LOS ANGELES (Saturday, July 22, 2023) – Playing in an international friendly, LA Galaxy II fell 4-0 to Wrexham AFC at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday night.
LA Galaxy Academy
Eight LA Galaxy Academy products started in the match against Wrexham: Carson Klein, Ascel Essengue, Riley Dalgado, Marcus Ferkranus, Adrián González, Nico Schelotto, Alex Alcalá and Ruben Ramos. Nine LA Galaxy Academy products appeared off the bench in the match against Wrexham: Aaron Cervantes, Matteo Carbone, Emiliano Garcia, Allan Legaspi, Diego López, Harbor Miller, Diego Rodriguez, Juan Calderón and Javier Garcia.
Goal-Scoring Plays
WXM – Andy Cannon (Paul Mullin), 47th minute: Working down the right flank, Paul Mullin slipped a pass to Andy Cannon, whose shot from the center of the penalty area was fired into the back of the net.
WXM – Elliot Lee (Paul Mullin), 54th minute: Paul Mullen laid the ball off Elllot Lee, whose sliding shot from inside the box was fired in.
WXM –Paul Mullin, 65th minute: A driven ball across the face of goal was bungled in from close range by Paul Mullen.
WXM –Anthony Forde, 68th minute: Aaron Cervantes made an initial save from close range on Sam Dalby’s shot, but the rebound fell to Anthony Forde, who struck his shot into the roof of the net.
Postgame Notes
- LA Galaxy II played their 19th match across all competitions in the match against Wrexham AFC.
- Eight LA Galaxy Academy products started in the match against Wrexham: Carson Klein, Ascel Essengue, Riley Dalgado, Marcus Ferkranus, Adrián González, Nico Schelotto, Alex Alcalá and Ruben Ramos.
- Nine LA Galaxy Academy products appeared off the bench in the match against Wrexham: Aaron Cervantes, Matteo Carbone, Emiliano Garcia, Allan Legaspi, Diego López, Harbor Miller, Diego Rodriguez, Juan Calderón and Javier Garcia.
- Three LA Galaxy Academy products made their LA Galaxy II and professional debut in the match against Wrexham: Aaron Cervantes, Javier Garcia and Harbor Miller.
- LA Galaxy II out-possessed Wrexham 56.8% to 43.2%.
- Los Dos attempted more passes (610) than Wrexham AFC (430).
- The match between LA Galaxy II and Wrexham AFC had 10,553 fans at Dignity Health Sports Park.
Next Game
Next up, LA Galaxy II return to league and will travel to face Austin FC II at Parmer Field at St. David’s Performance Center on Sunday, July 30. The July 30 match kicks off at 6:00 p.m. PT and will be streamed live on MLSNEXTPro.com
International Friendly
LA Galaxy II vs. Wrexham AFC
Saturday, July 22, 2023 – Dignity Health Sports (Los Angeles)
Goals by Half 1 2 F
LA Galaxy II 0 0 0
Wrexham AFC 0 4 4
Scoring Summary:
WXM: Cannon (Mullin), 47
WXM: Lee (Mullin), 55
WXM: Mullin, 65
WXM: Forde, 68
Misconduct Summary:
WXM: Hayden (caution), 27
Lineups:
LA: GK Simon Jillson (Aaron Cervantes, 45); D Carson Klein (Allan Legaspi, 62), D Marcus Ferkranus © (Emiliano Garcia, 74), D Ascel Essengue, D Riley Dalgado (Matteo Carbone, 61); M Nico Schelotto (Harbor Miller, 74), M Alex Alcalá (Diego López, 61), M Adrián González (Diego Rodriguez, 84), M Axel Picazo (Juan Calderón, 61); M Ruben Ramos Jr. (Sergio Villalpando, 45); F Aaron Bibout (Javier Garcia, 84)
Substitutes Not Used: D Elijah Amadin, M Omar Garcia, F Nicholas Rozo
TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Three players tied, 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Axel Picazo, 2); FOULS: 7 (Ascel Essengue, 3); OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 0; SAVES: 6
WXM: GK Ben Foster (Mark Howard, 66), D Aaron Hayden (Bryce Hosannah, 66), D Eoghan O'Connell (Callum McFadzean, 66), D Will Boyle (Max Cleworth, 66), D Ryan Barnett (Anthony Forde, 66), M Andy Cannon (Jordan Davies, 66), M Tom O'Connor (Luke Young, 66), M Elliot Lee (James Jones, 66), M Jacob Mendy (Sam Dalby, 66), F Paul Mullin (Ben Tozer, 66), F Ollie Palmer (Billy Waters, 66)
Substitutes Not Used: N/A
TOTAL SHOTS: 18; SHOTS ON GOAL: 10; FOULS: 16; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 13; SAVES: 4
Referee: Omeed Azadpour
Assistant Referees: Salvador Reyes, Melissa Gonzalez
Fourth Official: Osvaldo Delgado-Landeros
Attendance: 10,553
Weather: Clear, 74 degrees
All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial
