Seattle Sounders FC vs LA Galaxy, 2026 MLS, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Marco Reus (LA Galaxy).
- 1': Hassani Dotson (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Erik Thommy (LA Galaxy).
- 3': Antino Lopez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Musovski is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt saved. Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by JT Marcinkowski (LA Galaxy). Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Pec with a cross.
- 12': Foul by Justin Haak (LA Galaxy).
- 12': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Justin Haak (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Albert Rusnák replaces Danny Musovski because of an injury.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Pec.
- 15': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Antino Lopez.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Jesús Ferreira (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Snyder Brunell.
- 23': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 0, LA Galaxy 1. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Reus with a through ball.
- 28': Foul by Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy).
- 28': Paul Arriola (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Attempt saved. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by JT Marcinkowski (LA Galaxy).
- 30': Erik Thommy (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Foul by Antino Lopez (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 32': Peter Kingston (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
- 34': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordan Morris is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Marco Reus (LA Galaxy).
- 36': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Attempt missed. Jakob Glesnes (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Miki Yamane.
- 42': Foul by Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy).
- 42': Paul Arriola (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edwin Cerrillo.
- 44': Foul by Peter Kingston (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 44': Erik Thommy (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Peter Kingston (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt missed. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Offside, LA Galaxy. Joseph Paintsil is caught offside.
- 45'+4': Foul by Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy).
- 45'+4': Paul Arriola (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Peter Kingston (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira following a set piece situation.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, LA Galaxy 1.
- 45': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Kalani Kossa-Rienzi replaces Peter Kingston.
- 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 0, LA Galaxy 1.
- 46': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by John Nelson.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Antino Lopez (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira with a cross.
- 47': Attempt missed. Paul Arriola (Seattle Sounders FC) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antino Lopez following a corner.
- 49': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Snyder Brunell (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 50': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Jesús Ferreira (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kalani Kossa-Rienzi.
- 56': Attempt missed. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 59': Attempt saved. Paul Arriola (Seattle Sounders FC) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by JT Marcinkowski (LA Galaxy). Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
- 59': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by JT Marcinkowski.
- 60': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Pec following a fast break.
- 61': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Paul Rothrock replaces Paul Arriola.
- 61': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Osaze De Rosario replaces Jesús Ferreira.
- 61': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Cristian Roldan replaces Antino Lopez.
- 64': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) hits the right post with a left footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 65': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Lucas Sanabria replaces Erik Thommy.
- 65': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Mauricio Cuevas replaces Miki Yamane.
- 65': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Harbor Tarczynski-Miller replaces Marco Reus.
- 69': Offside, LA Galaxy. Joseph Paintsil is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt missed. Osaze De Rosario (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hassani Dotson.
- 73': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Elijah Wynder (LA Galaxy).
- 74': Attempt saved. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by JT Marcinkowski (LA Galaxy).
- 76': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Sebastian Gomez replaces Snyder Brunell.
- 77': Foul by Justin Haak (LA Galaxy).
- 77': Osaze De Rosario (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
- 78': Hassani Dotson (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hassani Dotson with a cross.
- 82': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Mauricio Cuevas.
- 83': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Matheus Nascimento replaces Joseph Paintsil.
- 84': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by John Nelson.
- 85': Attempt missed. Sebastian Gomez (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 86': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Mauricio Cuevas (LA Galaxy).
- 88': Attempt missed. Hassani Dotson (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Osaze De Rosario.
- 89': Attempt saved. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by JT Marcinkowski (LA Galaxy). Assisted by Paul Rothrock with a cross.
- 89': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
- 89': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': JT Marcinkowski (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 0, LA Galaxy 2. Matheus Nascimento (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Pec following a fast break.
- 90'+2': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Maya Yoshida replaces Edwin Cerrillo.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, LA Galaxy 2.
- 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, LA Galaxy 2.
Statistics
LA |
SEA![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 3 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 42.3 | Possession | 57.7 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 384 | Accurate Passes | 544 |
| 469 | Passes | 626 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 3 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 34 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 32,659
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 14 | +22 | 32 |
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | +19 | 32 |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 14 | +7 | 26 |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 15 | +8 | 25 |
Line-Ups
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Andy Thomas (GK) |
| 25 | Jackson Ragen |
| 35 | Antino Lopez |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 45 | Peter Kingston |
| 9 | Jesús Ferreira |
| 31 | Hassani Dotson |
| 37 | Snyder Brunell |
| 19 | Daniel Musovski |
| 17 | Paul Arriola |
| 13 | Jordan Morris |
LA Galaxy (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | JT Marcinkowski (GK) |
| 15 | Justin Haak |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes |
| 6 | Edwin Cerrillo |
| 14 | John Nelson |
| 2 | Miki Yamane |
| 27 | Erik Thommy |
| 22 | Elijah Wynder |
| 28 | Joseph Paintsil |
| 11 | Gabriel Pec |
| 18 | Marco Reus |
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