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LA Galaxy vs Minnesota United FC

MLS
LA Galaxy
7-9-18
2-1
Final
Minnesota
16-10-8
Dignity Health Sports Park
TV: Apple TV

Match pulse

LAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTMIN
60%Possession40%
11Shots13
8On target4
7Corners6
3Saves5
14Fouls12
61'Nectarios TriantisMIN67'Edwin CerrilloLA79'Nicolás RomeroMIN90'+6'Edwin CerrilloLA
Team1H2HT
LA112
MIN011

Who won: LA Galaxy 2-1

LA Galaxy beat Minnesota United FC 2-1 on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Dignity Health Sports Park. Goals for LA Galaxy: Matheus Nascimento (12') and Joseph Paintsil (52'). Goals for Minnesota: Joaquín Pereyra (90'+5').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.7Joseph PaintsilLF
  2. 27.6Matheus NascimentoF
  3. 37.1Joaquín PereyraCF-L
  4. 47.0Gabriel PecRF
  5. 56.8Novak MicovicG
  6. 66.6Dayne St. ClairG
  7. 76.4Mauricio CuevasRB
  8. 86.3Carlos GarcésCD-L
  9. 96.3Maya YoshidaCD-R
  10. 106.3John NelsonLB
  11. 116.3Elijah WynderRM
  12. 126.1Diego FagundezLM

Team stats

LAMIN
14Fouls12
0Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
0Offsides0
7Corner Kicks6
3Saves5
60.1Possession39.9
11SHOTS13
8ON GOAL4
0.7On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
507Accurate Passes322
578Passes378
0.9Pass Completion %0.9
2Accurate Crosses6
16Crosses16
0.1Cross %0.4
50Long Balls31
22Accurate Long Balls13
0.4Long Balls %0.4
1Blocked Shots2
13Effective Tackles6
19Tackles12
0.7Tackle %0.5
10Interceptions16
22Effective Clearances18
22Clearances18

Player of the game

Joseph Paintsil

LA · 1 G

7.7

Deserved to win

8%
LA · 0.09 xG
81%
Draw
11%
MIN · 0.13 xG

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

Play by play

  1. Match ends, LA Galaxy 2, Minnesota United FC 1.
  2. Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 2, Minnesota United FC 1.
  3. 90'+7'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Nicolás Romero (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joseph Rosales with a cross following a set piece situation.

    N. Romero

  4. 90'+6'Edwin Cerrillo

    Red card

    Second yellow card to Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) for a bad foul.

    E. Cerrillo

  5. 90'+6'Hassani Dotson

    Free kick won

    Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+6'Edwin Cerrillo

    Foul

    Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).

  7. GOAL90'+5'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    J. Pereyra

    Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Minnesota United FC 1. Joaquín Pereyra (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom right corner following a corner.

    LA 2 - 1 MIN
  8. 90'+5'LA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Emiro Garcés.

  9. 90'+4'Michael Boxall

    Foul

    Foul by Michael Boxall (Minnesota United FC).

  10. 90'+4'MIN

    Free kick won

    Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. 90'+4'Hassani Dotson

    Free kick won

    Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. 90'+4'LA

    Foul

    Foul by Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy).

  13. 90'+1'Edwin Cerrillo

    Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Edwin Cerrillo.

  14. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  15. 90'Michael Boxall

    Free kick won

    Michael Boxall (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 90'Miguel Berry

    Foul

    Foul by Miguel Berry (LA Galaxy).

  17. 90'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  18. 89'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Paintsil

    Substitution, LA Galaxy. Tucker Lepley replaces Joseph Paintsil because of an injury.

    T. Lepley

  19. 89'

    Delay in match because of an injury Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).

  20. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Kelvin Yeboah (Minnesota United FC).

  21. 87'Edwin Cerrillo

    Free kick won

    Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  22. 83'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Joaquín Pereyra (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

    J. Pereyra

  23. 83'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Joaquín Pereyra (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Novak Micovic (LA Galaxy). Assisted by Nicolás Romero.

  24. 82'Miguel Berry
    Sub

    Subbed on for E. Wynder

    Substitution, LA Galaxy. Miguel Berry replaces Elijah Wynder.

    M. Berry

  25. 82'Eriq Zavaleta
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Cuevas

    Substitution, LA Galaxy. Eriq Zavaleta replaces Mauricio Cuevas.

    E. Zavaleta

Leaders

LAMIN
Total Shots
Joseph Paintsil
4
Joaquín Pereyra
4
Accurate Passes
Maya Yoshida
76
Joaquín Pereyra
33
Saves
Novak Micovic
3
Dayne St. Clair
5

Season seriesLA leads series 2-1-2

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