Raveloson tallies twice as Galaxy rout Montreal

Rayan Raveloson scored his first two objectives of the season after halftime to assist the Los Angeles Galaxy romp to a 4-0 victory over CF Montreal on Monday night time.

Earlier than halftime, Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez produced his team-leading seventh purpose of the season and Dejan Jovejic transformed from the spot for his sixth within the Galaxy’s fifth residence win and first because the June worldwide break.

Jonathan Bond was not often threatened and made solely three saves to protect his sixth shutout for Los Angeles (8-6-3, 27 factors) and first since Might 8.

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Montreal (9-7-2, 29 factors) was held scoreless for simply the third time this season and the primary time on the highway since a 2-0 loss to Orlando Metropolis within the season opener on Feb. 27.

CF Montreal are actually 2-2-0 in 4 video games since shedding Djordje Mihailovic, who has a team-leading seven objectives and 4 assists, to an ankle damage.

Raveloson was a key supplemental piece of the Galaxy’s offense a season in the past, however he had gone 29 MLS matches because the final of his 5 2021 MLS objectives.

He ended that drought on the hour mark so as to add to what was already a two-goal lead after some skillful mixture play from the Galaxy.

On the final two passes, Daniel Aguirre noticed Julian Araujo out vast, and Araujo curled in an outswinging, right-footed cross into the trail of Raveloson, who hammered in a first-time end.

Raveloson’s second purpose got here after an excellent more-impressive sequence. Substitute Sacha Kljestan supplied the ultimate cross, a first-touch look with the again of his heel to free Raveloson within the field for an additional purpose from shut vary within the 79th minute.

Earlier, Chicharito and Joveljic scored in the identical match for the second time in 4 video games.

Chicharito it began within the eighth minute when Samuel Grandsir crossed from the left to Efrain Alvarez in stride close to the penalty spot. Alvarez flicked a header towards the again submit, the place Chicharito collected it and completed low from a decent angle.

Joveljic doubled the lead within the first-half stoppage time on a penalty awarded for a Montreal handball following a video assessment.

It was Joveljic’s fifth purpose in his final 4 video games. He earned simply his second begin of the season Monday whereas Douglas Costa and Kevin Cabral served red-card suspensions.

Supply: espn.co.uk