MLS

FT Friday, April 19, 2019
Houston Dynamo FC LWWWL 1
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LA Galaxy WWWWW 2
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Match Report

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Galaxy slip past Dynamo with Polenta's 88th-minute goal

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Diego Polenta scored to lift the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
2
49
Possession
51
13
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
389
Accurate Passes
409
457
Passes
480
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
5
18
Crosses
21
0.1
Cross %
0.2
45
Long Balls
41
25
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
14
12
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
12
20
Effective Clearances
16
20
Clearances
16

Head to Head

HOU leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1David BinghamG
  2. 3Diego PolentaCD-L
  3. 5Daniel SteresCD-R
  4. 8Jonathan dos SantosDM
  5. 16Jorgen SkjelvikLB
  6. 22Julián AraujoRB
  7. 14Joe CoronaCM-L
  8. 17Sebastian LletgetCM-R
  9. 18Uriel AntunaLM
  10. 7Romain AlessandriniRM
  11. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicF

Substitutes

  1. 4Dave RomneySUB
  2. 28Matt LampsonSUB
  3. 27Emil CuelloSUB
  4. 19JuninhoSUB
  5. 21Giancarlo GonzálezSUB
  6. 6Servando CarrascoSUB
  7. 24Emmanuel BoatengSUB

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Joe WillisG
  2. 15Maynor FigueroaCD-L
  3. 6Aljaz StrunaCD-R
  4. 3Adam LundkvistLB
  5. 20A.J. DeLaGarzaRB
  6. 10Tomás MartínezAM
  7. 27Boniek GarcíaLM
  8. 22Matias VeraRM
  9. 9Mauro ManotasF
  10. 11Thomas McNamaraAM-L
  11. 17Alberth ElisAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Juan CabezasSUB
  2. 1Tyler DericSUB
  3. 29Samuel JunquaSUB
  4. 14Marlon HairstonSUB
  5. 24Darwin CerénSUB
  6. 8Memo RodríguezSUB
  7. 2Alejandro FuenmayorSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Romain Alessandrini because of an injury.
  2. 29' A.J. DeLaGarza (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 31' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Houston Dynamo 0. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 47' Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 53' Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Houston Dynamo 1. Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  6. 70' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Memo Rodríguez replaces Tommy McNamara.
  7. 79' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Juan Cabezas replaces Tomás Martínez.
  8. 85' Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 85' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Marlon Hairston replaces Boniek García because of an injury.
  10. 87' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Servando Carrasco replaces Joe Corona.
  11. 88' Goal! LA Galaxy 2, Houston Dynamo 1. Diego Polenta (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos with a cross following a corner.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Giancarlo González replaces Emmanuel Boateng because of an injury.

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