Match report

CS Herediano Defeats Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 in CONCACAF Champions League

CS Herediano
CS Herediano
1–0
FT
Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
Mar 6, 2025

CS Herediano stunned Los Angeles Galaxy with a 1–0 victory in the CONCACAF Champions League on 2025-03-06, thanks to a crucial goal from E. Aguilar in the 65th minute. The Costa Rican team held off the Galaxy's late surge to secure the win and maintain their strong position in the competition.

Key Facts

  • Final Score: CS Herediano 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy
  • E. Aguilar scored the only goal of the match in the 65th minute
  • CS Herediano: Anthony Walker, H. Quirós, and A. Amador received yellow cards
  • Los Angeles Galaxy: Ruben Ramos, Maya Yoshida, Edwin Cerrillo, and Julián Aude received yellow cards
  • Multiple substitutions were made by both teams throughout the match

Lineups

CS Herediano

Formation: 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

  • 21 D. Carvajal (G)
  • 5 H. Quirós (D)
  • 24 S. Rodríguez (D)
  • 99 K. Brown (D)
  • 19 J. Pérez (D)
  • 55 Y. Román (M)
  • 25 E. Bravo (M)
  • 8 Allan Cruz (M)
  • 10 E. Aguilar (M)
  • 16 D. Araya (M)
  • 9 M. Hernández (F)

Substitutes

  • 80 A. Rodríguez
  • 27 A. Amador
  • 23 A. Hernández
  • 38 G. Montes
  • 22 A. Murillo
  • 26 E. Juárez
  • 35 E. Garita
  • 92 A. Walker
  • 11 R. Araya
  • 20 P. Rodríguez
  • 17 Y. Tejeda
  • 30 S. Williams

Los Angeles Galaxy

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 77 J. McCarthy (G)
  • 25 C. Garcés (D)
  • 4 M. Yoshida (D)
  • 14 J. Nelson (D)
  • 26 H. Miller (M)
  • 6 E. Cerrillo (M)
  • 18 M. Reus (M)
  • 3 J. Aude (M)
  • 11 Gabriel Pec (F)
  • 24 R. Ramos (F)
  • 17 C. Ramirez (F)

Substitutes

  • 7 D. Fagúndez
  • 22 E. Wynder
  • 27 Miguel Berry
  • 61 S. Karani
  • 16 I. Parente
  • 1 N. Mićović
  • 5 M. Jørgensen
  • 51 A. Essengue
  • 21 T. Lepley
  • 15 E. Zavaleta
  • 12 J. Marcinkowski

Timeline

  1. CS Herediano
    ?' CS Herediano Card · Yellow Card
    Anthony Walker

    Argument

  2. Los Angeles Galaxy
    30' Los Angeles Galaxy Card · Yellow Card
    Ruben Ramos

    Foul

  3. Los Angeles Galaxy
    48' Los Angeles Galaxy Card · Yellow Card
    Maya Yoshida

    Off the ball foul

  4. Los Angeles Galaxy
    61' Los Angeles Galaxy subst · Substitution 1
    Off: J. Nelson · On: D. Fagúndez
  5. Los Angeles Galaxy
    61' Los Angeles Galaxy subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Ruben Ramos · On: E. Wynder
  6. CS Herediano
    65' CS Herediano subst · Substitution 1
    Off: M. Hernández · On: A. Rodríguez
  7. CS Herediano
    65' CS Herediano Goal · Normal Goal
    E. Aguilar · Assist: H. Quirós
  8. Los Angeles Galaxy
    67' Los Angeles Galaxy Card · Yellow Card
    Edwin Cerrillo

    Foul

  9. Los Angeles Galaxy
    72' Los Angeles Galaxy subst · Substitution 3
    Off: C. Ramirez · On: Miguel Berry
  10. Los Angeles Galaxy
    78' Los Angeles Galaxy subst · Substitution 4
    Off: M. Reus · On: S. Karani
  11. Los Angeles Galaxy
    78' Los Angeles Galaxy subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Edwin Cerrillo · On: I. Parente
  12. CS Herediano
    82' CS Herediano subst · Substitution 2
    Off: E. Bravo · On: A. Amador
  13. Los Angeles Galaxy
    83' Los Angeles Galaxy Card · Yellow Card
    Julián Aude

    Argument

  14. CS Herediano
    83' CS Herediano subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Allan Cruz · On: A. Hernández
  15. CS Herediano
    84' CS Herediano Card · Yellow Card
    A. Amador

    Argument

  16. CS Herediano
    90'+4 CS Herediano subst · Substitution 4
    Off: E. Aguilar · On: G. Montes
  17. CS Herediano
    90'+4 CS Herediano subst · Substitution 5
    Off: D. Araya · On: A. Murillo
  18. CS Herediano
    90' CS Herediano Card · Yellow Card
    H. Quirós

    Time wasting

Match Stats

Stat CS Herediano Los Angeles Galaxy
Fouls 11 10
Pass Accuracy 76% 84%
Offsides 1 1
Red Cards
Total Shots 11 10
Corners 5 3
Total Passes 295 512
Yellow Cards 3 4
Blocked Shots 1 3
Shots on Target 5 4
xG
Shots off Target 5 3
Possession 37% 63%
Goals Prevented
Accurate Passes 224 431
Shots Inside Box 7 6
Saves 4 4
Shots Outside Box 4 4

Key Match Notes

  • The match was evenly contested until the 65th minute when E. Aguilar scored the lone goal for CS Herediano, breaking the deadlock and giving them the lead.
  • Los Angeles Galaxy made several substitutions in the second half, including Julián Aude and Miguel Berry, but were unable to find an equalizer against the resilient defense of CS Herediano.