LA Galaxy II (10-15-6, 36 points) hit the road to face off against Seattle Sounders FC 2 (5-20-5, 20 points) at 7 p.m. PT on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at Cheney Stadium. The match will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
LA Galaxy II will look to carry momentum from a big result at home against Real Monarchs SLC (17-12-3, 54 points). Los Dos controlled possession for the full 90 minutes, which was reflected in the 6-1 scoreline. Los Dos went into halftime two goals up, courtesy of Ethan Zubak and Adrian Vera. In the second half, Efrain Alvarez continued the scoring fest by recording his second professional hat trick. Frank Lopez also contributed a goal to the team’s total.
The Galaxy will hope to continue the final stretch of the 2018 season with more solid performances like this. After Wednesday, LA Galaxy II will return home to host Sacramento Republic FC (16-7-8, 56 points) for their final home game in the 2018 season. Los Dos will then travel to Kansas City, Mo., to face Swope Park Rangers for their final game of the year.
Los Dos face a Seattle side that sit bottom of the table in the USL Western Conference. Seattle Sounders FC 2 haven’t seen a result since early September when they faced Tulsa Roughnecks FC at home. Most recently, Seattle are coming off of a tough stint on the road with their last match resulting in a 3-1 loss to San Antonio FC.
Earlier this season, LA Galaxy II hosted Seattle Sounders FC 2 at StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium. In that match, Los Dos put on another high-scoring performance that led to a 5-3 victory. Geoffrey Acheampong opened the scoring with his first goal for LA Galaxy II. Frank Lopez and LA Galaxy Academy player Alex Mendez also found the back of the net. Efrain Alvarez rattled off two goals during the second half of the contest to help his side secure all three points.
LAST MATCH
LA Galaxy II 6 | Real Monarchs SLC 1:Los Dos dominated the match and controlled possession for the full 90 minutes, with Real Monarchs’ only opportunity coming in the 57th minute. Efrain Alvarez contributed a hat trick to the scoreline, which helped the Galaxy come up with the big result at home.
San Antonio FC 3 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 1: Although San Antonio went up early in the first half, Seattle was able to put themselves within one before halftime. However, a red card in the second half derailed their comeback attempt, and the Sounders walked away empty-handed.
2017 RECORD
LA Galaxy II: 8-19-5, 29 points
Seattle Sounders FC 2: 9-19-4, 31 points
THIS YEAR
LA Galaxy II 5, Seattle Sounders FC 2 3 | July 1, 2018 at StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
LAST YEAR
LA Galaxy II 1, Seattle Sounders FC 2 2 | April 15, 2017 at StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Seattle Sounders FC 2 3, LA Galaxy II 0 | June 3, 2017 at Starfire Sports Complex
GAME NOTES
- LA Galaxy II (10-15-6, 36 points) dominated Real Monarchs SLC (17-11-3, 54 points) by a score of 6-1 on Saturday night in Los Angeles.
- LA Galaxy II are 7-5-4 at home this season and 3-10-2 on the road.
- Seattle Sounders FC 2 are 5-7-3 at home this year.
- Efrain Alvarez has recorded 12 goals in 16 appearances this season. He leads the team in goals.
- Frank Lopez has scored 11 goals in 24 appearances for LA Galaxy II.
- Ethan Zubak also scored his 11th goal of the season, in his 28th appearance.
- Diedie Traore has provided 4 assists in 10 appearances. He co-leads the team in assists.
- LA Galaxy II finished the 2017 season with a 4-8-4 home record and a 4-11-1 away record.
- Next up, LA Galaxy II return for their final home game of the season against Sacramento Republic FC (16-7-8, 56 points) at 7:30 p.m. PT on Saturday, Oct. 6 at StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium. During the match, Los Dos will host their annual Fan Appreciation Night. Tickets to LA Galaxy II's final home match are available here.
- For more information, visit www.lagalaxy.com/2.
