Joseph Paintsil's short-handed goal lifts Galaxy to 1-0 victory over Earthquakes
Paintsil finished a 79th-minute chance after Los Angeles went down to 10 men, and JT Marcinkowski made five saves for the clean sheet.
- On Wednesday, Joseph Paintsil scored a short-handed goal in the 79th minute to lift the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at Dignity Health Sports Park.
- The Galaxy faced a significant disadvantage from the 45th minute after midfielder Lucas Sanabria received two yellow cards in the final nine minutes of the first half, forcing Los Angeles to play a man down.
- Hirving 'Chucky' Lozano made his home debut for the Galaxy, while rookie Harbor Miller and Marco Reus provided the assists that set up Paintsil's decisive tap-in.
- The victory snapped an 0-3-3 winless skid for the Galaxy, moving the team into 10th place in the Western Conference as they pursue a playoff spot.
- With 13 regular-season games remaining, the Galaxy aim to build on this momentum to secure a postseason berth following their difficult stretch since the World Cup pause.
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Joseph Paintsil’s late goal leads 10-player Galaxy past rival Earthquakes
The Galaxy play a man short for much of the match after Lucas Sanabria receives two yellow cards in the first half, but they escape with a 1-0 win thanks to Paintsil’s goal in the 79th minute. “Chucky” Lozano makes his home debut.
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Joseph Paintsil's short-handed goal lifts Galaxy to 1-0 victory over Earthquakes
Joseph Paintsil scored a short-handed goal in the 79th minute to rally the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes.
Ghana winger Joseph Paintsil powers LA Galaxy to victory over San Jose Earthquakes
Ghana international winger Joseph Paintsil was the hero for LA Galaxy as his strike secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over San Jose Earthquakes on early Thursday.The Black Stars attacker started and played for 83 minutes as his outfit cruised to victory in the week 20 of the Major League Soccer.The opening half ended goalless, with both sides struggling to find a breakthrough despite creating opportunities at either end of the pitch.However, Pai…
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