Fastest Three\u2011Goal\u00a0Start\u00a0in Club History, Sixth Fastest in MLS\u00a0<\/p>\n
LOS ANGELES\u00a0(Feb.\u00a028,\u00a02026) \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0The LA\u00a0Galaxy (1-0-1,\u00a04\u00a0points)\u00a0earned a 3-0 win over\u00a0Eastern Conference side Charlotte FC\u00a0(0-1-1,\u00a01\u00a0point) at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., presented by\u00a0Maruchan.\u00a0LA jumped out to an early 3-0 lead inside the first fifteen minutes and\u00a0saw out\u00a0that scoreline\u00a0to remain\u00a0unbeaten\u00a0on the season.\u00a0The LA Galaxy set a club record tonight with three goals in the first 12 minutes and 14 seconds of the match (Sanabria 8\u2019, Klauss 11\u2019, Klauss 13\u2019),\u00a0the fastest\u00a0three-goal start\u00a0in club history and\u00a0sixth\u00a0fastest in MLS.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n To celebrate the Galaxy\u2019s record-setting moment, the club is offering a $13 ticket flash sale for a limited time. Fans can score seats for $13 each with a minimum purchase of three before the clock runs out at 10am PT on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n LAG\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Lucas Sanabria,\u00a08th\u00a0minute:<\/strong>\u00a0After Gabriel Pec cut inside and curled a shot off the left post, midfielder Lucas Sanabria pounced on the rebound to put the Galaxy ahead 1-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n LAG\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Jo\u00e3o Klauss\u00a0(Gabriel Pec),\u00a011th\u00a0minute:<\/strong>\u00a0Elijah Wynder\u2019s through ball released Gabriel Pec down the right wing, and the Brazilian hit a\u00a0low\u00a0cross\u00a0across\u00a0the box to find his\u00a0countryman\u00a0Jo\u00e3o Klauss, who buried the finish to extend the Galaxy\u2019s\u00a0lead\u00a0to 2\u20130.\u00a0<\/p>\n LAG \u2013 Jo\u00e3o Klauss,\u00a013th minute:<\/strong>\u00a0Jo\u00e3o Klauss\u00a0intercepted a back pass, cut inside, and curled a shot into the bottom\u2011right corner to give LA a 3\u20130 lead inside fifteen minutes, setting a\u00a0new record\u00a0for the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n The\u00a0LA\u00a0Galaxy\u00a0will\u00a0play\u00a0away for the first time in the 2026 MLS\u00a0Regular\u00a0Season to take on the Colorado Rapids on Saturday, Mar.\u00a07\u00a0at Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce\u00a0City\u00a0(6:30 p.m. PT, Apple TV).\u00a0<\/p>\n Match:<\/strong>\u00a0LA Galaxy\u00a0vs\u00a0Charlotte FC\u00a0<\/p>\n Date<\/strong>:\u00a0February 28, 2026\u00a0<\/p>\n Venue<\/strong>:\u00a0Dignity Health Sports Park;\u00a0Carson, California\u00a0<\/p>\n Weather<\/strong>:\u00a0Clear\u00a0and\u00a067\u00b0F\u00a0<\/p>\n LAG:\u00a0Lucas Sanabria,\u00a08\u2019\u00a0 LAG:\u00a0Jo\u00e3o Klauss,\u00a013\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 Charlotte FC<\/strong>:\u00a0GK\u00a0Kristijan Kahlina;\u00a0D\u00a0Tim Ream,\u00a0D\u00a0Andrew Privett\u00a0(Morrison Agyemang, 46\u2019),\u00a0D\u00a0Nathan Byrne,\u00a0D\u00a0Harry Toffolo;\u00a0M\u00a0Pep Biel\u00a0(Tyger Smalls, 78\u2019),\u00a0M\u00a0Luca De La Torre\u00a0(Ashley Westwood,\u00a046\u2019),\u00a0M\u00a0Djibril Diani\u00a0(Brandt\u00a0Bronico, 46\u2019);\u00a0F\u00a0Wilfried Zaha,\u00a0F\u00a0Kerwin Vargas,\u00a0F\u00a0Idan\u00a0Toklomati\u00a0(Archie Goodwin, 78\u2019)\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0 CLT: Wilfred\u00a0Zaha\u00a0(caution)\u00a030\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n CLT:\u00a0Idan\u00a0Toklomati\u00a0(caution)\u00a043\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n CLT: Ashley Westwood\u00a0(caution)\u00a080\u2019\u00a0 LA: Lucas\u00a0Sanabria (caution) 90+2\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n Assistant Referees: Ryan Graves, Logan Brown\u00a0<\/p>\n Fourth Official: Malik Badaw\u00a0<\/p>\n All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial<\/p>\n LA Galaxy Postgame Top Quotes<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n LA Galaxy Head Coach Greg Vanney<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n On\u00a0the early stretch of the match:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe message in the locker room going out was,\u00a0let’s\u00a0win the first 15 minutes, just because\u00a0it’s\u00a0the fourth game [in ten days] and you just want to start the game with energy and intensity. They certainly won the first 15 minutes.\u00a0That’s\u00a0what we were just talking about. I thought it was two [goals], but\u00a0it was\u00a0three inside the 15, so that was great. I was pleased with the energy. Felt like we unlocked some things tonight that felt a little\u00a0bit\u00a0slow in some of the other games.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n On\u00a0not getting complacent with a\u00a0three-goal\u00a0lead:\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe halftime conversation was \u2018we’re up 3-0, but this game is far from over\u2019. To win in the first 15 minutes, we need to give them nothing to think about. The message was how we win the next 15 minutes is to keep the game at zero. If we score, we score.\u00a0We’re\u00a0setting a mentality in this locker room that we\u00a0have to\u00a0be a good defending team. Everybody loves to attack in that locker room. I need to make sure they concentrated on the defending,\u00a0because\u00a0the attacking side, they all want to do that.\u00a0I think you\u00a0put teams away by making sure they get nothing, they build no momentum, they have nothing they can believe in as the game progresses.\u00a0That’s\u00a0how you bury\u00a0them ultimately.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n On Jakob Glesnes tonight:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cHe’s an excellent defender. The\u00a0combination\u00a0with him and Maya are very predictable in\u00a0experienced, in a good game reading kind of way.\u00a0They know what\u00a0they’re\u00a0going to do in\u00a0a\u00a0situation.\u00a0They’re\u00a0comfortable.\u00a0Sometimes\u00a0I think our back line\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0cover enough ground and pick up enough guys,\u00a0maybe\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0past. Now I feel like they have their spacing\u00a0right,\u00a0they’re\u00a0getting across the line quicker, which helps our midfield.\u00a0<\/p>\n But his individual defending, his timing, his reading of plays, his aggressiveness at the right moments.\u00a0He brings another level of good solid defensive\u00a0center back\u00a0play for us, which is\u00a0really important.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n On\u00a0Klauss and what he\u00a0has brought to the team:\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cHe sets the tone. When everybody behind looks\u00a0to\u00a0the guy in front who is working like\u00a0he’s\u00a0working, you have no choice but to work with him.\u00a0That’s\u00a0what I love. His mentality has been fantastic.\u00a0He’s\u00a0a great guy for\u00a0our\u00a0locker room, and when he goes out\u00a0there,\u00a0he goes out there to work. He leads us on the defensive side.\u00a0Never\u00a0takes\u00a0shortcuts.\u00a0Obviously,\u00a0he’s\u00a0big and\u00a0he’s\u00a0strong and hard to deal with for\u00a0center-backs. I like the work\u00a0he’s\u00a0putting in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n LA Galaxy\u00a0Goalkeeper Novak\u00a0Mi\u0107ovi\u0107<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n On\u00a0the first four games of the season and\u00a0what appears to be a\u00a0heavier focus on defense than in 2025:\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, in the pre-season we work a lot on\u00a0offensive,\u00a0and we learn about last year. We\u00a0worked\u00a0to know each other, to know where [we] need to be, Jakob [Glesnes] need to be, Maya\u00a0[Yoshida],\u00a0Emiro\u00a0[Garces].\u00a0It\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0matter who is playing, we want to make more\u00a0relationship\u00a0between each other defensively.\u00a0You know,\u00a0I think we\u00a0did\u00a0great\u00a0job first four games defensively and offensively, also. We try to keep going like this, and\u00a0it’s\u00a0not going to be a problem.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n On being a team that prioritizes its defense:\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI feel, [as a] first time goalkeeper I like to keep more clean sheets and be\u00a0more\u00a0defensive team. This year is going to be that year that we\u00a0going\u00a0to make\u00a0more clean\u00a0sheet than last year.\u00a0Also\u00a0we want to score\u00a0the goals. We have one of the best wingers in the\u00a0league,\u00a0and we want to keep going like today. Score a lot of goals and keep\u00a0clean\u00a0sheet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n On\u00a0which of the wingers he believes to be \u2018one of the best in the league\u2019:\u00a0<\/p>\n LA Galaxy Midfielder Elijah Wynder<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n On\u00a0how he has grown from last season:\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like\u00a0I’ve\u00a0definitely learned\u00a0a lot and grown a lot. [At the] beginning\u00a0of last\u00a0year\u00a0[there]\u00a0was a big learning curve for me going from the way I used to play into Greg’s\u00a0system.\u00a0I think towards the end of last season I picked it up, learned a lot, and then definitely going into this season\u00a0definitely more\u00a0comfortable.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n On\u00a0how it felt to\u00a0play tonight\u00a0after\u00a0his recent\u00a0injury:\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u00a0wasn’t\u00a0a typical start for the season for me personally. Picked up the injury last training of the pre-season.\u00a0So\u00a0I was\u00a0looking forward to the start of the season\u00a0and then\u00a0find\u00a0out that my calf was injured.\u00a0Like\u00a0you said,\u00a0I’ve\u00a0been\u00a0jumping to get\u00a0back out there since the third day in the gym. Adam [Waterson]\u00a0is\u00a0probably annoyed\u00a0with me, dealing with me on the\u00a0sideline. It was great to get back out there\u00a0and\u00a0like you said, play with Lucas, Eddie in the middle, get the first minutes back under my belt.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n On\u00a0a kinship between him and Lucas\u00a0Sanabria:\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThere is\u00a0definitely a\u00a0kinship there. We\u00a0can’t\u00a0always communicate with each other, but we speak in a\u00a0Spanglish\u00a0I guess. We do a lot of work together with Nick [Theslof]\u00a0after training. We play the same\u00a0position\u00a0we\u00a0do a lot of\u00a0turning work or tactical work after training together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n LA Galaxy Defender Maya Yoshida<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n On\u00a0how the defense seems to have turned a corner from last year:\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI think for two reasons; one, the players who played with us last year already understand how we play and how we like to try to dominate the game. Like Elijah [Wynder],\u00a0and\u00a0Lucas [Sanabria].\u00a0Even\u00a0the\u00a0younger\u00a0players understand\u00a0how\u00a0we want to play.\u00a0Second\u00a0is\u00a0Justin\u00a0[Haak] and\u00a0Jakob\u00a0[Glesnes] who\u00a0already\u00a0know\u00a0MLS and already\u00a0have\u00a0more than good enough\u00a0experience\u00a0here, so they adapt very quickly.\u00a0Still,\u00a0we need to improve many things and\u00a0it’s\u00a0too early to talk about\u00a0these kinds of things\u00a0after\u00a0four games.\u00a0I feel good so far.\u00a0We\u2019ve\u00a0progressed since\u00a0last\u00a0season,\u00a0that’s\u00a0my feeling.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n On\u00a0Jo\u00e3o Klauss as a\u00a0player and\u00a0teammate:\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cKlauss is\u00a0a\u00a0very\u00a0good, experienced\u00a0player\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0very\u00a0team player as well.\u00a0That’s\u00a0helping\u00a0Nasci\u00a0[Matheus Nascimento]\u00a0in the back a little bit. Same as like Brazilian vibes. But\u00a0he’s\u00a0very\u00a0global\u00a0international and\u00a0understand\u00a0MLS so he can bring these two young players to the good side.\u00a0So\u00a0I really appreciate what\u00a0he’s\u00a0trying and\u00a0he’s\u00a0very good\u00a0guy. Always every team for the\u00a0strikers\u00a0first goal is\u00a0very difficult. He already\u00a0score\u00a0three, and this is\u00a0good\u00a0start. I hope he can continue like that.\u00a0That’s\u00a0we\u00a0missing\u00a0last year a lot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n On\u00a0his individual progress since last season and in the offseason:\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIndividually, offseason straight after the season finish last year, I try to change things, nutrition, training, recovery stuff. Especially like two days in between, like today since\u00a0last\u00a0game, so I need to perform well; I\u00a0have to\u00a0be sharp. So\u00a0far\u00a0it’s\u00a0working. But again, this is still February. MLS is\u00a0very\u00a0long\u00a0season, especially including traveling and Concacaf, so the main object for me to go through the season is just keep my quality\u00a0but the conditioning is more important, especially my age.\u00a0We’ll\u00a0see. In the summer if I\u00a0still\u00a0sharp\u00a0enough, then it works.\u00a0We’ll\u00a0see.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fastest Three\u2011Goal\u00a0Start\u00a0in Club History, Sixth Fastest in MLS\u00a0 LOS ANGELES\u00a0(Feb.\u00a028,\u00a02026) \u2013\u00a0The LA\u00a0Galaxy (1-0-1,\u00a04\u00a0points)\u00a0earned a 3-0 win over\u00a0Eastern Conference…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":624181,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,2961,224,5337,32154,50],"class_list":{"0":"post-624180","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-los-angeles","12":"tag-losangeles","13":"tag-match-report","14":"tag-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116152994747898813","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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LAG:\u00a0Jo\u00e3o Klauss\u00a0(Gabriel Pec),\u00a011\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lineups<\/strong>\u00a0
LA Galaxy:<\/strong>\u00a0GK\u00a0Novak Mi\u0107ovi\u0107;\u00a0D\u00a0Juli\u00e1n Aude,\u00a0D Maya Yoshida,\u00a0D\u00a0Jakob Glesnes,\u00a0D\u00a0Miki Yamane\u00a0(Harbor Miller, 78\u2019);\u00a0M Edwin Cerrillo\u00a0(Justin Haak, 78\u2019),\u00a0M\u00a0Lucas Sanabria, M\u00a0Elijah Wynder\u00a0(Marco Reus, 66\u2019);\u00a0F\u00a0Joseph Paintsil,\u00a0F\u00a0Gabriel Pec\u00a0(Ruben Ramos Jr., 82\u2019),\u00a0F\u00a0Jo\u00e3o Klauss\u00a0(Matheus Nascimento, 66\u2019)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Substitutes\u00a0not used:\u00a0JT Marcinkowski, Mauricio\u00a0Cuevas,\u00a0John\u00a0Nelson\u00a0<\/p>\n
Substitutes not used:\u00a0Tyler Miller, Liel Abada, David Schnegg, Jack Neeley<\/p>\n
LA:\u00a0Ruben Ramos Jr.\u00a0(caution) 89\u2019 \u00a0<\/p>\n