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Earthquakes at LA GalaxySan Jose
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Post Game SummaryStat Savant
atEarthquakes at LA GalaxyJoseph Paintsil scored the game's only goal as LA Galaxy held San Jose scoreless in their first meeting of the season. The Galaxy dominated possession and walked away with a clean sheet victory. San Jose host Minnesota United on Saturday, while LA Galaxy visit CF Montréal on Saturday.
Paintsil's finish was the difference in a 1-0 LA Galaxy win over San Jose, keeping the Earthquakes off the board in the teams' first clash this season.
LA Galaxy controlled the tempo with 63.4 percent possession, dictating play for the bulk of the match and leaving San Jose with few opportunities.
The Galaxy improved to 6-7-8 with the road result, while San Jose dropped to 10-3-7, a rare loss that stalls their recent form.
The LA Galaxy sit 12th in the Western Conference. The Earthquakes sit 4th in the Western Conference.
The LA Galaxy are up next at San Diego FC (Aug 29), then home vs Revolution. The Earthquakes are up next at Dynamo (Aug 29), then at Austin FC.
LA · 68%HeldGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Where the result left them, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.
Goals by half across the top, then every player who appeared underneath — starters first, then whoever came on. Shots carry their shots-on-target in brackets; the keeper’s line is saves and goals conceded.
| Half | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJSan Jose Earthquakes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LALos Angeles LA Galaxy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | POS | G | A | SH | SOG | F | FS | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dave Romney | CD-L | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Max Floriani | CD-R | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Jamar Ricketts | LB | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Jack Jasinski | RB | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
 Niko Tsakiris | AM | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nick Fernandez | LM | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
 Ian Harkes | RM | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Luka Jovanovic | F | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
 Paul Marie | AM-L | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
 Jack Skahan | AM-R | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Timo Werner | SUB | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vítor Costa | SUB | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
 Ousseni Bouda | SUB | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
 Preston Judd | SUB | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Beau Leroux | SUB | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Player | SV | GA | F | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus Gunn | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
