LA Galaxy 2-1 New York Red Bulls player ratings as two first half-goals help LA clinch their sixth MLS Cup title

LA Galaxy defeated the New York Red Bulls 2-1 in the MLS Cup final at the Dignity Health Sports Park, California to win it for a record 6th time. Early goals from Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic helped the side claim the crown. Two goals in the opening quarter proved to be decisive with hosts showing their clinical side.

New York tried to get back into the game and pulled one back with Sean Nealis stroking home a sweetly timed volley around the half-hour mark. Despite both the teams pushing hard to get another goal in the game none got the taste of it and LA Galaxy ended up winning the title in their 10th final appearance.

Lets have a look at LA Galaxy vs New York Red Bulls player ratings.

LA Galaxy Player Ratings vs New York Red Bulls

Goalkeeper

John McCarthy: 6.7/10- He emerged as the victorious goalie out of the two as he had the least to work on with the defenders playing a great role. He saved only two shots and conceded a goal.

Defenders

John Nelson: 7.3/10- The left-back had a decent game maintaining a passing accuracy of 71 percent. He was involved in four defensive actions and made four recoveries for his team.

Maya Yoshida: 6.6/10- The Japanese centre-back had a decent game at the heart of the defence with 12 clearances for his side. He was also involved in 18 defensive actions and made two interceptions for his team.

Carlos Garces: 8.0/10- The Colombian defender had a great game with a passing accuracy of 74 percent. He was involved in 13 defensive actions and made six clearances for his side.

Miki Yamane: 8.1/10- He curled a cross to the penalty spot for Joveljic, who brought the ball down between two centre-backs before hitting an off-balance half-volley that’s caught cleanly by Coronel. He took a strike to catch the goalkeeper out at the near post, but it hits the woodwork.

Midfielders

Gaston Brugman: 8.0/10- He replaced Riqui Puig in the starting XI and within the first 10 minutes justifies his selection with an assist. His out swinging corner fails to get past the man at the near post, with Edelman able to head it away convincingly.

Edwin Cerrillo: 7.4/10- He had a decent game with a passing accuracy of 81 percent. He was involved in seven defensive actions and made five recoveries for his team.

Mark Delgado: 8.2/10- He was played ahead of Reus and paid dividend by providing an assist to the second goal. He was shown a yellow card after he charged on Forsberg clumsily. He had two shots on goal and created four chances for his team.

Attackers

Joseph Paintsil: 7.4/10-He slipped a pass into the penalty area for Brugman, whose heavy first touch allows Harper to step across and hammer it out of play for a throw. Scored the first goal for his team after Brugman threaded a sublime pass to him and he calmly finished it behind the goalkeeper.

Dejan Joveljic: 7.7/10- He hit an audacious shot from 20 yards out, looking for the top corner, but he misses narrowly. He scored the second goal for his team after he prods off an off-balance shot with the outside of his foot into the bottom corner.

Gabriel Pec: 7.4/10- He had good game from the right side of the flank as he had two shots on goal and maintained a passing accuracy of 83 percent.

Substitutes

Marco Reus: 6.2/10- Former Borussia Dortmund man is subbed on to replace Brugman.

Diego Fagundez: 6.1/10- He is brought on to replace Dejan Joveljic.

Jalen Neal: N/A.

Manager

Greg Vanney: 7/10- His team gave a solid performance from the start to the end and were the better side in all perspectives.

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New York Red Bulls Player Ratings vs LA Galaxy

Goalkeeper

Carlos Coronel: 6.3/10- He had a fair game between the sticks saving four shots but conceded two goals which in turn defeated them in the final.

Defenders

Sean Nealis: 7.5/10- He lashed onto a loose ball from Forsberg’s inswinging corner to bring one back for his team. Apart from that in defence he was involved in four defensive actions and made five recoveries for his team.

Noah Eile: 6.2/10- He made a contact from a cross of Harper but sends his side-footed volley from 10 yards out right at McCarthy. He was booked after he stepped across Pec

Dylan Nealis: 6.9/10- The central defender was taken off around the 84th minute and he capped a good defensive display with a passing percentage of 85 percent. He was involved in nine defensive actions and made three interceptions for his team.

Midfielders

John Tolkin: 6.8/10- He had a good game on the left side of the midfield maintaining a passing accuracy of 80 percent. He helped his team in creating multiple opportunities and was involved in three defensive actions.

Peter Stroud: 6.2/10- The midfielder had an fair game with a passing accuracy of 93 percent. He was also involved in three defensive actions and made three recoveries for his team.

Daniel Edelman: 6.5/10- The 21-year-old USMNT midfielder had a fair game in the midfield with a passing accuracy of 73 percent. He was involved in eight defensive actions and made six clearances for his team.

Cameron Harper: 6.5/10- Had a decent game on the right side of the midfield for his team. He swung his leg at the ball and tests McCarthy at his near post with a shot from 20 yards out, forcing the goalkeeper to punch it behind for a corner. He was shown a yellow card for taking down Joveljic around the 71st minute.

Attackers

Emil Forsberg: 7.0/10- He was the major driving force in attack for the New York Red Bulls. He helped his side create numerous attacking opportunities through his corner kicks. Around the 72nd minute, his first-time shot from 15 yards out despite time and space fails to find the target.

Lewis Morgan: 6.0/10- The Scottish striker had an average game as he did not have a single attempt on goal and only had three passes into the final third.

Dante Vanzeir: 5.9/10- Did not have a great game on the right side of the attack. He had only a single shot during the 65 minutes he was on the field.

Substitutes

Ronald Donkor: 6.3/10- He is subbed on to replace Peter Stroud around the 65th minute.

Elias Manoel: 6.3/10- He was brought on to replace Dante Vanzeir in attack.

Wikelman Carmona: N/A.

Cory Burke: N/A.

Manager

Sandro Schwarz: 6/10- Had a slow start to the game and that costed them the most. They tried to get back into the game but it did not happen.

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