MLS Playoffs

LA GalaxyLA

FINAL

Real Salt LakeRSL

Match Timeline

Match ends, LA Galaxy 3, Real Salt Lake 1.
ZanderYates@ZanderYates
FT: LA 3-1 RSL. The #LAGalaxy move on to the semifinals! Gordon with one and Boateng with a brace! #LAvRSL #MLSCupPlayoffs
Michael Slezak@Michael_Slezak1
Yay, very mediocre year for @RealSaltLake time for a new coach/GM please. #RSL #LAvRSL
EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS | LA Galaxy 3-1 Real Salt Lake | 4-minute Highlights
90'+4'
Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 3, Real Salt Lake 1.
90'+3'
Foul by Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy).
90'+3'
Chris Schuler (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Matti Boi@BoiMatti
The season is over My heart is broken I am dying #RSL
Michelle Haase@michyh1
Whooohooo #LAGalaxy win!!! #LAvRSL #ThisIsLA
Eric V@MrV09
As close to a 90 minute performance as I've seen all season. Well done #LAGalaxy! Don't change a thing for Sunday. #LAvRSL #MLSCupPlayoffs
90'+2'
Attempt missed. Chris Schuler (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
90'+2'
Attempt blocked. Luke Mulholland (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+2'
Attempt blocked. Jordan Allen (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Demar Phillips.
90'+1'
Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Robbie Rogers.
BLOCK: Sebastian Lletget gets a foot on Jorden Allen's open-net shot
90'
Foul by Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake).
90'
Jeff Larentowicz (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Hand ball by Olmes García (Real Salt Lake).
Steve Billinton@SchteveTown
Full credit to whoever sold sponsorship rights for corner kicks on RSL broadcasts. But seriously no sponsor for throw-ins? #LAvRSL
87'
M-D
#18
Jeff Larentowicz
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Landon Donovan
86'
Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86'
Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
Matt Pollard@LWOSMattPollard
Keane's been invisible all half. #LAvRSL #LAGalaxy
Chad Loveland@rslfan4life
So Olmes is the only who still cares huh? #RSL
Joe Tansey@JTansey90
Based off his work tonight on both sides of the ball, Landon Donovan is worth taking a look at for the Mexico game. #USMNT #LAvRSL
85'
Attempt blocked. Yura Movsisyan (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
85'
Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Demar Phillips following a corner.
85'
Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Baggio Husidic.
Chandrima Chatterjee@chandrimatweets
Robbie Rogers earned his keep in that block. Terrific energy. #LAvRSL
CROSSBAR: Kyle Beckerman's last-gasp header comes off the woodwork
84'
Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Ashley Cole.
Road To The Galaxy@RDToTheGalaxy
Bicycle kick off of the bar, Rogers with the clear! #LAvRSL #LAGalaxy #MLSCupPlayoffs
Damian Calhoun@DamianCalhoun
that sequence for RSL: Beckerman off the bar. follow shot body blocked by Robbie Rogers. #LAvRSL
Corner Of The Galaxy@GalaxyPodcast
When players foul Lletget, it never gets called. Never. Gets. Called. He must wear a cloak of invisibility that only works on refs. #LAvRSL
80'
Foul by Olmes García (Real Salt Lake).
80'
Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The Stoppage Time@thestoppagetime
Olé Olé making its way around the @StubHubCenter with every #LAGalaxy pass #LAvRSL
78'
Foul by Jordan Allen (Real Salt Lake).
78'
Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77'
Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Olmes García.
77'
Attempt blocked. Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76'
Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76'
Foul by Luke Mulholland (Real Salt Lake).
Corner Of The Galaxy@GalaxyPodcast
If Landon went 90' on Sunday & goes 90' 2nite & plays 90' this Sun, I never want 2 hear excuses from players re: fitness ever again. #LAvRSL
76'
F
Mike Magee
M
#20
Emmanuel Boateng
75'
Foul by Sunny (Real Salt Lake).
75'
Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Matt Pollard@LWOSMattPollard
Fabulous game by Boateng. Much deserved curtain call. #LAvRSL #LAGalaxy
74'
M-F
Jordan Allen
D
Chris Wingert
73'
Offside, Real Salt Lake. Chris Wingert tries a through ball, but Kyle Beckerman is caught offside.
73'
Stoppage over. They are ready to continue.
72'
Stoppage in match Emmanuel Boateng (LA Galaxy) because of an injury.
MLSApologist@MLSApologist
Beckerman is still super valuable in the right system. To write him off is short-sighted #LAvRSL
Michael J. Duarte@michaeljduarte
72' Ema Boaateng, the player of the game is hurt and Mike Magee is going to eventually come in for him. #LAvRSL #MLSCupPlayoffs
71'
Emmanuel Boateng (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71'
Foul by Sunny (Real Salt Lake).
71'
Offside, Real Salt Lake. Chris Wingert tries a through ball, but Joao Plata is caught offside.
71'
Attempt saved. Chris Wingert (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
71'
M
Sunny (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
SAVE: Brian Rowe makes a leaping save on Chris Wingert
Andrew@aweav14
Justen Glad is a stud. Perhaps the line bright spot this evening. #RSL
Damian Calhoun@DamianCalhoun
big time save by Rowe. #LAvRSL
The Stoppage Time@thestoppagetime
71' Wingert with a strike that tests Rowe, but he's able to parry it to the side and Plata is offsides #LAvRSL
69'
Attempt missed. Luke Mulholland (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
68'
Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Jelle Van Damme.
SHOT: Luke Mulholland's promising strike hits Chris Schuler
68'
Attempt blocked. Robbie Rogers (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovani dos Santos.
68'
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#19
Luke Mulholland
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Javier Morales
67'
Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Baggio Husidic.
67'
Attempt blocked. Joao Plata (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
BLOCK: Justen Glad stymies Robbie Rogers' effort on the counter
67'
Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Landon Donovan.
Road To The Galaxy@RDToTheGalaxy
Rogers and Keane on a 2-1 break but Rogers holds too long, takes the blocked shot and play continues. #LAvRSL #LAGalaxy #MLSCupPlayoffs
Corner Of The Galaxy@GalaxyPodcast
Rogers makes a thirty yard sprint downfield and takes a shot but it's deflected. #LAvRSL
LA Galaxy@LAGalaxy
ROBBIE ROGERS! ALMOST! 🙈🙈🙈 https://t.co/eLV1K453s8 #LAvRSL
Matt Pollard@LWOSMattPollard
RSL needs to hit the gas now if they're going to have a chance to come back. #LAvRSL #LAGalaxy
63'
Foul by Sunny (Real Salt Lake).
63'
Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Eddie Robinson@eddie_robinson2
RSL miss Kreis and his emphasis on fitness. RSL should be pressing hard, but look tired, content to allow LA possession in Midfield #LAvRSL
Bardsblond@bardsblond
That was such a sweet run from Cole. How did that not result in a goal? #LAvRSL
62'
Foul by Baggio Husidic (LA Galaxy).
62'
Joao Plata (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62'
M
Baggio Husidic (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
Last Word SC@LastWordSC
62' Husidic with a tough tackle on Plata to stop a counter attack. He takes a yellow card. #LAvRSL #LAGalaxy
Joe Tansey@JTansey90
The more I think about it, the more #LAGalaxy vs. #Rapids96 becomes my favorite potential playoff matchup. #MLSCupPlayoffs
Jeff Scholes@hefAskullz
Don't agree with the Cassar haters. Burrito started game well but non impact since first 15. Garcia hard consistent effort. #RSL
60'
Offside, LA Galaxy. Baggio Husidic tries a through ball, but Robbie Keane is caught offside.
59'
Attempt saved. Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olmes García.
CHANCE: Kyle Beckerman's volley causes difficulties for Brian Rowe
Andrew Wiebe@andrew_wiebe
Hold up ... you take off Burrito? Alrighty then. #LAvRSL
58'
F
Yura Movsisyan
M
Juan Manuel Martínez
57'
Baggio Husidic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57'
Foul by Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake).
Bill Riley@espn700bill
Martinez subbed out in the 58th minute for Movsisyan. Burrito refuses to shake Cassar's hand coming off the field. #RSL
55'
Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55'
Foul by Sunny (Real Salt Lake).
54'
Offside, LA Galaxy. Landon Donovan tries a through ball, but Robbie Keane is caught offside.
LA Is Our House@LAisOurHouse
I admit that the team is different with Keane out of the lineup this season, but not digging all the hate towards him. #LAGalaxy #LAvRSL
53'
Emmanuel Boateng (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53'
Foul by Demar Phillips (Real Salt Lake).
Matthew Doyle@MLSAnalyst
Alan Kelly's had a shocker. #LAvRSL
The Stoppage Time@thestoppagetime
53' Phillips should be off on that challenge on Boateng! But the ref is being lenient...#LAvRSL
52'
Stoppage over. They are ready to continue.
52'
F
Robbie Keane
F
Alan Gordon
51'
Stoppage in match Alan Gordon (LA Galaxy) because of an injury.
Joe Lago@joelago
That roll of the dice with Alan Gordon worked out pretty well for the Galaxy and Bruce Arena. #LAvRSL
Matt Pollard@LWOSMattPollard
There's no way Gordon is gassed. This is Bruce giving Keane a run out. And I'm not sure I like it. #LAvRSL #LAGalaxy
Kris Lee@kalike_lee
Great job tonight Gordo! Rest up and get well! #LAvRSL
Arielle Castillo@ariellec
Keane going in for Gordo is not what I expected to happen but cool #LAvRSL
50'
Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50'
Foul by Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy).
49'
Offside, Real Salt Lake. Demar Phillips tries a through ball, but Javier Morales is caught offside.
48'
Olmes García (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48'
Foul by Daniel Steres (LA Galaxy).
46'
Hand ball by Robbie Rogers (LA Galaxy).
Second Half begins LA Galaxy 3, Real Salt Lake 1.
45'+3'
First Half ends, LA Galaxy 3, Real Salt Lake 1.
45'+2'
Offside, Real Salt Lake. Kyle Beckerman tries a through ball, but Juan Manuel Martínez is caught offside.
45'+2'
Juan Manuel Martínez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2'
Foul by Ashley Cole (LA Galaxy).
Damian Calhoun@DamianCalhoun
analysis; Emmanuel Boateng is having a good night doing soccer things #LAvRSL
Scott Brewer@USscott12
Voice busted already. Must be playoffs. #LAvRSL #MLSCupPlayoffs
DKF89@DKF89
We look like a team that hasn't won in 2 months. #RSL #LAvRSL
Matt Pollard@LWOSMattPollard
If RSL is scoring two more goals, it's going to be Plata on the counter. Shut him down, you shut down RSL attack. #LAvRSL #LAGalaxy
44'
Foul by Robbie Rogers (LA Galaxy).
44'
Olmes García (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Matt Pollard@LWOSMattPollard
Not convinced RSL will get anything on set pieces tonight with JVD and Gordon defending. #LAvRSL #LAGalaxy
Chase Stuart@cstu2
Playoff game and #RSL looks like they are just counting down to their vacation.
Corner Of The Galaxy@GalaxyPodcast
Robbie Rogers is not having a great game. Has lost the ball a couple times. #LAvRSL
43'
Foul by Emmanuel Boateng (LA Galaxy).
43'
Demar Phillips (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42'
Attempt missed. Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giovani dos Santos with a cross following a set piece situation.
41'
Foul by Chris Wingert (Real Salt Lake).
41'
Ashley Cole (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
CHANCE: Jelle Van Damme gets a head on a corner but puts it wide
Marc Serber@SoccerSerber
Dos Santos' free kicks have been stellar tonight. Both Gordon and Van Damme should have scored from them. #LAvRSL #MLSCupPlayoffs
41'
D
Chris Wingert (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
39'
Emmanuel Boateng (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39'
Foul by Demar Phillips (Real Salt Lake).
Brian Sciaretta@BrianSciaretta
Ema Boateng is having himself a fantastic half (even with a conceded PK). He's slicing through the RSL defense with ease. Impressive #LAvRSL
David Newberry@dnewberry21
Boateng has so much speed! Beats the defender and another beautiful finish from a tight angle for the brace #LAvRSL #brace
39'
D
Demar Phillips (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
38'
Juan Manuel Martínez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38'
Foul by Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy).
38'
Offside, LA Galaxy. Jelle Van Damme tries a through ball, but Ashley Cole is caught offside.
Section 239@LAGSection239
Can see the the difference with Donovan on field. especially defensively #ThisIsLA #LAvRSL
Hunter Squid A. ^S^@hunter_squid
Ever since Cassar has been coach #RSL can't play simple possession, which was the key to their success. Hope he is gone after this. #LAvRSL
Matt Pollard@LWOSMattPollard
Boateng forces the contact there. I would have called the foul the other way honestly. #LAvRSL #LAGalaxy
Sal Cipriano@salcipriano
Galaxy are such a playoff built team. Landon just completes that look perfectly. #LAvRSL
Andrew Schmidt@AndrewSchmidtFC
Galaxy look like a different team tonight. Sometimes playoffs do that to a team. #LAvRSL
Jeff Carlisle@JeffreyCarlisle
Boateng is a man on fire. Cuts in from right wing, and delivers a cool finish. 3-1 #lagalaxy. #MLSCupPlayoffs
35'
Juan Manuel Martínez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35'
Foul by Alan Gordon (LA Galaxy).
34'
Baggio Husidic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34'
Foul by Olmes García (Real Salt Lake).
34'
Attempt saved. Olmes García (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Wingert.
34'
3 - 1
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#20
GOAL: Emmanuel Boateng
Goals this Season: 4
Jake Hatch@JacobCHatch
2nd brace of the year for Emmanuel Boateng...all 4 of his goals have come against #RSL. Could that be good night for the claret & cobalt?
Joshua Joseph@JoshuaJoseph23
BOATENG JUST PUT ON A CLINIC WHAT A GOAL SON GET IN THE ONION NET! #LAvRSL #ThisIsLA
Andrew Schmidt@AndrewSchmidtFC
So Boateng’s having himself a game. #LAvRSL
Jeremy Horton@espn700jeremy
34' Another Galaxy goal...it's a brace for Boateng. #RSL
Cody Danks@Mayanator_22
GOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLL #LAGalaxy
The Stoppage Time@thestoppagetime
34' Olmes Garcia hits a tame shot that Rowe almost spills between his legs...Hold your breath...#LAvRSL
32'
Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32'
Foul by Juan Manuel Martínez (Real Salt Lake).
Corner Of The Galaxy@GalaxyPodcast
Landon is eating up the right flank. He's a man on a mission. #LAvRSL
Steve Davis@SteveDavis90
Jelle Van Damme has to be the most offensive-minded central defender since Franz Beckenbauer #LAvRSL #MLSCupPlayoffs
Matt Pollard@LWOSMattPollard
Take away the PK, and this is the best half #LAGalaxy have played since . . . the Orlando game? #LAvRSL #LAGalaxy
Tony Mastrogiorgio@Tonyinquakeland
Landon Donovan's passing proving that vision does not get old #LAvRSL
30'
Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Chris Wingert.
Matt Pollard@LWOSMattPollard
If you were watching this game and didn't know Donovan retired in 2014, would be able to guess that? LD doing work. #LAvRSL #LAGalaxy
29'
Foul by Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake).
29'
Baggio Husidic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Matthew Doyle@MLSAnalyst
The Galaxy are so much better when they have a true No. 9 to play off of. This is so good. #LAvRSL https://t.co/mlcJ6CjdxI
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Andrew Schmidt@AndrewSchmidtFC
Also, not to be that guy but: Landon Donovan is BACK. #LAvRSL
Thomas Floyd@thomasfloyd10
Boateng only started 17 games for the Galaxy this year — now that's having quality depth. #LAvRSL
Eric Giacometti@Eric_Giacometti
That was impressive from Boateng, but let's call a spade a spade: schoolboy defending from #RSL allowed that to happen. #LAvRSL
26'
2 - 1
M
#20
GOAL: Emmanuel Boateng
Goals this Season: 3
Dora the Explorer@JosieBeckerFC
Boateng just did his sexiest dribbling of his career and the first thing Van Damme does is tell the assistant ref where to go #LAvRSL
Near Post Joey@JoeyReed23
Emazing! 2-1. #BoatShow #LAvRSL
Chandrima Chatterjee@chandrimatweets
Ema! You've come a long way since your first pre-season match! GOAL LA. and vindication. 2-1 #LAvRSL 26'
Blue Meanie Mike@mconiaris
Gorgeous goal by Boatang. #LAvRSL
Daniel Squizzato@DanielSquizzato
Oh good gracious that's nice from Boateng #LAvRSL
Kevin Baxter@kbaxter11
Boateng gets that goal back in the 26th minute. #LAGalaxy up 2-1 #LAvRSL
24'
Attempt missed. Alan Gordon (LA Galaxy) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giovani dos Santos with a cross following a set piece situation.
24'
Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24'
Foul by Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake).
24'
Attempt blocked. Baggio Husidic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
CHANCE: Alan Gordon's free header goes just wide
23'
Foul by Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake).
23'
Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Marc Serber@SoccerSerber
Oh Gordon! That was a free header! Need to bury that! Great free kick from Gio. Should be 2-1. #LAvRSL #MLSCupPlayoffs
Jeremy Horton@espn700jeremy
24' Whoa...how did Alan Gordon not get his brace there? #RSL let off the hook in a big way.
22'
Stoppage over. They are ready to continue.
21'
Stoppage in match Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake) because of an injury.
21'
1 - 1
M
GOAL: Joao Plata (PK)
Goals this Season: 10
19'
Penalty Real Salt Lake. Javier Morales draws a foul in the penalty area.
19'
Penalty conceded by Emmanuel Boateng (LA Galaxy) after a foul in the penalty area.
Paul Eubanks@FCPaulye
Phew, breathes deeply. Thank you @JoaoPlata10 #RSL
Elbert Edison@elbertedison
PLATAAAAAAAAA #LAvRSL
Marc Serber@SoccerSerber
And with that PK, the Galaxy's shut out streak ends at 251 minutes... #LAvRSL #MLSCupPlayoffs #MLS
PENALTY: Emmanuel Boateng leaves a high boot on Javier Morales
LA Is Our House@LAisOurHouse
A penalty is called in favor of RSL and I disagree with it. Not a penalty, sorry. Let's see if the ball lies. #LAvRSL
Nick Chávez@NickChavezMLS
Poor call, not a penalty for me. #LAvRSL
Brian Sciaretta@BrianSciaretta
This just got interesting... #LAvRSL
17'
Attempt missed. Chris Schuler (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joao Plata with a cross following a corner.
17'
Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Jelle Van Damme.
17'
Attempt blocked. Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Morales.
Matt Pollard@LWOSMattPollard
19' PK RSL. #LAvRSL #LAGalaxy
The Stoppage Time@thestoppagetime
#LAGalaxy have dropped a bit into a defensive shell as they don't want to concede so soon after scoring...#LAvRSL
16'
Juan Manuel Martínez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16'
Foul by Baggio Husidic (LA Galaxy).
CHANCE: Kyle Beckerman's deflected shot floats just over the bar
Matt Pollard@LWOSMattPollard
They've been the better team and created chances. Unlike August, they've finished a chance early. #LAGalaxy could get rolling here. #LAvRSL
Taylor Sturm@TSturmRS
Has any team fallen apart more than Real Salt Lake this season? The talent there is incredible. What's going on? #LAvRSL
14'
1 - 0
F
GOAL: Alan Gordon
Goals this Season: 4
LA Is Our House@LAisOurHouse
GOOOOOOOL GALAXY! It's GORDO to open the scoring and put the #LAGalaxy up 1-0 in the 14th minute. #LAvRSL #ThisIsLA
Matt Pollard@LWOSMattPollard
100% the opposite of what RSL wanted inthe opening 15 minutes. #LAvRSL #LAGalaxy
Marc Serber@SoccerSerber
GORDON!!! Gets on the end of a Donovan cross that took a deflection and looped over Rimando. Gordon taps home to make it 1-0 #LAvRSL #MLSCup
11'
Stoppage in match Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) because of an injury.
11'
Stoppage over. They are ready to continue.
10'
Juan Manuel Martínez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10'
Foul by Emmanuel Boateng (LA Galaxy).
LA Is Our House@LAisOurHouse
OMG! Cole, you need to shoot that! #LAvRSL #LAGalaxy #ThisIsLA
Chandrima Chatterjee@chandrimatweets
Cole again creating a golden opportunity but finds no one in front of goal wearing white that is... Lost effort. #LAvRSL 10'
7'
Foul by Demar Phillips (Real Salt Lake).
7'
Robbie Rogers (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Chandrima Chatterjee@chandrimatweets
Shot right from Wingert to Rowe. No real danger. 8' Still 0-0 #LAvRSL
Chris L Diaz 👨🏻@chrisldiaz
In case you were wondering, Gordon's kit is torn from shoulder to mid chest. Must be shoddy work by Adidas. #MLSCupPlayoffs #LAGalaxy
Corner Of The Galaxy@GalaxyPodcast
The fullbacks are playing in very advanced positions. Both Rogers and Cole are halfway up the field. #LAvRSL
5'
Offside, LA Galaxy. Emmanuel Boateng tries a through ball, but Alan Gordon is caught offside.
Tyler Gray@TylerHGray
Plata doesn't look too sharp early on. RSL is gonna need him to be better. #LAvRSL
The Stoppage Time@thestoppagetime
5' Lletget whips in a delicious cross and Gordon nearly gets there with his head over Justen Glad #LAvRSL
Last Word SC@LastWordSC
5' Gordon gets his head to a ball in the box, but can't find a teammate. Danger cleared! #LAvRSL #LAGalaxy
3'
Offside, LA Galaxy. Ashley Cole tries a through ball, but Landon Donovan is caught offside.
Chris L Diaz 👨🏻@chrisldiaz
First missed foul of the game. Gordon was pulled down on that corner. #LAGalaxy #MLSCupPlayoffs
1'
Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Kyle Beckerman.
Marc Serber@SoccerSerber
Galaxy has the ball with 4 in the back and 6 lined up across RSL's back line. Leads to a corner after just a minute. #Attacking #LAvRSL
First Half begins.
The Stoppage Time@thestoppagetime
Javier Morales and Joao Plata have 11 goals and 11 assists for #RSL between them vs #LAGalaxy all time...#MLSCupPlayoffs #MLS
Keith Anderson@cashable
In my mind, #RSL was eliminated several weeks ago. Anything from this game would be fantastic.
Matt Pollard@LWOSMattPollard
Considering how rested the Galaxy are, tonight might be Joao Plata vs. The World. #LAGalaxy #LAvRSL
The Stoppage Time@thestoppagetime
#LAvRSL has happened 4 times in the playoffs with each splitting the series... #MLSCupPlayoffs #MLSCup #LAGalaxy #RSL Who wins this one?
Marc Serber@SoccerSerber
Last time Landon Donovan started a playoff game, it ended with him hoisting the #MLSCup. He gets the start tonight for LA #LAvRSL #MLS
Arielle Castillo@ariellec
The @lagalaxy boss #LAvRSL https://t.co/DAZToXj4t7
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Kali K.@goingbacktokali
I really don't know what to expect from #RSL tonight. Glad Sunny is starting though.
Andrew Schmidt@AndrewSchmidtFC
It’s 2016 and the Galaxy’s playoff hopes hinge on whether Alan Gordon can be an effective starter. #LAvRSL
Cristian Plascencia@crisnlr
@CozmoLAGalaxy @LAGalaxy #ThisIsLA #LAvRSL https://t.co/4OqB6yP8JO
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Goals and Assists

14'		Alan Gordon Assisted By: Giovani dos Santos, Landon Donovan
21'		Joao Plata (PK)
26'		Emmanuel Boateng Assisted By: Alan Gordon
34'		Emmanuel Boateng Assisted By: Alan Gordon

Disciplinary

39'			Demar Phillips Reason: Unsporting Behavior
41'			Chris Wingert Reason: Unsporting Behavior
62'			Baggio Husidic Reason: Unsporting Behavior
71'			Sunny Reason: Unsporting Behavior

Substitutions

52'		Robbie Keane Alan GordonF
58'		Yura Movsisyan Juan Manuel MartínezM
68'		Luke Mulholland Javier MoralesM
74'		Jordan Allen Chris WingertD
76'		Mike Magee Emmanuel BoatengM
87'		Jeff Larentowicz Landon DonovanM

Match Information

MLS Playoffs at Dignity Health Sports Park

Carson, CA

Attendance 18124

Weather Partly Cloudy

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