MLS

FT Friday, October 12, 2018
Houston Dynamo FC DWWLL 2
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LAFC DWLWW 4
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HOU112
LAFC134
BMO Stadium · 22,000 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

Carlos Vela stars as LAFC beats Houston Dynamo to go second in West

Carlos Vela scored his 12th and 13th goals of the season and added two assists as LAFC romped to a 4-2 victory over the Houston Dynamo.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
3
40
Possession
60
9
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
8
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
308
Accurate Passes
515
391
Passes
585
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
6
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.3
69
Long Balls
54
34
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
4
22
Tackles
9
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
11
Interceptions
8
9
Effective Clearances
9
9
Clearances
9

Head to Head

HOU leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

LAFC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Tyler MillerG
  2. 25Walker ZimmermanCD-L
  3. 6Danilo SilvaCD-R
  4. 2Jordan HarveyLB
  5. 3Steven BeitashourRB
  6. 10Carlos VelaAM
  7. 33Benny FeilhaberLM
  8. 24Lee NguyenRM
  9. 99Adama DiomandéF
  10. 9Diego RossiAM-L
  11. 11Aaron KovarAM-R

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Tyler DericG
  2. 22LeonardoCD-L
  3. 16Kevin GarciaCD-R
  4. 7DaMarcus BeasleyLB
  5. 20A.J. DeLaGarzaRB
  6. 10Tomás MartínezAM
  7. 24Darwin CerénLM
  8. 27Boniek GarcíaRM
  9. 9Mauro ManotasF
  10. 14Adam LundkvistAM-L
  11. 8Memo RodríguezAM-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Danilo Silva (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 33' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Houston Dynamo 1. Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Boniek García.
  3. 35' Lee Nguyen (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 44' Tyler Deric (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 44' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Houston Dynamo 1. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  6. 45'+1' Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 53' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Houston Dynamo 1. Adama Diomande (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
  8. 58' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Houston Dynamo 1. Walker Zimmerman (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
  9. 71' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Andrew Wenger replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  10. 78' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 4, Houston Dynamo 1. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
  11. 80' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 4, Houston Dynamo 2. Andrew Wenger (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauro Manotas.
  12. 82' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Luis Gil replaces Boniek García.
  13. 85' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Eric Bird replaces Tomás Martínez.
  14. 89' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Christian Ramirez replaces Adama Diomande.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Marco Ureña replaces Aaron Kovar.
  16. 90'+3' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Josh Pérez replaces Diego Rossi.

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