MLS

FT Saturday, December 1, 2012
Houston Dynamo FC WWLWD 1
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LA Galaxy WLWWL 3
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HOU101
LA033
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Team Stats

13
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
9
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
5
59
Possession
41
15
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
363
Accurate Passes
225
437
Passes
307
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
6
30
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.4
45
Long Balls
48
22
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
18
19
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
17
Effective Clearances
18
27
Clearances
36

Head to Head

LA leads series 3-2

Lineups

LA · 4-4-2

  1. 12Josh SaundersG
  2. 21Tommy MeyerCD-L
  3. 4Omar GonzálezCD-R
  4. 2Todd DunivantLB
  5. 5Sean FranklinRB
  6. 19JuninhoCM-L
  7. 23David BeckhamCM-R
  8. 18Mike MageeLM
  9. 9Christian WilhelmssonRM
  10. 7Robbie KeaneCF-L
  11. 10Landon DonovanCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20A.J. DeLaGarzaSUB
  2. 14Edson BuddleSUB
  3. 26Michael StephensSUB
  4. 24Brian PerkSUB
  5. 8Marcelo SarvasSUB
  6. 11Pat NoonanSUB
  7. 35Bryan GaulSUB

HOU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Tally HallG
  2. 4Jermaine TaylorCD-L
  3. 32Bobby BoswellCD-R
  4. 26Corey AsheLB
  5. 8Kofi SarkodieRB
  6. 13Ricardo ClarkCM-L
  7. 16Adam MoffatCM-R
  8. 11Brad DavisLM
  9. 27Boniek GarcíaRM
  10. 3Calen CarrCF-L
  11. 12Will BruinCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Luiz CamargoSUB
  2. 23Giles BarnesSUB
  3. 31André HainaultSUB
  4. 9Macoumba KandjiSUB
  5. 24Tyler DericSUB
  6. 25Brian ChingSUB
  7. 15Cam WeaverSUB

Timeline

  1. 44' Goal! LA Galaxy 0, Houston Dynamo 1. Calen Carr (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Adam Moffat with a through ball.
  2. 59' Hand ball by Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo).
  3. 60' Omar González (LA Galaxy) Goal - Header at 60'
  4. 64' Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  5. 65' Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Houston Dynamo 1. Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  6. 71' Attempt missed. Will Bruin (Houston Dynamo) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brad Davis with a cross following a corner.
  7. 74' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Edson Buddle replaces Christian Wilhelmsson.
  8. 76' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Michael Stephens replaces Juninho.
  9. 77' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Brian Ching replaces Kofi Sarkodie.
  10. 90'+2' Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  11. 90'+3' Penalty conceded by Tally Hall (Houston Dynamo) after a foul in the penalty area.
  12. 90'+4' Tally Hall (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+5' Goal! LA Galaxy 3, Houston Dynamo 1. Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

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