MLS

LA Galaxy vs Portland Timbers, 2026 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
LA Galaxy
  • 17': Marco Reus
  • 80': Justin Haak
FT
2 - 0
Portland Timbers

    About

    LA Galaxy are hosting Portland Timbers at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Calegari (LA Galaxy).
    • 1': Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Handball by José Caicedo (Portland Timbers).
    • 3': David da Costa (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Foul by Pablo Ruiz (LA Galaxy).
    • 4': Foul by Joao Ortiz (Portland Timbers).
    • 4': João Klauss (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Offside, Portland Timbers. Vincent Janssen is caught offside.
    • 7': Joao Ortiz (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Pablo Ruiz (LA Galaxy).
    • 9': João Klauss (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Foul by Jimer Fory (Portland Timbers).
    • 17': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Portland Timbers 0. Marco Reus (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Taylor.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Pablo Ruiz (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
    • 19': Offside, LA Galaxy. Marco Reus is caught offside.
    • 21': Attempt saved. João Klauss (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Pantemis (Portland Timbers). Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
    • 21': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by James Pantemis.
    • 26': Foul by Marco Reus (LA Galaxy).
    • 26': José Caicedo (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Pablo Ruiz (LA Galaxy).
    • 29': Ariel Lassiter (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Pablo Ruiz (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Foul by Sergi Roberto (LA Galaxy).
    • 31': José Caicedo (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Sergi Roberto (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
    • 32': Offside, Portland Timbers. Ariel Lassiter is caught offside.
    • 33': Pablo Ruiz (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by David da Costa (Portland Timbers).
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Robert Taylor (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiro Garcés.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Calegari (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Pantemis (Portland Timbers). Assisted by Marco Reus.
    • 38': Foul by Jimer Fory (Portland Timbers).
    • 38': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Jimer Fory (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Foul by José Caicedo (Portland Timbers).
    • 44': Calegari (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by JT Marcinkowski (LA Galaxy).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Portland Timbers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 1, Portland Timbers 0.
    • 47': David da Costa (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Foul by Justin Haak (LA Galaxy).
    • 47': Justin Haak (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 48': Attempt missed. José Caicedo (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David da Costa with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Vincent Janssen (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by José Caicedo following a set piece situation.
    • 50': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by John Nelson.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Kamal Miller (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by JT Marcinkowski (LA Galaxy). Assisted by Ariel Lassiter with a cross.
    • 50': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by JT Marcinkowski.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Caicedo.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by JT Marcinkowski (LA Galaxy). Assisted by David da Costa.
    • 56': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Calegari.
    • 57': Attempt saved. João Klauss (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Pantemis (Portland Timbers). Assisted by Robert Taylor with a cross.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Vincent Janssen (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kristoffer Velde with a cross.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joao Ortiz with a headed pass.
    • 62': Foul by Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers).
    • 62': Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Ian Smith replaces Jimer Fory.
    • 63': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Emiro Garcés.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Ariel Lassiter (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vincent Janssen.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 68': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ronald Hernández.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Pablo Ruiz (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Roberto following a corner.
    • 72': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Lucas Sanabria replaces Sergi Roberto.
    • 72': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Erik Thommy replaces Robert Taylor.
    • 72': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Harbor Tarczynski-Miller replaces Joseph Paintsil.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Reus.
    • 74': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Alexander Aravena replaces Vincent Janssen.
    • 74': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Eric Izoita replaces José Caicedo.
    • 78': João Klauss (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Foul by Joao Ortiz (Portland Timbers).
    • 80': Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Portland Timbers 0. Justin Haak (LA Galaxy) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 81': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Omir Fernandez replaces Ariel Lassiter.
    • 81': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Diego Chará replaces Joao Ortiz.
    • 82': Harbor Tarczynski-Miller (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by David da Costa (Portland Timbers).
    • 82': David da Costa (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Elijah Wynder replaces Marco Reus.
    • 85': Erik Thommy (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
    • 86': Handball by Ronald Hernández (Portland Timbers).
    • 86': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Maya Yoshida replaces Emiro Garcés.
    • 88': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by John Nelson.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ronald Hernández (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kristoffer Velde.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 2, Portland Timbers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 2, Portland Timbers 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 7
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 3
    54.1 Possession 45.9
    12 SHOTS 9
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    499 Accurate Passes 409
    547 Passes 473
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    27 Crosses 9
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    37 Long Balls 51
    28 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.8 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    6 Effective Tackles 6
    9 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 6
    13 Effective Clearances 23
    13 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
    Location: Carson, California, USA

    MLS Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Vancouver Whitecaps 32 +34 58
    2 FC Dallas 32 +9 54
    3 St. Louis CITY SC 32 +11 51
    4 Houston Dynamo FC 32 +3 51
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    LA LA Galaxy (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 JT Marcinkowski (GK)
    25 Carlos Garcés
    15 Justin Haak Yellow Card
    14 John Nelson
    2 Calegari
    18 Marco Reus
    6 Sergi Roberto Yellow Card
    17 Pablo Ruiz Yellow Card
    99 João Klauss
    21 Robert Taylor
    28 Joseph Paintsil
    LA Galaxy Substitutes:
    Julián Aude, Jakob Glesnes, Troy Elgersma, Novak Micovic, Lucas Sanabria, Elijah Wynder, Harbor Miller, Maya Yoshida, Erik Thommy.

    POR Portland Timbers (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    41 James Pantemis (GK)
    4 Kamal Miller
    2 Joel Waterman
    30 José Caicedo
    27 Jimer Fory Yellow Card
    12 Ronald Hernández
    10 David Da Costa Yellow Card
    80 Joao Ortiz
    99 Kristoffer Velde Yellow Card
    7 Ariel Lassiter
    14 Vincent Janssen
    Portland Timbers Substitutes:
    Eric Izoita, Antony, Alexander Aravena, Eric Miller, Diego Chará, Omir Fernández, Trey Muse, Ian Smith, Cole Bassett.

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