Colorado Rapids vs LA Galaxy, 2024 MLS, Western Conference Playoffs - Round One

· Game 2

Colorado Rapids

19': Oliver Larraz

FT
1 - 4
Game 2

LA Galaxy

8': Gabriel Pec
45'+3': Joseph Paintsil
90'+1': Ricard Puig
90'+3': Ricard Puig

Galaxy finish off sweep of Rapids with 4-1 victory

Los Angeles Galaxy polished off a MLS Cup first-round sweep of the Colorado Rapids with a 4-1 victory on Friday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt blocked. Sam Vines (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Navarro.
2': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
2': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
7': Delay in match because of an injury Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
8': Goal! Colorado Rapids 0, LA Galaxy 1. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom left corner.
9': Foul by Kévin Cabral (Colorado Rapids).
9': John Nelson (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt saved. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
18': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
19': Goal! Colorado Rapids 1, LA Galaxy 1. Oliver Larraz (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
22': Attempt missed. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Pec.
24': Foul by Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy).
24': Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt missed. Oliver Larraz (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kévin Cabral.
26': Foul by Oliver Larraz (Colorado Rapids).
26': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Djordje Mihailovic (Colorado Rapids).
28': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
32': Attempt saved. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
32': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Zack Steffen.
36': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by John Nelson.
37': Andreas Maxsø (Colorado Rapids) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross following a corner.
40': Attempt blocked. Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Larraz.
40': Delay in match because of an injury Carlos Garcés (LA Galaxy).
40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
42': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by John Nelson.
44': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids).
45': Foul by Oliver Larraz (Colorado Rapids).
45': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edwin Cerrillo.
45'+3': Goal! Colorado Rapids 1, LA Galaxy 2. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maya Yoshida.
45'+5': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Keegan Rosenberry is caught offside.
45'+6': First Half ends, Colorado Rapids 1, LA Galaxy 2.
45': Second Half begins Colorado Rapids 1, LA Galaxy 2.
45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Omir Fernandez replaces Kévin Cabral.
46': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
48': Attempt saved. Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
52': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
52': Sam Vines (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
56': Oliver Larraz (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Sam Vines is caught offside.
60': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Lalas Abubakar.
60': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Calvin Harris replaces Lalas Abubakar.
62': Foul by John Nelson (LA Galaxy).
62': Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by John Nelson.
65': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Marco Reus replaces Dejan Joveljic.
65': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Gastón Brugman replaces Mark Delgado.
68': Attempt missed. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Pec.
68': Foul by Marco Reus (LA Galaxy).
68': Oliver Larraz (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by John Nelson.
71': Foul by Djordje Mihailovic (Colorado Rapids).
71': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Djordje Mihailovic (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
72': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Diego Fagúndez replaces Joseph Paintsil.
76': Attempt saved. Sam Vines (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Reggie Cannon.
80': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Jonathan Lewis replaces Oliver Larraz.
80': Attempt saved. Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Maxsø with a headed pass.
84': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Darren Yapi replaces Keegan Rosenberry.
85': Foul by Reggie Cannon (Colorado Rapids).
85': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Reggie Cannon (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Pec.
89': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Djordje Mihailovic.
90': John Nelson (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Goal! Colorado Rapids 1, LA Galaxy 3. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Fagúndez.
90'+2': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Carlos Garcés.
90'+3': Goal! Colorado Rapids 1, LA Galaxy 4. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Pec following a fast break.
90'+4': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Miguel Berry replaces Gabriel Pec.
90'+4': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Jalen Neal replaces Riqui Puig.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Colorado Rapids 1, LA Galaxy 4.
0': Match ends, Colorado Rapids 1, LA Galaxy 4.

Statistics

LA		COL
6	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	5
57.7	Possession	42.3
13	SHOTS	8
9	ON GOAL	4
0.7	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
586	Accurate Passes	410
664	Passes	465
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	2
2	Crosses	22
0.0	Cross %	0.1
56	Long Balls	36
24	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	2
4	Effective Tackles	6
7	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
3	Interceptions	15
17	Effective Clearances	9
17	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Location: Commerce City, Colorado, USA
Attendance: 16,010

Line-Ups

Colorado Rapids (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
95	Zack Steffen (GK)
5	Andreas Maxsø
6	Lalas Abubakar
4	Reggie Cannon
20	Connor Ronan
18	Oliver Larraz
3	Sam Vines
2	Keegan Rosenberry
9	Rafael Navarro
10	Djordje Mihailovic
91	Kevin Cabral

Colorado Rapids Substitutes:

Darren Yapi, Kimani Stewart-Baynes, Wayne Frederick II, Sebastian Anderson, Calvin Harris, Jasper Löeffelsend, Adam Beaudry, Omir Fernandez, Jonathan Lewis.

LA Galaxy (4-3-3)

No.	Name
77	John McCarthy (GK)
4	Maya Yoshida
25	Carlos Garcés
14	John Nelson
2	Miki Yamane
20	Edwin Cerrillo
10	Ricard Puig
8	Marky Delgado
9	Dejan Joveljic
28	Joseph Paintsil
11	Gabriel Pec

LA Galaxy Substitutes:

Marco Reus, Novak Micovic, Jalen Neal, Eriq Zavaleta, Diego Fagundez, Miguel Berry, Maruicio Cuevas, Julian Aude, Gastón Brugman.

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