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Canada Standard
2 days ago
- Sport
- Canada Standard
Joseph Paintsil tallies twice as Galaxy rout Whitecaps
(Photo credit: Kelvin Kuo-Imagn Images) Joseph Paintsil recorded a brace, Matheus Nascimento scored an early goal and the struggling Los Angeles Galaxy turned in a stellar performance with a 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday night at Carson, Calif. Paintsil had just one goal all season before putting two in the net in the second half for Los Angeles (2-13-6, 12 points). The defending MLS champion Galaxy are 2-1-2 over their past five matches following a record 16-match winless start to the season. Vancouver (11-4-5, 38 points) struggled without leading scorer Brian White (10 goals) and placed just one shot on target. White is playing for the U.S. men's national team in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Overall, the Galaxy had a 12-6 edge in shots and placed eight on target. Los Angeles' Novak Micovic made one save while registering his second shutout of the season. Yohei Takaoka had five stops for the Whitecaps, who have dropped three of their past four matches. The Galaxy got on the board in the second minute, and the sequence began with Edwin Cerrillo taking a long right-footed shot. Takaoka made the save, but the rebound went straight to Nascimento, who knocked a right-footed shot into the left corner of the net. Vancouver's only shot on goal came in the 48th minute when Pedro Vite took a left-footed blast. Micovic moved to his left to make a lunging save to keep the Galaxy ahead. The missed opportunity was magnified 12 minutes later when Paintsil sent a right-footed shot into the right corner of the net to make it 2-0. A foul in the box gave Paintsil a penalty-kick chance in the 77th minute, and he placed a right-footed shot to the left portion of the net as Takaoka dove to his right. Paintsil also had a solid opportunity in the 21st minute, but his right-footed blast from the top of the box was stopped by Takaoka. Vancouver substitute Jayden Nelson received his second yellow card and was sent off in second-half stoppage time. Paintsil had 10 goals and 10 assists in a stellar campaign last year for the Galaxy, but he has struggled to find the net this season. --Field Level Media
Canada News.Net
3 days ago
- Sport
- Canada News.Net
Joseph Paintsil tallies twice as Galaxy rout Whitecaps
(Photo credit: Kelvin Kuo-Imagn Images) Joseph Paintsil recorded a brace, Matheus Nascimento scored an early goal and the struggling Los Angeles Galaxy turned in a stellar performance with a 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday night at Carson, Calif. Paintsil had just one goal all season before putting two in the net in the second half for Los Angeles (2-13-6, 12 points). The defending MLS champion Galaxy are 2-1-2 over their past five matches following a record 16-match winless start to the season. Vancouver (11-4-5, 38 points) struggled without leading scorer Brian White (10 goals) and placed just one shot on target. White is playing for the U.S. men's national team in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Overall, the Galaxy had a 12-6 edge in shots and placed eight on target. Los Angeles' Novak Micovic made one save while registering his second shutout of the season. Yohei Takaoka had five stops for the Whitecaps, who have dropped three of their past four matches. The Galaxy got on the board in the second minute, and the sequence began with Edwin Cerrillo taking a long right-footed shot. Takaoka made the save, but the rebound went straight to Nascimento, who knocked a right-footed shot into the left corner of the net. Vancouver's only shot on goal came in the 48th minute when Pedro Vite took a left-footed blast. Micovic moved to his left to make a lunging save to keep the Galaxy ahead. The missed opportunity was magnified 12 minutes later when Paintsil sent a right-footed shot into the right corner of the net to make it 2-0. A foul in the box gave Paintsil a penalty-kick chance in the 77th minute, and he placed a right-footed shot to the left portion of the net as Takaoka dove to his right. Paintsil also had a solid opportunity in the 21st minute, but his right-footed blast from the top of the box was stopped by Takaoka. Vancouver substitute Jayden Nelson received his second yellow card and was sent off in second-half stoppage time. Paintsil had 10 goals and 10 assists in a stellar campaign last year for the Galaxy, but he has struggled to find the net this season.
San Francisco Chronicle
3 days ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Paintsil scores 2 goals, Nascimento adds 1 goal, Galaxy beat Whitecaps 3-0
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Joseph Paintsil had two goals, Matheus Nascimento also scored a goal and the LA Galaxy beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 on Friday night to snap a three-game winless streak. LA (2-13-6), the defending MLS Cup champion, won for the first time since it beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 on May 31 to snap a 16-game winless streak to open the season. The Galaxy went into the game with 13 points, fewest in all of MLS. The Whitecaps (11-4-5) have lost three of their last four. Vancouver is second in the Western Conference with 38 points, behind San Diego (39). Edwin Cerrillo flicked a shot from 30 yards outs that was deflected by goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka and Nascimento put away the rebound with a first-touch finish to open the scoring in the second minute. Paintsil made it 2-0 in the 60th. Gabriel Pec played an long arcing ball to the top of the penalty box, where Marco Reus tapped a first-touch pass to a wide-open Paintsil, who calmly flicked a shot inside the back post from the left side of the area. Paintsil converted from the penalty spot in the 77th minute for his first career multi-goal game. The 27-year-old forward has three goals and one assist this season after he finished with 10 goals and 10 assists last season, his first in MLS. Takaoka had five saves for Vancouver. Jayden Nelson was shown a yellow card in the 55th minute and another in stoppage time as the Whitecaps played a man down for the final few minutes. Novak Micovic had a save for LA. The Galaxy had 55% possession and outshot Vancouver 12-6, 8-1 on target. The Whitecaps beat the Galaxy 2-1 at home on March 2. ___
Los Angeles Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Joseph Paintsil scores twice as Galaxy earns rare win over Whitecaps
Joseph Paintsil had two goals, Matheus Nascimento also scored a goal and the Galaxy beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 on Friday night to snap a three-game winless streak. The Galaxy (2-13-6), the defending MLS Cup champion, won for the first time since it beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 on May 31 to snap a 16-game winless streak to open the season. The Galaxy went into the game with 13 points, fewest in all of MLS. The Whitecaps (11-4-5) have lost three of their last four. Vancouver is second in the Western Conference with 38 points, behind San Diego (39). Edwin Cerrillo flicked a shot from 30 yards outs that was deflected by goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka and Nascimento put away the rebound with a first-touch finish to open the scoring in the second minute. Paintsil made it 2-0 in the 60th. Gabriel Pec played an long arcing ball to the top of the penalty box, where Marco Reus tapped a first-touch pass to a wide-open Paintsil, who calmly flicked a shot inside the back post from the left side of the area. Paintsil converted from the penalty spot in the 77th minute for his first career multi-goal game. The 27-year-old forward has three goals and one assist this season after he finished with 10 goals and 10 assists last season, his first in MLS. Takaoka had five saves for Vancouver. Jayden Nelson was shown a yellow card in the 55th minute and another in stoppage time as the Whitecaps played a man down for the final few minutes. Novak Micovic had a save for LA. The Galaxy had 55% possession and outshot Vancouver 12-6, 8-1 on target. The Whitecaps beat the Galaxy 2-1 at home on March 2.
Hamilton Spectator
3 days ago
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Paintsil scores twice as lowly Galaxy whip Whitecaps 3-0
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Joseph Paintsil had two goals, Matheus Nascimento also scored a goal and the Los Angeles Galaxy beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 on Friday night to snap a three-game winless streak. The Galaxy (2-13-6), the defending Major League Soccer Cup champion, won for the first time since it beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 on May 31 to snap a 16-game winless streak to open the season. The Galaxy went into the game with 13 points, fewest in all of MLS. The Whitecaps (11-4-5) have lost three of their last four. Vancouver is second in the Western Conference with 38 points, one point behind first-place San Diego FC. Edwin Cerrillo flicked a shot from 30 yards outs that was deflected by goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka and Nascimento put away the rebound with a first-touch finish to open the scoring in the second minute. Paintsil made it 2-0 in the 60th. Gabriel Pec played an long arcing ball to the top of the penalty box, where Marco Reus tapped a first-touch pass to a wide-open Paintsil, who calmly flicked a shot inside the back post from the left side of the area. Paintsil converted from the penalty spot in the 77th minute for his first career multi-goal game. The 27-year-old forward has three goals and one assist this season after he finished with 10 goals and 10 assists last season, his first in MLS. Takaoka had five saves for Vancouver. Jayden Nelson was shown a yellow card in the 55th minute and another in stoppage time as the Whitecaps played a man down for the final few minutes. Novak Micovic had a save for L.A. The Galaxy had 55 per cent possession and outshot Vancouver 12-6, including 8-1 on target. The Whitecaps beat the Galaxy 2-1 at home on March 2. ___ AP soccer:
