Chicharito” Hernández (Rayan Raveloson, Raheem Edwards), 6th minute: Edwards cut inside from the left wing and slipped Rayan Raveloson into the penalty box. Raveloson quickly passed the ball to Chicharito, whose shot from the center of the box was fired into the roof of the net.
SEA – Jordan Morris, 17th minute: Following a Seattle corner kick into the box, Jordan Morris’ shot from a scramble inside the six-yard box was bungled past the goal line.
SEA – Fredy Montero (penalty kick), 45+2nd minute: Fredy Montero’s penalty-kick shot was rolled into the bottom left corner of the goal.
LA – Douglas Costa, 48th minute: Douglas Costa’s left-footed effort from a free-kick attempt on the right edge of the 18-yard box was deflected into the back of the net past Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei.
SEA – Xavier Arreaga (Alex Roldan, Cristian Roldan), 72nd minute: From a free kick, Alex Roldan’s pass into the box found the head of Arreaga, who redirected the ball into the right side of the net.
Post Game Interviews
LA GALAXY HEAD COACH GREG VANNEY
LA GALAXY DEFENDER RAHEEM EDWARDS
LA GALAXY MIDFIELDER MARK DELGADO
Postgame Notes
Saturday’s match marked the 34th MLS regular-season meeting between the LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders FC.
In 16 regular-season matches played in Seattle, LA holds a record of 4-7-6.
The loss to Seattle snapped a four-match unbeaten run by the Galaxy dating back to Nov. 1, 2021.
LA hit the post twice in the match against Seattle, with Kévin Cabral striking the post and Efraín Álvarez hitting the crossbar.
The Galaxy have won their first two matches in regular-season play for the second consecutive season.
LA has not won in Seattle in regular-season play dating back to a 1-0 win over the Sounders on July 9, 2016.
Javier “Chicharito” Hernández tallied his second goal of the 2022 campaign.
Chicharito has tallied a goal against Seattle in two consecutive appearances dating back to Nov. 1, 2021.
Douglas Costa scored his first career goal for the LA Galaxy in the match against Seattle.
Costa registered a game-high three chances created.
Raheem Edwards tallied an assist in his third consecutive match to begin the 2022 season.
Edwards has notched five assists in his last six regular-season games played, dating back Oct. 26, 2021.
Rayan Raveloson logged his first assist of the season.
Mark Delgado finished the match with a team-high eight possessions won.
Samuel Grandsir has played in 37 consecutive matches for the Galaxy since making his debut for the club on April 18, 2021.
Julián Araujo made his 70th MLS regular-season appearance for LA, which ranks as the most by an active player on the Galaxy roster.
Next Game
Next up, the Galaxy play host to Orlando City SC at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday, March 19. The March 19 match kicks off at 12:30 p.m. PT and features a national television broadcast on Univision and TUDN.
images and game notes provided by LA Galaxy Communications.