San Jose Earthquakes and LA Galaxy played out a 1-1 draw in MLS, a result that masked the hosts' clear dominance on the stat sheet. The Earthquakes had 58% possession, fired 20 shots to LA's nine, and generated 3.27 expected goals against just 1.28, yet could only muster a single goal.
LA Galaxy struck first when Joseph Paintsil finished from Marco Reus's pass in the 13th minute, giving the visitors an early lead. San Jose pushed hard for an equaliser and finally got it in the 62nd minute through Reid Roberts, whose unassisted strike brought the scores level. The match was physical, with six yellow cards shown across both sides.
Despite controlling the game, San Jose missed three big chances and were kept out by four saves from the Galaxy goalkeeper. LA Galaxy, by contrast, took their early chance but failed to add to it – a case of the visitors being outplayed yet securing a point.
