Match Report


LA GalaxyLA Galaxy     San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Computer Player Computer Player
Edwin AckleyE. Ackley69
G
1captain
G
58Fabian FrancescoliF. Francescoli
Salvador ZamoraS. Zamora64
D
2
D
66Joaquín MejiaJ. Mejia
Herbert RourkeH. Rourke67
D
3
D
55Vicente AragonV. Aragon
Ethan MitchellE. Mitchell68
D
4
D
54Lance WoodL. Wood
Guy GreenG. Green65
D
5
M
73Thomas WalkerT. Walker
Cheyne ThompsonC. Thompson73
M
6
M
63Mauricio GoycocheaM. Goycochea
Edgar BassoE. Basso75
M
captain7
M
58Scott DavisS. Davis
Matías Ezequiel MontenegroM. Montenegro74
M
8
M
55Jeff MyersJ. Myers
Francisco AvalosF. Avalos77
A
9
A
59Alvaro GomezA. Gomez
Mateo MarzoliniM. Marzolini75
A
10
A
58Angelo De S. AmorosoA. Amoroso
Roy AlstonR. Alston68
A
11
A
57Diogo VenturaD. Ventura
 
Jorge TaverneseJ. Tavernese71
M
12
A
56Sanchez AndersonS. Anderson
Glen KingG. King68
A
13
G
56Henry LewisH. Lewis
Andre GrayA. Gray68
A
14
G
55Cristian QuirogaC. Quiroga

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at StubHUb Centre where LA Galaxy play host to San Jose Earthquakes in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
LA Galaxy are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while San Jose Earthquakes appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Howard Howard.


0.00
LA Galaxy kick off and get the match underway!
8.32
Scott Davis flicks a high pass forward. Alvaro Gomez controls it well on his chest. Alvaro Gomez shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
10.57
Vicente Aragon makes a probing pass to Scott Davis. Scott Davis flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Ventura collects the pass. Diogo Ventura knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guy Green.
12.37
Seeing a gap ahead, Cheyne Thompson plays the ball forward to Roy Alston. Roy Alston knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.18
Joaquín Mejia hits a low pass to Mauricio Goycochea. Mauricio Goycochea passes the ball forward to Alvaro Gomez. Alvaro Gomez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.34
Thomas Walker sees a break and surges forward. Thomas Walker whips in a cross ball towards Diogo Ventura. Diogo Ventura rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's miles wide!
20.09
Guy Green flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Basso controls it well on his chest. Edgar Basso flicks a high pass forward. Mateo Marzolini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mateo Marzolini controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Fabian Francescoli gets down and covers it.
26.45
Seeing a gap ahead, Edgar Basso plays the ball forward to Mateo Marzolini. Mateo Marzolini knocks the ball forward to Francisco Avalos but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
27.49
Scott Davis flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Ventura collects the pass. Diogo Ventura shoots from outside the area. Edwin Ackley easily gets down and covers it.
28.54
Cheyne Thompson flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Avalos. Francisco Avalos plays a scrappy one-two with Roy Alston and advances towards the goal... Francisco Avalos rockets a shot on goal but Fabian Francescoli reads it well. Good keeping!
42.23
Cheyne Thompson threads a neat ball through to Francisco Avalos. Francisco Avalos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.20
Edgar Basso advances with the ball. Edgar Basso tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Fabian Francescoli.
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. San Jose Earthquakes also appear unchanged since the first half. The San Jose Earthquakes players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
San Jose Earthquakes kick off the second half!
47.14
Herbert Rourke flicks a high ball forward to Edgar Basso who takes it down. Edgar Basso hits a low pass to Roy Alston. Roy Alston threads a neat, attacking ball through to Francisco Avalos. Francisco Avalos side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
48.06
Matías Ezequiel Montenegro chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Avalos. Francisco Avalos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
51.29
Ethan Mitchell threads a neat ball through to Matías Ezequiel Montenegro. Matías Ezequiel Montenegro kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Avalos. Francisco Avalos tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
57.42
Vicente Aragon advances with the ball. Vicente Aragon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alvaro Gomez. Alvaro Gomez knocks in a cross ball towards Angelo De S. Amoroso. With a superhuman jump, Angelo De S. Amoroso connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Angelo De S. Amoroso scores for San Jose Earthquakes!!
60.03
LA Galaxy have made 3 substitutions with Glen King replacing Mateo Marzolini, Andre Gray replacing Cheyne Thompson and Jorge Tavernese replacing Edgar Basso .
67.30
Matías Ezequiel Montenegro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Glen King. Glen King tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
72.23
Jeff Myers hits a low pass to Angelo De S. Amoroso. Angelo De S. Amoroso whips in a cross ball towards Diogo Ventura. Salvador Zamora hacks Diogo Ventura from behind! Diogo Ventura appeals for a penalty! Given!!
72.23
The referee points to the spot..
73.25
Alvaro Gomez slowly runs up. Alvaro Gomez slots the ball inside the left post with the inside of his foot. Textbook penalty!
84.39
Herbert Rourke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Tavernese. Jorge Tavernese controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Glen King. Glen King skips past Lance Wood! Glen King cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.56
Alvaro Gomez barges into Guy Green. The referee calls over Alvaro Gomez and shows him a yellow card! Guy Green hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

LA Galaxy

San Jose Earthquakes
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.3%
45.7%
Play Area
25.7%
44.3%
30%

Scorers
Angelo De S. Amoroso 57
Alvaro Gomez 73 (p)

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Angelo De S. Amoroso of San Jose Earthquakes

Match Ratings
1.Edwin Ackley (GK)
6
2.Salvador Zamora (DEF)
6
3.Herbert Rourke (DEF)
7
4.Ethan Mitchell (DEF)
6
5.Guy Green (DEF)
6
6.Cheyne Thompson (MID)
8
7.Edgar Basso (MID)
8
8.Matías Ezequiel Montenegro (MID)
7
9.Francisco Avalos (ATT)
6
10.Mateo Marzolini (ATT)
7
11.Roy Alston (ATT)
6
 
12.Jorge Tavernese (MID)
6
13.Glen King (ATT)
6
14.Andre Gray (ATT)
6

1.Fabian Francescoli (GK)
8
2.Joaquín Mejia (DEF)
6
3.Vicente Aragon (DEF)
7
4.Lance Wood (DEF)
6
5.Thomas Walker (MID)
7
6.Mauricio Goycochea (MID)
6
7.Scott Davis (MID)
7
8.Jeff Myers (MID)
6
9.Alvaro Gomez (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
6
10.Angelo De S. Amoroso (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Diogo Ventura (ATT)
6
 
12.Sanchez Anderson (ATT)
0
13.Henry Lewis (GK)
0
14.Cristian Quiroga (GK)
0