{"id":929378,"date":"2026-07-12T06:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T06:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/929378\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T06:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T06:58:15","slug":"match-report-la-galaxy-earn-clean-sheet-in-friendly-win-over-club-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/929378\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Report: LA Galaxy\u00a0Earn Clean Sheet in Friendly\u00a0Win over\u00a0Club\u00a0Am\u00e9rica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOS ANGELES (July 11, 2026) \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0The LA Galaxy defeated Club Am\u00e9rica 1-0\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0friendly\u00a0at Dignity Health Sports Park\u00a0on Saturday night.\u00a0Joseph Paintsil opened the scoring in the first\u00a0half\u00a0and Greg Vanney\u2019s squad\u00a0earned\u00a0a clean sheet in front of a crowd\u00a0of\u00a018,812.\u00a0Tonight\u00a0was\u00a0the Galaxy\u2019s\u00a0first match\u00a0with\u00a0fans\u00a0in attendance\u00a0in 49 days (7 weeks).<\/p>\n<p><strong>LA \u2013\u00a0Joseph Paintsil\u00a0(Jakob Glesnes),\u00a026th minute:<\/strong>\u00a0Marco Reus delivered a\u00a0free\u00a0kick\u00a0into the penalty area where Jakob Glesnes\u00a0nodded the ball into the path of Joseph\u00a0Paintsil,\u00a0and the Ghanaian beat the keeper\u00a0from close range to give the Galaxy a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>The LA Galaxy\u00a0return\u00a0to MLS regular-season action on Friday, July 17,\u00a0where\u00a0they host cross-town rival LAFC at Dignity Health Sports Park.\u00a0The\u00a0latest installment of El\u00a0Tr\u00e1fico\u00a0is\u00a0scheduled\u00a0for\u00a07:25 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Match:<\/strong>\u00a0LA Galaxy vs\u00a0Club Am\u00e9rica<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue<\/strong>: Dignity Health Sports Park<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weather<\/strong>:\u00a0Partly Cloudy\u00a0and 71\u00b0F<\/p>\n<p>LAG:\u00a0Joseph Paintsil\u00a0(Jakob Glesnes),\u00a026\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/><strong>Lineups<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/><strong>LA Galaxy:<\/strong>\u00a0GK Novak Mi\u0107ovi\u0107; 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