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FT Wednesday, October 28, 2020
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Match Report

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LAFC clinch playoff berth with win over Dynamo

Diego Rossi extended his MLS goal-scoring lead as Los Angeles FC clinched a playoff berth with a 2-1 home victory Wednesday over the Houston Dynamo.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
2
38.9
Possession
61.1
9
SHOTS
28
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
251
Accurate Passes
437
344
Passes
524
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
5
Crosses
26
0.4
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
56
25
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
10
13
Effective Tackles
11
25
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
36
Interceptions
13
23
Effective Clearances
6
23
Clearances
6

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kenneth VermeerG
  2. 4Eddie SeguraCD-L
  3. 94Jesús MurilloCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 13Mohamed El-MunirRB
  6. 20Eduard AtuestaCM
  7. 11José CifuentesLM
  8. 8Francisco GinellaRM
  9. 16Daniel MusovskiF
  10. 9Diego RossiLF
  11. 17Brian RodríguezRF

HOU · 4-5-1

  1. 1Marko MaricG
  2. 15Maynor FigueroaCD-L
  3. 36Víctor CabreraCD-R
  4. 4Zarek ValentinLB
  5. 18José BizamaRB
  6. 24Darwin CerénCM-L
  7. 8Memo RodríguezCM-R
  8. 22Matias VeraAM
  9. 23Darwin QuinteroLM
  10. 12Niko HansenRM
  11. 9Mauro ManotasF

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed El-Munir.
  2. 22' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesús David Murillo following a corner.
  3. 31' VAR Decision: Penalty Houston Dynamo FC.
  4. 32' Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  5. 33' Penalty saved! Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo FC) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  6. 33' Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ariel Lassiter replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  8. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Bradley Wright-Phillips replaces Danny Musovski.
  9. 46' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Quintero.
  10. 54' VAR Decision: No Goal Los Angeles Football Club 2-1 Houston Dynamo FC.
  11. 58' Second yellow card to Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) for a bad foul.
  12. 60' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces Brian Rodríguez.
  13. 61' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Tristan Blackmon replaces Eddie Segura.
  14. 61' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces Francisco Ginella.
  15. 63' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Óscar Boniek García replaces Mauro Manotas.
  16. 69' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nico Lemoine replaces Niko Hansen.
  17. 72' Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 84' José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 85' Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 87' VAR Decision: No Penalty Houston Dynamo FC.
  21. 90' Óscar Boniek García (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.

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