Goals of the match
Vela. Left foot. Inevitable. 💥@LAFC strike first in El Trafico! pic.twitter.com/Y6y4SwGrvL — Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 16, 2023
TYLER. BOYD.
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 16, 2023
Good time for your first MLS goal. 😏
El Trafico is all tied up. pic.twitter.com/K85m14UcUY
Carlitos has his brace. @LAFC have the lead.
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 16, 2023
Watch El Trafico for free on #MLSSeasonPass on @AppleTV: https://t.co/1QhNzEWR2D pic.twitter.com/UlAchOL1M1
Just like that, it's 3-1. 🤯@rmhollingshead off the corner to extend LAFC's advantage! pic.twitter.com/7pwlyBFHaY
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 16, 2023
It's never over in El Trafico.
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 16, 2023
Delgado pulls one back for @LAGalaxy! pic.twitter.com/bVpJnXhVJj
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END GAME
LA GALAXY 2-3 LAFC
95'
Bouanga's shot is blocked by the goalkeeper at the near post.
90'
LAFC's Palencia and LA Galaxy's Puig have been cautioned.
Eight more minutes are added.
84'
LA GALAXY GOAL
Delgado finishes off a cross into the six-yard box to bring the home team within one.
81'
Chicharito misses a one-on-one by the goalkeeper's saving hand.
80'
Puig's shot hits the post and the goal is denied.
79'
Chicharito didn't come off the field and takes a shot that is deflected by the LAFC goalkeeper.
72'
Opoku closes the pincer at the far post and the ball goes wide.
72'
In Biuk and out Vela, LAFC changes
Aude, Jovelic and Aguirre came in.
Chicharito, Edwards and Rodriguez came on.
LA Galaxy substitutions
70'
LAFC GOAL
Ryan Hollingshead's header from a corner kick sent the ball into the net and increased the score to 3-1.
68'
LAFC GOAL
Carlos Vela tricks the goalkeeper from the penalty spot to make it 2-1 and regain the lead.
66'
The referee awards LAFC a penalty kick.
63'
LAFC's Cifuentes is cautioned.
58'
Coulibaly in and Maving out, LA Galaxy change.
While LAFC's Palacios was cautioned for complaining.
55'
Mavinga is left lying on the field and medical assistance is called in.
46'
The second half begins between LA Galaxy and LAFC.
HALF TIME
LA GALAXY 1-1 LAFC
45'
Add 1 minute more
41'
LA GALAXY GOAL
Boyd with the shot from outside the box that nails it into the corner and makes it 1-1.
37'
Bouanga's shot goes wide.
31'
Blessing with the center shot that is covered by the goalkeeper.
GOAL LAFC 1-0
KING ME. 👑 pic.twitter.com/0CJm6Piqu8 — LAFC (@LAFC) April 16, 2023
28'
A shot is deflected and the LA Galaxy goalkeeper reacts to save his goal.
21'
LAFC GOAL
Vela with the left-footed shot that puts it into the net in a stunning goal to open the scoring 1-0.
18'
Opoku with the flash that sends the goalkeeper flying to save his goal.
15'
Chicharito with a cross shot that goes wide.
12'
Rodriguez's shot went wide when he hit it inside the area.
10'
Chicharito misses the one-on-one, but it was offside.
9'
Edwards with LAFC's center and defensive cutback.
5'
LA Galaxy offside
3'
Piug with a mid-range shot that goes over the top.
0'
Kickoff between LA Galaxy and LAFC
Minutes away
We are minutes away from the ball rolling between LAFC and LA Galaxy in the Traffic Classic.
LAFC Substitutes
19 Mateusz Bogusz
32 Abraham Romero
17 Daniel Crisostomo
2 Denil Maldonado
18 Erik Dueñas
30 Sergi Palencia
7 Stipe Biuk
LA Galaxy substitutes
9 Dejan Joveljic
37 Daniel Aguirre
3 Julian Aude
32 Aaron Cervantes
7 Efrain Álvarez
31 Preston Judd
15 Eriq Zavaleta
18 Kelvin Leerdam
4 Séga Coulibaly
XI LAFC
77 John McCarthy, 33 Aaron Long, 3 Jesús Murillo, 12 Diego Palacios, 24 Ryan Hollingshead, 6 Ilie Sánchez, 23 Kellyn Acosta, 20 José Cifuentes, 22 Kwadwo Opoku, 99 Denis Bouanga, 10 Carlos Vela.
XI LA Galaxy
33 Jonathan Klinsmann, 24 Jalen Neal, 17 Chris Mavinga, 5 Gastón Brugman, 44 Raheem Edwards, 2 Calegari, 6 Ricard Puig, 8 Marky Delgado, 11 Tyler Boyd, 20 Memo Rodriguez, 14 Javier Hernández.
Wish for good luck
With Chicharito in the spotlight, the LA Galaxy has wished the Los Angeles Lakers luck as they kick off their NBA Playoffs today.
Let's Go #LakeShow
— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) April 16, 2023
Best of luck to the @Lakers in the 2023 @NBA Playoffs! 💜💛 pic.twitter.com/MN0B4NmPnl
The fans
The fans have turned out to support LAFC ahead of the game.
Don't worry, @LAFC3252 will bring the noise. #LAFC pic.twitter.com/xqNUX5S8qz
— LAFC (@LAFC) April 16, 2023
For the first win
The LA Galaxy are winless on the season and what better scenario than to do it in the Traffic Classic to get out of the bad streak.
Concachampions activity
LAFC is coming off a midweek CONCACAF Champions League campaign, where they advanced to the Semifinals and will face MLS' Philadelphia Union in two weeks.
Start
The Traffic Classic kicks off, bringing Los Angeles to a standstill as the Galaxy take on LAFC. We start with the coverage of the MLS game through VAVEL.
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This is the start time of the game LA Galaxy vs LAFC of April 16th in several countries:
Argentina: 5:40 PM on Apple TV
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Brazil: 5:40 PM on Apple TV
Chile: 5:40 PM on Apple TV
Costa Rica: 2:40 PM on Apple TV
Colombia: 3:40 PM on Apple TV
Ecuador: 3:40 PM on Apple TV
United States (ET): 4:40 PM on Apple TV
Spain: 10:40 PM on Apple TV
Mexico: 2:40 PM on Apple TV
Paraguay: 5:40 PM on Apple TV
Peru: 3:40 PM on Apple TV
Uruguay: 5:40 PM on Apple TV
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Key Player LAFC
Denis Bouanga arrives inspired to this game after scoring the hat-trick in the win against Austin FC, where he has had a very good start to the season with goals and being a key part of the offensive volume, so he will be the player to watch today.
Key player LA Galaxy
He has been able to recover from his injury and last game he already had some minutes, so it is expected that little by little the Mexican Chicharito Hernandez will get into the rhythm of the game and help the team with the mission of getting his first win of the season.
Last roster LAFC
1 Eldin Jakupovic, 14 Giorgio Chiellini, 2 Denil Maldonado, 12 Diego Palacios, 30 Sergi Palencia, 23 Kellyn Acosta, 20 José Cifuentes, 11 Timothy Tillman, 22 Kwadwo Opoku, 99 Denis Bouanga, 7 Stipe Biuk.
Last roster LA Galaxy
33 Jonathan Klinsmann, 24 Jalen Neal, 22 Martin Caceres, 5 Gaston Brugman, 44 Raheem Edwards, 2 Calegari, 6 Ricard Puig, 8 Marky Delgado, 11 Tyler Boyd, 20 Memo Rodriguez, 9 Dejan Joveljic.
LAFC: Still unstoppable
With only one loss and that was in the Concachampionships, LAFC has been unstoppable and has defended its crown in every sense of the word, as they remain undefeated in the season and will be looking to close in on leaders Seattle and San Luis, who are at the top of the Western Conference.
LA Galaxy: Re-establish their confidence
With a game pending, but the LA Galaxy have had a tough time in their first six games, where they have not been able to win three draws and three defeats, so the time has come for them to give their fans some satisfaction and win the so-called Traffic Classic, especially considering that they have just been beaten by the Houston Dynamo.
The Kick-off
The LA Galaxy vs LAFC match will be played at the Mestalla Stadium, in LA Galaxy, Spain. The kick-off is scheduled at 15:40 pm ET.
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