LA Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City

MLS

LA Galaxy

7-9-18

4-1

Final

Kansas City

7-7-20

Dignity Health Sports Park

TV: Apple TV

Match pulse

LAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTSKC

54%Possession46%

19Shots20

9On target7

7Corners9

6Saves5

10Fouls8

83'Shapi SuleymanovSKC87'Miki YamaneLA90'+1'Carlos GarcésLA

Team	1H	2H	T
LA	3	1	4
SKC	1	0	1

Who won: LA Galaxy 4-1

LA Galaxy beat Sporting Kansas City 4-1 on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at Dignity Health Sports Park. Goals for LA Galaxy: Joseph Paintsil (4', 25', 43') and Diego Fagundez (60'). Goals for Kansas City: Dejan Joveljic (28').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

LASKC

10Fouls8

2Yellow Cards0

0Red Cards1

0Offsides0

7Corner Kicks9

6Saves5

54.1Possession45.9

19SHOTS20

9ON GOAL7

0.5On Target %0.4

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

559Accurate Passes438

613Passes502

0.9Pass Completion %0.9

2Accurate Crosses2

6Crosses23

0.3Cross %0.1

28Long Balls23

19Accurate Long Balls10

0.7Long Balls %0.4

4Blocked Shots7

8Effective Tackles8

14Tackles13

0.6Tackle %0.6

7Interceptions7

35Effective Clearances14

35Clearances14

Player of the game

Joseph Paintsil

LA · 3 G

9.5

Deserved to win

14%

LA · 0.18 xG

72%

Draw

15%

SKC · 0.19 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

Match ends, LA Galaxy 4, Sporting Kansas City 1.
Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 4, Sporting Kansas City 1.
90'+5'LA
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90'+4'SKC
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
90'+3'
Corner awarded
Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Novak Micovic.
90'+3'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Novak Micovic (LA Galaxy).
90'+2'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+1'
Delay in match because of an injury John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City).
90'+1'
Yellow card
Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
C. Garcés
90'
Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'
Free kick won
Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'LA
Foul
Foul by Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy).
90'
Corner awarded
Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Robert Voloder.
87'
Yellow card
Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
M. Yamane
87'LA
Free kick won
Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87'
Foul
Foul by Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy).
83'
Red card
Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the red card.
S. Suleymanov
83'
Foul
Foul by Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City).
83'SKC
Free kick won
Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Edwin Cerrillo.
81'LA
Corner awarded
Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by John Pulskamp.
81'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Rubén Ramos (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Miguel Berry.
R. Ramos
80'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Maya Yoshida.
79'SKC
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Muñóz.
78'LA
Free kick won
Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.