Match Report


Louisville CityLouisville City     LA GalaxyLA Galaxy
Computer Player Computer Player Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Lucas Gabriel PeladoL. Pelado67
G
1
G
69Edwin AckleyE. Ackley
Julián ReggiJ. Reggi71
D
2
D
65Guy GreenG. Green
José PizarroJ. Pizarro70
D
3
D
66Blake MartinB. Martin
Luís CavalcanteL. Cavalcante68
D
4
D
68Ethan MitchellE. Mitchell
Brian MartínB. Martín65
D
5
D
70Jim KnightonJ. Knighton
Gabriel DíazG. Díaz72
M
captain6
M
73Cheyne ThompsonC. Thompson
Rocha A. SilvaR. Silva67
M
7captain
M
75Edgar BassoE. Basso
Lester FerrariL. Ferrari66
M
8
M
71Jorge TaverneseJ. Tavernese
Victor SalinasV. Salinas66
M
9
A
77Francisco AvalosF. Avalos
Mike FisherM. Fisher71
A
10
A
75Mateo MarzoliniM. Marzolini
Filipe DavilaF. Davila70
A
11
A
69Roy AlstonR. Alston
 
Luciano ArcaL. Arca68
A
12
M
74Matías Ezequiel MontenegroM. Montenegro
Derrick ThompsonD. Thompson67
A
13
A
68Glen KingG. King
Dale KingD. King66
M
14
D
67Herbert RourkeH. Rourke

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Louisville Slugger Field where Louisville City play host to LA Galaxy. A crowd of 13,724 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Louisville City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while LA Galaxy appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Petrone.


0.00
Louisville City kick off the first half!
8.35
Cheyne Thompson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mateo Marzolini. Mateo Marzolini threads a neat, attacking ball through to Roy Alston. Some awkward footwork from Roy Alston provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
10.21
Luís Cavalcante makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Díaz. Gabriel Díaz sees space and advances. Gabriel Díaz whips in a cross ball towards Mike Fisher. Mike Fisher rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
20.40
Edgar Basso hits a low pass to Francisco Avalos. Francisco Avalos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Lucas Gabriel Pelado gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
28.36
With a delightful solo run, Edgar Basso stretches the opposition's defence. Edgar Basso advances inside the box! Edgar Basso tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Lucas Gabriel Pelado smothers it!
32.19
Rocha A. Silva hacks Edgar Basso from behind! The referee warns Rocha A. Silva to calm down! Edgar Basso gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
33.39
Brian Martín clumsily knocks into Francisco Avalos. The referee warns Brian Martín to calm down! Francisco Avalos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.14
Victor Salinas threads a neat ball through to Filipe Davila. Filipe Davila knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guy Green.
44.22
Edgar Basso laces a through ball forward to Francisco Avalos. Francisco Avalos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by José Pizarro.
45.00
Cheyne Thompson brings the ball forward. Cheyne Thompson makes a pass forward but Francisco Avalos makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Louisville City appear unchanged since the first half. LA Galaxy also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with LA Galaxy kicking off!
47.47
Ethan Mitchell makes a probing pass to Jorge Tavernese. Without breaking stride, Jorge Tavernese plays the ball forward to Mateo Marzolini. Mateo Marzolini knocks the ball forward to Roy Alston but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
49.15
Jorge Tavernese flicks a high pass forward to Mateo Marzolini who brings the ball under control. Mateo Marzolini knocks the ball forward, putting Francisco Avalos through on goal. Some world-class footwork from Francisco Avalos provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but Lucas Gabriel Pelado is on top of it.
51.45
José Pizarro clumsily knocks into Mateo Marzolini. The referee calls over José Pizarro and warns him to calm down! Mateo Marzolini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.28
Lester Ferrari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Filipe Davila. Filipe Davila shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.31
Rocha A. Silva knocks the ball to his team mate, Mike Fisher. Mike Fisher lofts in a cross ball towards Filipe Davila. Filipe Davila connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Edwin Ackley has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
61.31
LA Galaxy have made 3 substitutions with Glen King replacing Mateo Marzolini, Herbert Rourke replacing Cheyne Thompson and Matías Ezequiel Montenegro replacing Edgar Basso .
65.57
Gabriel Díaz flicks a high pass forward to Mike Fisher who brings the ball under control. Mike Fisher lofts in a cross ball towards Filipe Davila. Jim Knighton comes in with a late challenge on Filipe Davila. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
66.33
Herbert Rourke knocks the ball to his team mate, Glen King. Glen King plays a one-two with Francisco Avalos and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Glen King provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
72.32
Filipe Davila clumsily knocks into Guy Green. The referee warns Filipe Davila to calm down! Guy Green stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.21
José Pizarro hacks Francisco Avalos from behind! The referee calls over José Pizarro again and warns him to calm down! Francisco Avalos gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
77.34
Herbert Rourke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Glen King. Glen King advances inside the box! Julián Reggi hacks Glen King from behind! Glen King appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
81.08
Luís Cavalcante comes in with a late challenge on Glen King. Luís Cavalcante is given a warning by the referee! Glen King hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.30
Victor Salinas passes the ball forward to Mike Fisher. Mike Fisher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.21
José Pizarro knocks the ball to his team mate, Rocha A. Silva. Rocha A. Silva flicks a high pass forward. Mike Fisher controls it well on his chest. Mike Fisher lofts in a cross ball towards Filipe Davila. Filipe Davila directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Louisville City

LA Galaxy
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
31.9%
47.8%
20.3%

Scorers
Filipe Davila 55, 59
Glen King 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Filipe Davila of Louisville City

Match Ratings
1.Lucas Gabriel Pelado (GK)
7
2.Julián Reggi (DEF)
6
3.José Pizarro (DEF)
6
4.Luís Cavalcante (DEF)
6
5.Brian Martín (DEF)
6
6.Gabriel Díaz (MID)
6
7.Rocha A. Silva (MID)
6
8.Lester Ferrari (MID)
6
9.Victor Salinas (MID)
6
10.Mike Fisher (ATT)
7
11.Filipe Davila (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Luciano Arca (ATT)
0
13.Derrick Thompson (ATT)
0
14.Dale King (MID)
0

1.Edwin Ackley (GK)
6
2.Guy Green (DEF)
6
3.Blake Martin (DEF)
6
4.Ethan Mitchell (DEF)
6
5.Jim Knighton (DEF)
6
6.Cheyne Thompson (MID)
6
7.Edgar Basso (MID)
7
8.Jorge Tavernese (MID)
6
9.Francisco Avalos (ATT)
7
10.Mateo Marzolini (ATT)
6
11.Roy Alston (ATT)
6
 
12.Matías Ezequiel Montenegro (MID)
6
13.Glen King (ATT)goal scored
8
14.Herbert Rourke (DEF)
6