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LA Galaxy Battle Back to Earn 1-1 Draw Against Portland Timbers at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday Afternoon

June 18, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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LOS ANGELES - Down 1-0 at halftime, the LA Galaxy battled back to earn a 1-1 draw against the Portland Timbers in front of 21,414 fans at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday afternoon. Dejan Joveljić tallied his fourth goal in league play, while Julián Araujo registered his second assist of the season in the draw against Portland.

LA Galaxy Against Portland Timbers

Saturday's match marked the 31st MLS regular-season meeting between LA and Portland, with the Galaxy leading the series 13-11-7. In their last four matches played against the Timbers dating back to July 30, 2021, the Galaxy hold a 3-0-1 record, outscoring Portland 10-4. In 16 regular-season matches played against the Timbers at Dignity Health Sports, LA holds a 9-3-4 record.

The MLS Leader In Goals Scored Per 90 Minutes Played

With his game-tying goal in the draw against the Timbers, Joveljić tallied a goal in three consecutive matches across all competitions dating back to May 25, recording four goals and two assists during that span. Notably, Joveljić ranks first in MLS with 1.27 goals scored per 90 minutes played amongst all players that have played at least 275 minutes this season. Joveljić is the first Galaxy player to score a goal in back-to-back matches in league play as a substitute since Edson Buddle in 2009.

Goal-Scoring Plays

POR - Yimmi Chara (Sebastián Blanco), 38th minute: Running down the left flank, Sebastian Blanco played a ball into the center of the box to Yimmi Chara, who fired his shot into the bottom right corner of the net.

LA - Dejan Joveljić (Julián Araujo, Kelvin Leerdam), 88th minute: After receiving the ball from Kelvin Leerdam, Julián Araujo's cross from the right wing to the right edge of the six-yard box found Dejan Joveljić, whose snap header found the far corner of the net.

Postgame Notes

Saturday's match marked the 31st MLS regular-season meeting between LA and Portland, with the Galaxy leading the series 13-11-7.

In their last four matches played against the Timbers dating back to July 30, 2021, the Galaxy hold a 3-0-1 record, outscoring Portland 10-4 during that span.

In 16 regular-season matches played against the Timbers at Dignity Health Sports, LA holds a 9-3-4 record.

In 11 matches managed against Portland, LA Galaxy Head Coach Greg Vanney holds a record of 6-4-1.

In its last three matches played across all competitions dating back to May 25, LA holds a 2-0-1 record, outscoring its opponents 8-3 during that span.

LA improved to 6-3-1 in 10 matches played at home across all competitions in 2022.

The draw marked the Galaxy's second consecutive come-from-behind result in league play dating back to May 29.

LA improved to 1-4-1 in six league matches played this season when the opposition scores the first goal.

The Galaxy have scored seven goals via substitutes in league play this season, second in the league behind only LAFC (10).

Dejan Joveljić notched a goal in his third consecutive match across all competitions dating back to May 25, recording four goals and two assists during that span.

Joveljić ranks tied for first on the team with seven goals and has added two assists in 16 appearances (3 starts) across all competitions this year.

With 1.27 goals scored per 90 minutes played amongst all players that have played at least 275 minutes this season, Joveljić ranks first in MLS in goals scored per 90 minutes played.

Joveljić is the first Galaxy player to score a goal in back-to-back matches in league play as a substitute since Edson Buddle in 2009.

Julián Araujo tallied his second assist in league play this season, and his second consecutive match with an assist dating back to May 29.

Kelvin Leerdam notched his first career assist for LA in the draw against Portland.

Samuel Grandsir made his 52st consecutive appearance for the Galaxy across all competitions dating back to April 18, 2021.

Mark Delgado finished the match with a team-high 10 duels won and nine possessions won.

Chicharito made his 50th career appearance across all competitions for the Galaxy.

Next Game

Returning to Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play, the LA Galaxy play host to USL Championship side Sacramento Republic FC in the Quarterfinal round of the competition at Dignity Health Sports Park on Tuesday, June 21. The June 21 match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. PT and will be streamed on ESPN+.

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