“Honestly, I don’t think the Galaxy took it seriously and we took advantage,” Luis Felipe said.
Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez came on in the second half but was unable to produce a shot on target for LA, which hasn’t reached the U.S. Open Cup Semifinals since 2017.
Up next for the victorious Republic is a date with the winner of Wednesday’s Quarterfinal between four-time champions Sporting Kansas City and third-division underdogs Union Omaha of USL League One.
-LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP MATCH REPORT-
Los Angeles Galaxy (Div. I MLS) vs. Sacramento Republic FC (Div. II USLC) - Quarterfinal
June 21, 2022 – 7:30 p.m. PT – 76 degrees, sunny
Dignity Health Sports Park; Carson, Calif. (12,315 attendance)
Scoring Summary:
SAC – Rodrigo López (Douglas Martínez) 4th minute
LAG – Conor Donovan (OG) 18
SAC – Luis Felipe (Lee Desmond) 70
Lineups:
LAG: 33-Jonathan Klinsmann; 44-Raheem Edwards (4-Sega Coulibaly, 77), 3-Derrick Williams, 20-Nick DePuy, 18-Kelvin Leerdam (C) (2-Julián Araujo, 59); 11-Samuel Grandsir, 37-Daniel Aguirre, 6-Rayan Raveloson, 26-Efraín Álvarez; 99-Dejan Joveljic (14-Chicharito, 59), 9-Kévin Cabral (7-Víctor Vázquez, 59)
Substitutes not used: 1-Jonathan Bond, 15-Eriq Zavaleta, 27-Carlos Harvey
Head coach: Greg Vanney
SAC: 31-Daniel Vitiello; 4-Lee Desmond, 24-Conor Donovan, 5-Dan Casey, 3-Damià Viader; 20-Matt LaGrassa, 8-Rodrigo López (C) (14-Duke Lacroix, 62), 96-Luis Felipe, 2-Jack Gurr, 7-Keko Gontán (10-Zeiko Lewis, 13) (17-Luther Archimède, 86); 42-Douglas Martínez
Substitutes not used: 1-Carlos Saldaña, 19-Nick Ross, 34-Rafael Jauregui, 99-Maalique Foster
Head coach: Mark Briggs
Stats Summary: LAG / SAC
Shots: 11 / 15
Shots on Goal: 4 / 3
Saves: 1 / 4
Corner Kicks: 5 / 9
Fouls: 14 / 10
Offside: 2 / 1
Misconduct Summary:
LAG – Kévin Cabra (Caution) 25th minute
SAC – Jack Gurr (Caution) 70
LAG – Derrick Williams (Caution) 42
LAG – Daniel Aguirre (Caution) 52
LAG – Julián Araujo (Caution) 90+1
LAG – Samuel Grandsir (Caution) 90+2
Officials:
Referee: Malik Badawi
AR1 & 2: - Eduardo Jeff, Kali Smith
4th Official: Samantha Martinez