Match Report


LA GalaxyLA Galaxy     Orange County BluesOrange County Blues
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Dave Cee Dave Cee
Fernando LeeF. Lee45
G
1captain
G
78José TorricoJ. Torrico
Duarte MarreroD. Marrero68
D
2
D
77Randall MorrisR. Morris
Herbert RourkeH. Rourke67
D
3
D
72Ernest GrossmanE. Grossman
Ethan MitchellE. Mitchell67
D
4
D
75Clifford ChandlerC. Chandler
Jim KnightonJ. Knighton69
D
5
D
79Leo RobertsL. Roberts
Cheyne ThompsonC. Thompson72
M
6
M
80Jorge LarreaJ. Larrea
Earnest PetersonE. Peterson70
M
7
M
76Jamie MoralesJ. Morales
Jorge TaverneseJ. Tavernese69
M
8
M
73Nathan SanchezN. Sanchez
Matías Ezequiel MontenegroM. Montenegro73
M
captain9
A
75Cameron DiazC. Diaz
Francisco AvalosF. Avalos77
A
10
A
76Joel ChávezJ. Chávez
Adrian WillisA. Willis69
A
11
A
76Jordon RiveraJ. Rivera
 
Mateo MarzoliniM. Marzolini75
A
12
D
73Luis KorbL. Korb
Edgar BassoE. Basso74
M
13
M
77Nicolas ClarkN. Clark
Glen KingG. King67
A
14
A
73Marvin PickensM. Pickens

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at StubHUb Centre where LA Galaxy play host to Orange County Blues. A crowd of 18,650 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
LA Galaxy are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Orange County Blues appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jon Gilstrap.


0.00
The whistle blows and LA Galaxy get the match underway!
6.14
Jorge Tavernese flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Avalos. Francisco Avalos finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
8.42
Herbert Rourke threads a neat ball through to Earnest Peterson. With imagination, Earnest Peterson plays the ball forward to Adrian Willis. Adrian Willis shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but José Torrico manages to gather it.
9.50
Jorge Tavernese knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Avalos. Francisco Avalos tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by José Torrico.
11.54
Corner kick to LA Galaxy. Jorge Tavernese plays it to the far post. José Torrico drops low and scoops up the ball.
12.19
Jorge Larrea decides to run forward with the ball. Jorge Larrea shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.25
Cheyne Thompson makes a probing pass to Francisco Avalos. Francisco Avalos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.30
Jorge Larrea runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jorge Larrea sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
28.01
LA Galaxy are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
30.50
Jamie Morales runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jamie Morales lofts in a cross ball towards Cameron Diaz. Cameron Diaz whips the ball goalwards with his head. Fernando Lee manages to gather it.
40.02
Earnest Peterson runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Earnest Peterson finds some space and shoots from distance but José Torrico reads it well. Great keeping!
42.14
Nathan Sanchez makes a probing pass to Cameron Diaz. Cameron Diaz lofts in a cross ball towards Jordon Rivera. Jordon Rivera heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
44.52
Jim Knighton kicks a strong pass forward to Jorge Tavernese. Jorge Tavernese kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Avalos. Francisco Avalos shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
45.00
Matías Ezequiel Montenegro knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Avalos. Francisco Avalos finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. LA Galaxy appear unchanged since the first half. Orange County Blues also appear unchanged since the first half. The Orange County Blues players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Orange County Blues kick off the second half!
57.05
Jamie Morales threads the ball through to Cameron Diaz. Cameron Diaz lofts in a cross ball towards Jordon Rivera. Jordon Rivera flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Fernando Lee.
58.04
Nathan Sanchez takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Jordon Rivera shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
60.20
LA Galaxy have made 2 substitutions with Edgar Basso replacing Jorge Tavernese and Mateo Marzolini replacing Earnest Peterson .Orange County Blues have made 3 substitutions with Luis Korb replacing Randall Morris, Nicolas Clark replacing Leo Roberts and Marvin Pickens replacing Joel Chávez and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
65.55
Edgar Basso darts forward. Edgar Basso knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luis Korb.
67.01
With imagination, Jorge Larrea plays the ball forward to Marvin Pickens. Marvin Pickens lofts in a cross ball towards Jordon Rivera. Jordon Rivera is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
81.17
Ernest Grossman threads the ball through to Jamie Morales. Jamie Morales threads a neat ball through to Cameron Diaz. Cameron Diaz shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.27
Jim Knighton threads a neat ball through to Mateo Marzolini. Mateo Marzolini flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Willis collects the pass. Adrian Willis whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Avalos. Francisco Avalos jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. José Torrico effortlessly picks it out of the air!
90.00
Ethan Mitchell hacks Cameron Diaz from behind! Ethan Mitchell is shown the yellow card! Cameron Diaz carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

LA Galaxy

Orange County Blues
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.5%
46.5%
Play Area
29.6%
47.9%
22.5%

Scorers
Jordon Rivera 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to José Torrico of Orange County Blues

Match Ratings
1.Fernando Lee (GK)
8
2.Duarte Marrero (DEF)
6
3.Herbert Rourke (DEF)
6
4.Ethan Mitchell (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Jim Knighton (DEF)
6
6.Cheyne Thompson (MID)
6
7.Earnest Peterson (MID)
7
8.Jorge Tavernese (MID)
7
9.Matías Ezequiel Montenegro (MID)
6
10.Francisco Avalos (ATT)
6
11.Adrian Willis (ATT)
6
 
12.Mateo Marzolini (ATT)
6
13.Edgar Basso (MID)
6
14.Glen King (ATT)
0

1.José Torrico (GK)
9
2.Randall Morris (DEF)
6
3.Ernest Grossman (DEF)
6
4.Clifford Chandler (DEF)
6
5.Leo Roberts (DEF)
6
6.Jorge Larrea (MID)
8
7.Jamie Morales (MID)
7
8.Nathan Sanchez (MID)
7
9.Cameron Diaz (ATT)
6
10.Joel Chávez (ATT)
6
11.Jordon Rivera (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Luis Korb (DEF)
6
13.Nicolas Clark (MID)
6
14.Marvin Pickens (ATT)
7