LA Galaxy vs Minnesota United FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS

LA Galaxy

16': Billy Sharp
63': Billy Sharp
71': Billy Sharp
82': Diego Fagundez

FT
4 - 3

Minnesota United FC

19': Teemu Pukki
41': Bongokuhle Hlongwane
45'+5': Bongokuhle Hlongwane
74': Ethan Bristow

Billy Sharp's hat trick helps Galaxy top Minnesota United

Diego Fagundez gives Galaxy the edge with a late goal

Billy Sharp produced his first MLS hat trick and Diego Fagundez scored the tiebreaking tally as the Los Angeles Galaxy rallied with three second-half goals to edge Minnesota United 4-3 on Wednesday night at Carson, Calif.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Uri Rosell (LA Galaxy).
1': Teemu Pukki (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Minnesota United FC).
1': Uri Rosell (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Michael Boxall.
3': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
3': Attempt saved. Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
4': Attempt blocked. Emanuel Reynoso (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hassani Dotson.
4': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
4': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Raheem Edwards.
6': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Michael Boxall (Minnesota United FC).
6': Delay in match because of an injury Joseph Rosales (Minnesota United FC).
8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
10': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by DJ Taylor.
16': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Boyd.
16': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Minnesota United FC 0. Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
18': Hand ball by Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy).
19': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Minnesota United FC 1. Teemu Pukki (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
21': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Uri Rosell.
24': Attempt missed. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
26': Attempt missed. Wil Trapp (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emanuel Reynoso.
26': Foul by Miguel Tapias (Minnesota United FC).
26': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Miguel Tapias (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Foul by Ján Gregus (Minnesota United FC).
27': Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Ján Gregus (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Foul by Michael Boxall (Minnesota United FC).
29': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Michael Boxall (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Delay in match because of an injury Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Mavinga (LA Galaxy).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Miguel Tapias (Minnesota United FC).
36': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Ethan Bristow replaces Joseph Rosales because of an injury.
37': Dayne St. Clair (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Chris Mavinga (LA Galaxy).
38': Foul by Kelvin Leerdam (LA Galaxy).
38': Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Foul by Ethan Bristow (Minnesota United FC).
40': Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Minnesota United FC 2. Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Hassani Dotson.
43': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ján Gregus.
45'+1': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
45'+1': Wil Trapp (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Offside, Minnesota United FC. Wil Trapp tries a through ball, but Bongokuhle Hlongwane is caught offside.
45'+3': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
45'+3': Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Miguel Tapias.
45'+4': Attempt saved. Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
45'+4': Attempt saved. Chris Mavinga (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+5': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Minnesota United FC 3. Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
45'+7': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Minnesota United FC 3.
45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 1, Minnesota United FC 3.
45': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Diego Fagundez replaces Uri Rosell.
45': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Emanuel Reynoso.
47': Attempt saved. Teemu Pukki (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
48': Delay in match (Minnesota United FC).
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
49': Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Ethan Bristow (Minnesota United FC).
51': Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
52': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
52': Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Foul by Diego Fagundez (LA Galaxy).
53': Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Ethan Bristow (Minnesota United FC).
53': Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Ethan Bristow (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card.
54': Foul by Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy).
54': Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Attempt saved. Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Wil Trapp.
56': Foul by Wil Trapp (Minnesota United FC).
56': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt missed. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tyler Boyd with a cross.
57': Teemu Pukki (Minnesota United FC) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
58': Foul by Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United FC).
58': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Attempt missed. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
61': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ethan Bristow.
62': Offside, Minnesota United FC. Ján Gregus tries a through ball, but Ismael Tajouri-Shradi is caught offside.
63': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ethan Bristow.
63': Attempt missed. Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tyler Boyd with a cross following a corner.
63': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Minnesota United FC 3. Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
66': Ethan Bristow (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy).
67': Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
67': Foul by Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy).
67': Miguel Tapias (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Attempt saved. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
71': Goal! LA Galaxy 3, Minnesota United FC 3. Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
72': Attempt blocked. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Bristow (Minnesota United FC).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Foul by Ethan Bristow (Minnesota United FC).
74': Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Second yellow card to Ethan Bristow (Minnesota United FC) for a bad foul.
75': Attempt blocked. Chris Mavinga (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Boyd with a cross.
75': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Michael Boxall.
76': Attempt blocked. Diego Fagundez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
77': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Ménder García replaces Teemu Pukki.
77': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Jeong Sang-Bin replaces Bongokuhle Hlongwane.
78': Delay in match because of an injury Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Attempt blocked. Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edwin Cerrillo.
81': Attempt missed. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeong Sang-Bin.
81': Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Goal! LA Galaxy 4, Minnesota United FC 3. Diego Fagundez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Boyd with a cross.
84': Attempt missed. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tyler Boyd.
85': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
85': Foul by Ménder García (Minnesota United FC).
85': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Billy Sharp.
86': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Aguirre replaces Tyler Boyd.
88': Foul by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (Minnesota United FC).
88': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julián Aude replaces Raheem Edwards.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Miguel Tapias (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ján Gregus.
90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+6': Diego Fagundez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by DJ Taylor (Minnesota United FC).
90'+6': Foul by Miguel Tapias (Minnesota United FC).
90'+6': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 4, Minnesota United FC 3.
0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 4, Minnesota United FC 3.
0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 4, Minnesota United FC 3.

Statistics

MIN		LA
17	Fouls	13
4	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	6
6	Saves	3
43.8	Possession	56.2
11	SHOTS	21
7	ON GOAL	11
0.6	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
283	Accurate Passes	390
356	Passes	450
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	5
11	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.3
47	Long Balls	43
20	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	7
18	Tackles	10
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
6	Interceptions	5
21	Effective Clearances	14
21	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 16,120

MLS Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	LAFC	34	+20	64
2	LA Galaxy	34	+19	64
3	Real Salt Lake	34	+17	59
4	Seattle Sounders FC	34	+16	57

Full Standings

Line-Ups

LA Galaxy (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Jonathan Bond (GK)
17	Chris Mavinga
4	Maya Yoshida
44	Raheem Edwards
18	Kelvin Leerdam
16	Oriol Rosell
6	Ricard Puig
20	Edwin Cerrillo
27	Billy Sharp
8	Marky Delgado
11	Tyler Boyd

LA Galaxy Substitutes:

Jonathan Pérez, Tony Alfaro, Julian Aude, Diego Fagundez, Novak Micovic, Daniel Aguirre, Maruicio Cuevas, Dejan Joveljic, Michael Barrios.

Minnesota United FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
97	Dayne St. Clair (GK)
4	Miguel Tapias
15	Michael Boxall
8	Joseph Rosales
27	D.J. Taylor
10	Emanuel Reynoso
24	Jan Gregus
20	Wil Trapp
22	Teemu Pukki
31	Hassani Dotson
21	Bongokuhle Hlongwane

Minnesota United FC Substitutes:

Brent Kallman, Clint Irwin, Bakaye Dibassy, Zarek Valentin, Ethan Bristow, Ismael Tajouri-Shradi, Jeong Sang-Bin, Mender García, Franco Fragapane.

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