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LA GALAXY 2-2 KANSAS CITY
96'
Chicharito misses the penalty kick with a Panenka-like attempt and the LA Galaxy will not win.
95'
A penalty kick in favor of LA Galaxy was awarded by the VAR.
93'
Chicharito's shot that was claimed to be a handball and nothing was sanctioned. Then a Kansas counterattack that went wide.
90'
Add 5 more minutes.
88'
LA GALAXY GOAL
Hernandez smashes the shot into the penalty corner to tie the game 2-2.
86'
The referee awards a penalty kick in favor of LA Galaxy.
81'
Kljestan's deflected shot had a slight defensive touch.
75'
SPORTING KC GOAL
Felipe Hernandez with the cutback and smashes the shot into the corner for 2-1.
73'
Rossell enters and Thommy leaves, Kansas change. In Costa and Grandsir Joveljic and Brugman come out. LA Galaxy changes
67'
KANSAS CITY GOAL
Johnny Russell with the penalty kick that, although deflected by the goalkeeper, the ball ends up in the net for the 1-1 draw.
65'
Penalty kick in favor of Kansas City for Williams' handball.
64'
Hernández enters and Espinoza leaves, Sporting KC change.
60'
Kljestan enters and Vázquez exits, LA Galaxy change.
58'
Agada came close to scoring a great goal but the ball went wide.
55'
A delayed diagonal shot by Puig went wide.
53'
Agada's shot from half distance is saved by the goalkeeper.
48'
A cross to the far post that Chicharito Hernández does not finish well and goes over the top.
46'
The second half begins between LA Galaxy and Sporting KC.
HALF TIME
LA GALAXY 1-0 KANSAS CITY
45'
Add 2 more minutes.
40'
The Kansas City keeper had already made the save.
38'
Johnny Russell gains position at the far post and sends the ball over the top.
34'
William Agada chested the ball down and fired a shot that hit the net from the outside.
29'
Dániel Sallói tries from outside the area and the ball passes very close to the post.
27'
Chicharito's cross was headed to the far post by Jovelic and went wide.
16'
Chicharito is offside and the offensive play is disallowed.
13'
Hernandez's shot is headed in by a through ball, but the ball easily finds its way to the goalkeeper.
GOAL LA GALAXY 1-0
CHICHAGOOOOOOOOL
That's 200 career club goals for the captain 🙌 pic.twitter.com/J8jAgQtgqU — LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) September 5, 2022
10'
Goal disallowed for Kansas City because the player who deflected the ball was in an advanced position.
7'
William Agada's free kick is saved by the goalkeeper without major problems.
5'
LA GALAXY GOAL
Chicharito Hernández appears inside the box and smashes the ball into the back of the net to make it 1-0.
0'
The match between LA Galaxy and Kansas City kicks off.
Minutes away
In a few minutes, the game between the LA Galaxy and Kansas City will kick off in the MLS.
Kansas City substitutes
11 Khiry Shelton
27 Marinos Tzionis
4 Robert Voloder
28 Cameron Duke
48 Kaveh Rad
21 Felipe Hernàndez
22 Kendall McIntosh
6 Oriol Rosell
LA Galaxy substitutes
16 Sacha Kljestan
77 Chase Gasper
10 Douglas Costa
22 Martín Cáceres
33 Jonathan Klinsmann
26 Efrain Álvarez
11 Samuel Grandsir
9 Kevin Cabral
18 Kelvin Leerdam
XI Kansas City
1 John Pulskamp, 3 Andreu Fontàs, 5 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, 18 Logan Ndenbe, 24 Kayden Pierre, 54 Rémi Walter, 26 Erik Thommy, 15 Roger Espinoza, 23 William Agada, 20 Dániel Sallói, 7 Johnny Russell.
XI LA Galaxy
1 Jonathan Bond, 4 Séga Coulibaly, 3 Derrick Williams, 44 Raheem Edwards, 2 Julián Araujo, 5 Gastón Brugman, 8 Marky Delgado, 99 Dejan Joveljic, 6 Ricard Puig, 14 Javier Hernández, 7 Víctor Vázquez.
Special
The special warm-up shirt for Kansas City
Our warm-ups all month long 🎗#KickChildhoodCancer | #LAvSKC pic.twitter.com/aC7aKsx8UV
— Sporting Kansas City (@SportingKC) September 4, 2022
What a support
The support there will be from Galaxy fans for this afternoon is simply brutal.
Happy 21st birthday, @LARiotSquad 🖤🤍 pic.twitter.com/EgOMHZgCyw
— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) September 4, 2022
They need the win
Due to the combination of results, if the LA Galaxy does not reach a postseason berth, but they would be closing in on several teams by one point, hence the importance of winning this afternoon.
They are favorites
According to bookmakers, the LA Galaxy is favored to win with 59%, ahead of 21% for a draw and 20% for the visitors.
Start
With the mission of winning to get closer to the playoffs, the LA Galaxy will be doing the honors against Sporting Kansas City on Sunday's MLS matchday. We begin with VAVEL's coverage of the game.
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What time is LA Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City match for MLS 2022?
This is the start time of the game LA Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City of September 4th in several countries:
Argentina: 9:10 PM on ESPN and Star +
Bolivia: 8:10 PM on ESPN and Star +
Brazil: 9:10 PM
Chile: 9:10 PM on ESPN and Star +
Colombia: 7:10 PM on ESPN and Star +
Ecuador: 7:10 PM on ESPN and Star +
United States (ET): 8:10 PM on TUDN
Spain: 2:10 AM
Mexico: 7:10 PM on ESPN and Star +
Paraguay: 9:10 PM on ESPN and Star +
Peru: 7:10 PM on ESPN and Star +
Uruguay: 9:10 PM on ESPN and Star +
LA Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City Background
Although the series has been close in recent games, with LA Galaxy winning three and losing two, Kansas has won the most recent two games, albeit at home.
Sporting Kansas City 4-2 LA Galaxy, 2022
Sporting Kansas City 2-0 LA Galaxy, 2021
LA Galaxy 2-0 Sporting Kansas City, 2021
LA Galaxy 7-2 Sporting Kansas City, 2019
Sporting Kansas City 0-2 LA Galaxy, 2019
Key player Sporting Kansas City
He has taken relevance in recent games by contributing several goals, as in the last game against San Jose, so attacker Dániel Sallói will be the element to follow during this Sunday's match in California.
Key Player LA Galaxy
Former Barcelona player Ricard Puig has already made his debut with the LA Galaxy and scored his first goal last Wednesday, highlighting the great quality and technique he possesses, which could make the difference in the final stretch of the season for the LA Galaxy.
Last roster Sporting Kansas City
1 John Pulskamp, 3 Andreu Fontàs, 5 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, 2 Ben Sweat, 8 Graham Zusi, 54 Rémi Walter, 26 Erik Thommy, 15 Roger Espinoza, 23 William Agada, 20 Dániel Sallói, 7 Johnny Russell.
Last roster LA Galaxy
1 Jonathan Bond, 3 Derrick Williams, 4 Séga Coulibaly, 77 Chase Gasper, 2 Julián Araujo, 5 Gastón Brugman, 6 Ricard Puig, 11 Samuel Grandsir, 10 Douglas Costa, 14 Javier Hernández, 7 Víctor Vázquez.
Sporting Kansas City: On a roll
With three wins in the last four matches, it seems that Sporting Kansas City has awakened on the final stretch of the season, however, they are still 10 points away from the qualification zone, which is why there is no margin for error to lose points; on Wednesday they defeated San José Earthquakes at home by the minimum.
LA Galaxy: return to the postseason zone
The LA Galaxy have not been able to find consistency and in the middle of the week they let a victory slip away with a draw against the Toronto Raptors, which is why they are no longer in the postseason zone and need a victory at home to get into the top 7 positions.
The Kick-off
The LA Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City match will be played at the Dignity Health Sports Park Stadium, in LA Galaxy, United States. The kick-off is scheduled at 20:10 pm ET.
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