Galaxy Earn 1-1 Draw on the Road Against Minnesota United FC

Playing their seventh road match during the 2022 MLS Regular Season, the LA Galaxy earned a 1-1 draw against Minnesota United FC at Allianz Field on Wednesday night. Sacha Kljestan recorded his first goal of the 2022 campaign, while goalkeeper Jonathan Bond made six saves in the draw at Minnesota.

LA Galaxy Record Against Minnesota
Wednesday’s match marked the 10th MLS regular-season meeting between LA and Minnesota United FC, with the Galaxy leading the series 5-1-4. In seven matches played on the road across all competitions against Minnesota, LA holds a 4-1-2 record.

Galaxy Form
In 10 matches played across all competitions dating back to a 3-1 win over the Portland Timbers on April 3, LA holds a record of 6-2-2, outscoring its opponents 13-9 and posting four shutouts during that span. In four matches played across all competitions during the month of May, the Galaxy hold a 2-1-1 record.

LA on the Road

In seven regular-season games played on the road during the 2022 campaign, the LA Galaxy hold a 3-2-2 record. In eight road games played across all competitions during the 2022 campaign, LA holds a record of 4-2-2 

Goal-Scoring Plays
LA – Sacha Kljestan (penalty kick), 83th minute: After Minnesota was whistled for a handball inside the penalty area, Sacha Kljestan drilled his penalty-kick attempt into the bottom left corner of the goal.

MIN – Robin Lod (DJ Taylor, Adrien Hunou), 87th minute: Dribbling towards the end line, DJ Taylor played a cutback pass just inside the top of the box to Robin Lod, who fired a low shot into the back of the net.  

Post Game

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Postgame Notes

  • Wednesday’s match marked the 10th MLS regular-season meeting between LA and Minnesota United FC, with the Galaxy leading the series 5-1-4.

  • In seven matches played on the road across all competitions against Minnesota, LA holds a 4-1-2 record.

  • In seven regular-season games played on the road during the 2022 campaign, the LA Galaxy hold a 3-2-2 record.

  • In eight road games played across all competitions during the 2022 campaign, LA holds a record of 4-2-2.

  • In 10 matches played across all competitions dating back to April 3, LA holds a record of 6-2-2, outscoring its opponents 13-9 during that span.

  • The Galaxy have stopped the opposition from scoring a first-half goal in nine of their 12 regular-season matches. No team has done this more in MLS in 2022.

  • With the result at Minnesota, LA claimed their second draw on the road this season.

  • Sacha Kljestan notched his first goal of the 2022 campaign.

  • Seven different players have scored in league play for the Galaxy this season.

  • Kljestan recorded his 15th career penalty-kick goal, which ranks tied for 14th all-time in MLS regular-season play.

  • Jonathan Bond registered a game-high six saves in the draw against Minnesota.

  • It marks the second time this season that Bond tallied at least six saves in a match.

  • Samuel Grandsir made his 46th consecutive appearance in league play dating back to April 18, 2021.

  • Nick DePuy made his 49th regular-season appearance for the Galaxy.

  • Raheem Edwards finished the match with a team-high 12 duels won.

  • Julián Araujo registered a team-high three chances created.

  • Víctor Vázquez made his first appearance for the Galaxy dating back to a 2-1 win over LAFC on April 9.

  • In seven MLS regular-season matches coached against Minnesota United FC, LA Galaxy Head Coach Greg Vanney holds a 3-2-2 record.

  • Dejan Joveljić made his 10th substitute appearance in league play this season.

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LA Galaxy Fall 3-1 to FC Dallas

Playing in front of a sell-out crowd of 25,174 fans at Dignity Health Sports Park, the LA Galaxy fell 3-1 to FC Dallas on Saturday night.

Goal-Scoring Plays
DAL – Jesus Ferreira (Jader Obrian, Ema Twumasi), 11th minute: Streaking down the right flank, Jader Obrian squared a ball across the face of goal to Jesus Ferreira, who tapped in from close range.

DAL – Paul Arriola (Paxton Pomykal), 20th minute: Following a turnover in midfield, Paxton Pomykal played a ball to the left side of the penalty area to Paul Arriola, who drilled a low shot into the lower far corner of the goal.

DAL – Jesus Ferreira (Marco Farfan), 23rd minute: After winning the ball in Dallas’ half of the field, Marco Farfan delivered a long ball to Ferreira, who took a touch past Jonathan Bond outside the 18-yard box and finished his shot from inside the six-yard box.

LA – Douglas Costa (Sacha Kljestan), 67th minute: After earning a free kick from 30 yards away from goal, Sacha Kljestan quickly laid the ball off to Douglas Costa, whose curling shot was powered into

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Postgame Notes

  • Saturday’s match marked the 78th MLS regular-season meeting between LA and FC Dallas, with the Galaxy leading the all-time series 35-30-13. 

  • In 40 regular-season matches played at home against Dallas, LA holds a 26-8-6 record.

  • The Galaxy hold a 4-2-0 record in six matches played at home across all competitions in 2022.

  • LA (6-4-1, 19 points) ranks fourth in the Western Conference standings behind LAFC (7-2-2, 23 points), FC Dallas (6-1-4, 22 points) and Austin FC (6-3-2, 20 points).

  • In nine matches played across all competitions dating back to April 3, LA holds a record of 6-2-1, outscoring its opponents 12-8 during that span.

  • Douglas Costa notched his second goal scored from outside the box during the 2022 campaign.

  • Costa ranks tied for second in MLS in goals scored from outside the box (2).

  • Costa finished the match with a game-high three chances created.

  • Sacha Kljestan notched his first assist of the 2022 MLS Regular Season.

  • The assist marked Kljestan’s 98th career assist in his 319th game played in MLS.

  • Chase Gasper started his first career match for the Galaxy, logging 83 minutes.  

  • Jonathan Pérez made his first appearance in league play this season, logging seven minutes as a second-half substitute.

  • Samuel Grandsir made his 45th consecutive appearance in league play dating back to April 18, 2021.

  • The match marked the fifth consecutive sell-out at Dignity Health Sports Park to begin the 2022 campaign.


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LA Galaxy and Javier “Chicharito” Hernández Host Panel with Dr. Armando "Mondo" González About Mental Health and Peak Performance

LA Galaxy and Javier “Chicharito” Hernández hosted a panel for LA Galaxy Academy players and the Cal State Dominguez Hills women’s soccer team at Dignity Health Sports Park for Mental Health Awareness Month



 

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LA Galaxy earn 1-0 shutout win on the road over Austin FC

Playing their 10th match during the 2022 MLS Regular Season, the LA Galaxy earned a 1-0 shutout victory on the road over Austin FC at Q2 Stadium on Sunday night. Mark Delgado scored his first career goal as a member of the Galaxy, while Jonathan Bond notched his fifth shutout of the season.

LA Galaxy Form
In seven matches played across all competitions dating back to April 3, LA holds a record of 5-1-1, outscoring its opponents 8-3 during that span. Since April 3, the Galaxy have dealt LAFC their only loss of the 2022 season and handed Austin its first defeat at Q2 Stadium this year. The Galaxy’s six wins in league play this year ranks tied for second in the league with Austin FC, behind only LAFC (7). Additionally, LA (6-3-1, 19 points) ranks third in the Supporters’ Shield race behind only LAFC (7-1-2, 23 points) and Austin FC (6-2-2, 20 points).

Stout LA Galaxy Defense
With their shutout win over Austin FC, the Galaxy notched their fifth clean sheet of the 2022 campaign. In 10 appearances this year, Bond’s five shutouts ranks tied for first amongst all goalkeepers in MLS. Notably, LA ranks tied for first in MLS alongside FC Dallas for the fewest goals allowed (7).

Postgame Notes

  • Sunday’s match marked the third all-time regular-season meeting between LA and Austin, with the Galaxy leading their series 2-1-0.

  • LA (6-3-1, 19 points) ranks third in the Supporters’ Shield race behind only LAFC (7-1-2, 23 points) and Austin FC (6-2-2, 20 points).

  • The Galaxy’s six wins in league play this year ranks tied for second in the league with Austin FC, behind only LAFC (7).

  • In seven matches played across all competitions dating back to April 3, LA holds a record of 5-1-1, outscoring its opponents 8-3 during that span.

  • Since April 3, the Galaxy have dealt LAFC their only loss of the 2022 season and handed Austin its first defeat at Q2 Stadium this year.

  • LA ranks tied for first in MLS for the fewest goals allowed (7).

  • LA held Austin to zero shots on target in the first half. It marks the sixth time this season that the LA Galaxy have held their opponent to one or fewer shots on goal in the first half of matches this season.

  • The LA Galaxy are 4-2-0 in six games played against Western Conference opponents in 2022.

  • With the win over Austin, the Galaxy improved to 3-2-1 in six road matches played in league play this season.

  • The Galaxy’s five shutouts during the 2022 campaign rank tied for first in the league.

  • In his 10th start of the season, Jonathan Bond registered his fifth shutout of 2022.

  • Bond is tied for first in the league with his five shutouts and is tied for seventh all-time in Galaxy history alongside Matt Reis with nine shutouts.

  • Mark Delgado tallied his first career goal for the Galaxy.

  • Delgado is the sixth different Galaxy player to score a goal in league play this year.

  • Chase Gasper made his LA Galaxy debut, logging 31 minutes as a second-half substitute.

  • LA improved to 3-0-0 in three games played on Sunday this season.

 


Next Game
Next up, the Galaxy travel to face California United Strikers FC in the Round of 32 of the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine, Calif., on Wednesday, May 11. The May 11 match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. PT and will be streamed live on ESPN+.

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LA Galaxy earn 2-1 win over LAFC in 13th regular-season edition of El Tráfico

Playing in front of a sold out crowd of 25,174 fans at Dignity Health Sports Park, the LA Galaxy earned a 2-1 win over LAFC in the 13th regular-season edition of El Tráfico on Saturday night. Javier “Chicharito” Hernández tallied his fifth goal of the 2022 campaign, while Séga Coulibaly scored the game-winning goal in the win over LAFC.

LA Galaxy Against LAFC
Saturday’s match marked the 13th MLS regular-season meeting between the two teams, with the LA Galaxy leading the series 6-2-5. The Galaxy are unbeaten in four consecutive matches (2-0-2) against LAFC dating back to May 8, 2021. In seven regular-season meetings between the two sides at Dignity Health Sports Park, the Galaxy hold an unbeaten record of 5-0-2. In three career games played against LAFC, Javier “Chicharito” Hernández has registered two goals and two assists. In six matches managed against LAFC, LA Galaxy Head Coach Greg Vanney holds a 2-1-3 record. LA has scored multiple goals 10 times against LAFC in the 13 matches played between the two clubs. When LA scores the first goal in matches played against LAFC, the Galaxy hold a 4-1-0 record.

Chicharito In Goal-Scoring Form
After tallying the opening goal in the win over LAFC, Chicharito is tied for the league-lead with five goals in six games played during the 2022 campaign. Notably, Chicharito has tallied nine goals in his last nine regular-season matches played, dating back to Oct. 23, 2021. In his last 13 games played at Dignity Health Sports Park dating back to April 25, 2021, Chicharito has tallied 12 goals and two assists.

Assisting In the Win
Samuel Grandsir registered two assists in the win against LAFC, bringing his season tally to three assists during the 2022 season. The two assists against LAFC marked Grandsir’s first multi-assist performance in MLS for the Galaxy. Edwards registered an assist in his second consecutive match dating back to April 3. Edwards’ five assists during the 2022 campaign ranks first in MLS amongst all players. Additionally, Víctor Vázquez notched his first assist of the season.

Goal-Scoring Plays
LA – Javier “Chicharito” Hernández (Samuel Grandsir, Víctor Vázquez), 14th minute:Víctor Vázquez’s pass on the left wing found Samuel Grandsir isolated with an LAFC defender. Grandsir’s looping cross inside the six-yard box found the head of Chicharito, who rose quickly to nod his header past LAFC goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau.

LA – Séga Coulibaly (Samuel Grandsir, Raheem Edwards), 31st minute: Raheem Edwards dropped in a pass just inside the 18-yard box to Grandsir. The Frenchman chested the ball down and quickly delivered a low pass to the back post that Coulibaly finished from close range.

LAFC – Cristian Arango, 79th minute: After Jonathan Bond initially saved Carlos Vela’s shot from inside the box, Cristian Arango was first to the rebound and placed his shot into the back of the net.

Postgame Notes

  • Saturday’s match marked the 13th regular-season edition of El Tráfico between the two teams, with the LA Galaxy leading the series 6-2-5.

  • In seven regular-season meetings between the two sides at Dignity Health Sports Park, the Galaxy improved their unbeaten record to 5-0-2.

  • The Galaxy are unbeaten in four consecutive matches (2-0-2) against LAFC dating back to May 8, 2021.

  • When LA scores the first goal in matches played against LAFC, the Galaxy hold a 4-1-0 record.

  • The Galaxy have scored multiple goals 10 times in 13 regular-season matches played against LAFC.

  • In 13 matches played between the Galaxy and LAFC, the two teams have combined for 53 goals scored.

  • In six matches managed against LAFC, LA Galaxy Head Coach Greg Vanney holds a 2-1-3 record.

  • The Galaxy dealt LAFC their first loss of the 2022 season.

  • Samuel Grandsir tallied two assists in the win over LAFC, marking the first time in his Galaxy career he has registered multiple assists in a single match.

  • Grandsir ranks tied for second in MLS with three assists during the 2022 season.

  • Grandsir has played in 40 consecutive matches for the Galaxy dating back to April 18, 2021.

  • Raheem Edwards notched his league-leading fifth assist of the season in the win over LAFC.

  • Séga Coulibaly tallied his first career goal as a member of the Galaxy.

  • Víctor Vázquez notched his first assist of the 2022 campaign.

  • Jonathan Bond tallied six saves in the win over LAFC.

  • Sacha Kljestan made his 50th regular-season appearance for the Galaxy in the win against LAFC.

  • Saturday’s match marked the third consecutive sell-out at Dignity Health Sports Park to begin the 2022 MLS Regular Season.

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Next Game
Next up, the Galaxy travel to face Chicago Fire FC at Soldier Field on Saturday, April 16. The April 16 match kicks off at 5:00 p.m. PT and will feature a local television broadcast.