LA Galaxy vs Salt Lake 2025 MLS, Regular Season
LA Galaxy end historic winless streak, defeat Real Salt Lake
Lucas Sanabria scored his first goal in MLS, Joseph Paintsil added his first goal of the season and the LA Galaxy beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 on Saturday night to snap the longest winless streak to start a season in MLS history.
Match Commentary
- 17': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Real Salt Lake 0. Lucas Sanabria (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Nascimento.
- 45': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Isaiah Parente replaces Lucas Sanabria.
- 54': Isaiah Parente (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Real Salt Lake 0. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Pec following a fast break.
- 63': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Johnny Russell replaces Dominik Marczuk.
- 63': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Pablo Ruiz replaces Braian Ojeda.
- 71': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Christian Ramirez replaces Matheus Nascimento.
- 71': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Elijah Wynder replaces Joseph Paintsil.
- 75': Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Aiden Hezarkhani replaces Zavier Gozo.
- 80': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Mauricio Cuevas replaces Diego Fagúndez.
- 80': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julián Aude replaces John Nelson.
- 85': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Alexandros Katranis replaces Sam Junqua.
- 86': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bode Hidalgo replaces Noel Caliskan.
- 90'+2': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 2, Real Salt Lake 0.
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
MLS Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +18 | San Diego FC | 26 | 49 | 7 |
| +15 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 25 | 45 | 6 |
| +13 | Minnesota United FC | 26 | 44 | 6 |
| +8 | Seattle Sounders FC | 25 | 41 | 6 |
Statistics
 RSL |
LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 50 | Possession | 50 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 398 | Accurate Passes | 406 |
| 464 | Passes | 484 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 27 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 36 |
| 13 | Clearances | 36 |
LA Galaxy (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Novak Micovic (GK) |
| 4 | Maya Yoshida |
| 5 | Mathias Jørgensen |
| 14 | John Nelson |
| 2 | Miki Yamane |
| 7 | Diego Fagundez |
| 6 | Edwin Cerrillo  |
| 8 | Lucas Sanabria |
| 9 | Matheus Nascimento |
| 28 | Joseph Paintsil |
| 11 | Gabriel Pec |
Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael (GK) |
| 4 | Brayan Vera |
| 26 | Philip Quinton |
| 29 | Samuel Junqua |
| 92 | Noel Caliskan |
| 72 | Zavier Gozo |
| 6 | Braian Ojeda |
| 13 | Nelson Palacio |
| 9 | William Agada |
| 8 | Diego Luna |
| 11 | Dominik Marczuk |
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