MLS

FT Saturday, May 26, 2012
LA Galaxy LLDLL 1
–
Houston Dynamo FC LLWDD 2
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LA101
HOU112
Shell Energy Stadium · 22,039 att.

Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
4
2
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
2
39.7
Possession
60.3
6
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
266
Accurate Passes
472
365
Passes
566
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
11
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.4
49
Long Balls
83
18
Accurate Long Balls
50
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
13
20
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
22
Interceptions
15
6
Effective Clearances
8
10
Clearances
14

Head to Head

LA leads series 4-1

Lineups

HOU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Tally HallG
  2. 4Jermaine TaylorCD-L
  3. 32Bobby BoswellCD-R
  4. 26Corey AsheLB
  5. 31André HainaultRB
  6. 10Je-Vaughn WatsonCM-L
  7. 16Adam MoffatCM-R
  8. 11Brad DavisLM
  9. 3Calen CarrRM
  10. 25Brian ChingCF-L
  11. 12Will BruinCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Nathan SturgisSUB
  2. 5Warren CreavalleSUB
  3. 24Tyler DericSUB
  4. 19Alex DixonSUB
  5. 7Colin ClarkSUB
  6. 17Luiz CamargoSUB
  7. 9Macoumba KandjiSUB

LA · 4-4-2

  1. 24Brian PerkG
  2. 35Bryan GaulCD-L
  3. 20A.J. DeLaGarzaCD-R
  4. 2Todd DunivantLB
  5. 5Sean FranklinRB
  6. 34Kenney WalkerCM-L
  7. 23David BeckhamCM-R
  8. 18Mike MageeLM
  9. 6Bryan JordanRM
  10. 14Edson BuddleCF-L
  11. 9Chad BarrettCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Davi LopesSUB
  2. 28Kyle NakazawaSUB
  3. 26Michael StephensSUB
  4. 1Bill GaudetteSUB
  5. 8Marcelo SarvasSUB
  6. 11Pat NoonanSUB
  7. 22LeonardoSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Houston Dynamo 0, Los Angeles Galaxy 1. Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chad Barrett.
  2. 38' Own Goal by Mike Magee, Los Angeles Galaxy. Houston Dynamo 1, Los Angeles Galaxy 1.
  3. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Galaxy. Michael Stephens replaces Kenney Walker.
  4. 46' Michael Stephens (Los Angeles Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Goal! Houston Dynamo 2, Los Angeles Galaxy 1. André Hainault (Houston Dynamo) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brad Davis with a cross following a corner.
  6. 59' Bryan Gaul (Los Angeles Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 71' Substitution, Los Angeles Galaxy. Pat Noonan replaces Chad Barrett.
  8. 72' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Macoumba Kandji replaces Brian Ching.
  9. 75' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Colin Clark replaces Calen Carr.
  10. 84' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Luiz Camargo replaces Brad Davis.
  11. 84' Substitution, Los Angeles Galaxy. David Junior Lopes replaces Bryan Gaul.
  12. 86' Je-Vaughn Watson (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+2' Mike Magee (LA Galaxy) Yellow Card at 92'

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