May 7, 2023 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – LA Galaxy News Release
LOS ANGELES – Playing their 10th match of the 2023 campaign, the LA Galaxy fell 3-1 to the Colorado Rapids at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday night.
LA Galaxy Against Colorado Rapids
Saturday’s match marked the 92nd all-time meeting across all competitions between the LA Galaxy (1-6-3, 6 points) and the Colorado Rapids (2-3-6, 12 points), with LA leading the series 46-34-12. Against the Rapids, the Galaxy hold a 38-32-12 record in league play, a 1-0-0 record in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and a 7-2-0 record in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. In 43 all-time regular-season meetings played at home against Colorado, LA holds a 25-11-6 record.
LA Galaxy Firsts
LA Galaxy forward Preston Judd recorded his first career MLS goal for the club in the match against Colorado. Midfielder Gino Vivi made his MLS and LA Galaxy debut, logging 10 minutes as a second-half substitute.
Packed Schedule
Saturday’s match against the Colorado Rapids marked the first of three games in the span of nine days for the LA Galaxy. Additionally, the match against Colorado marked the first of five games in the next 15 days for the Galaxy; an average of a game played every three days during that span.
Goal-Scoring Plays
COL – Lalas Abubakar (Connor Ronan), 14th minute – Lalas Abubakar headed in Connor Ronan’s out-swinging corner-kick service from just outside the six-yard box.
COL – Kevin Cabral (Diego Rubio, Connor Ronan), 65th minute – On a counter-attacking play, Diego Rubio squared pass into the center of the penalty area found Kevin Cabral, who placed his shot into the back of the net.
COL – Jonathan Lewis (Connor Ronan), 81st minute – Conan Ronan slipped a pass in behind the Galaxy back line to Jonathan Lewis, whose chipped shot from the left side of the six-yard box was finished at the far post.
LA – Preston Judd, 89th minute – Working down the right side of the penalty area, Efraín Álvarez’s curling shot from the edge of the box was deflected by a Colorado defender. The ensuing rebound was finished by Preston Judd from close range.
Postgame Notes
Saturday’s match marked the 92nd all-time meeting across all competitions between the LA Galaxy (1-6-3, 6 points) and the Colorado Rapids (2-3-6, 12 points), with LA leading the series 46-34-12.
Against the Rapids, the Galaxy hold a 38-32-12 record in league play, a 1-0-0 record in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and a 7-2-0 record in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs.
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