USL LA Galaxy II

LA Galaxy II Streak Stopped by San Diego Loyal SC

Published on October 3, 2021 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
LA Galaxy II News Release


LOS ANGELES (Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021) - In Week 24 of the 2021 USL Championship campaign, LA Galaxy fell 3-0 to San Diego Loyal SC at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday night.

LA Galaxy II Run Of Form

The loss to San Diego snapped Los Dos' three-match match winning streak. Despite the result, LA Galaxy II (9-12-5, 32 points) remain ifourth place in the Pacific Division, five points behind third-place Orange County SC (10-9-7, 37 points) and level on points with fifth-place Sacramento Republic (8-10-8, 32 points). The top four teams from each division in the regular season will advance into a regionalized single-elimination bracket for the playoffs. In its last eight matches played dating back to Aug. 27, LA holds a 4-3-1 record.

Goal-Scoring Plays

SD - Josh Yaro (Augustine Williams), 25th minute: Augustine Williams pounced on a loose ball inside the box and delivered a pass across the face of goal to Josh Yaro, who converted from close range.

SD - Elijah Martin, 41st minute: After a scramble in the box, Elijah Martin was first to the ball and fired a left-footed shot that squeezed just inside the bottom left corner of the goal.

SD - Charlie Adams (penalty kick), 82nd minute: Following a penalty inside the box, Charlie Adams rolled his penalty attempt into the bottom right hand corner of the net.

Notes

Following the match, LA Galaxy II (9-12-5, 32 points) sit in fourth place in the USL Championship's Pacific Division, level on points with Sacramento Republic FC (8-8-10, 32 points).

The top four teams from each division in the regular season will advance into a regionalized single-elimination bracket for the playoffs.

LA Galaxy II's three-match winning streak was snapped following the loss to San Diego..

In their last eight matches played dating back to Aug. 27, Los Dos hold a 4-3-1 record.

Jorge Hernández finished the match with a game-high four chances created.

Taylor Davila finished the match with a team-high five tackles.

Next Game

Next up, LA Galaxy II travel to face Las Vegas Lights FC on Friday, Oct. 8. The Oct. 8 match kicks off at 7:00 p.m. (Pacific) and features a webstream on ESPN+.

LA Galaxy II (9-12-5, 32pts) vs. San Diego Loyal SC (13-10-4, 43pts)

Oct. 2, 2021 - Dignity Health Sports Park (Los Angeles)

Goals by Half 1 2 F

LA Galaxy II 0 0 0

San Diego Loyal SC 2 1 3

Scoring Summary:

SD: Yaro (Williams), 25

SD: Martin, 41

SD: Adams (penalty kick), 82

Misconduct Summary:

SD: Martin (caution), 33

LA: Harvey (caution), 38

LA: Acosta (caution), 38

SD: Stoneman (caution), 38

LA: Dunbar (caution), 57

LA: Calderon (caution), 79

Lineups

LA: GK Justin vom Steeg; D Owen Lambe (Josh Drack, 78), D Jalen Neal, D Markus Ferkranus, D Danilo Acosta; M Jonathan Perez, M Carlos Harvey (Cameron Dunbar, 45), M Taylor Davila (Juan Calderon, 78), M Daniel Aguirre (Adrian Gonzalez, 66); F Rémi Cabral (Preston Judd, 45), F Jorge Hernandez

Substitutes Not Used: GK Eric Lopez; D Josh Drack; M Ascel Essengue

TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Jonathan Perez, 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Cameron Dunbar, 2); FOULS: 13 (Carlos Harvey, 3); OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 2

SD: GK Austin Guerrero; D Callum Montgomery (Blake Bodily, 63), D Elijah Martin, D Grant Stoneman, D Josh Yaro; M Charlie Adams ©, M Miguel Ibarra, M Alejandro Guido (Corey Hertzog, 62), M Collin Martin (Gianfranco Facchineri, 88); F Tumi Moshobane (Morgan Hackworth, 88), F Augustine Williams (Ben Spencer, 74)

Substitutes Not Used: GK Dylan Castanheira; M Chase Boone

TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Charlie Adams, 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Charlie Adams, 2); FOULS: 11 (Alejandro Guido, Collin Martin, 2); OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 4

Referee: Kevin Broadley

Assistant Referees: Matthew Schwartz, Christian Lara

Fourth Official: William Hoffman

Weather: Partly cloudy, 72 degrees

All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial

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