Houston Dynamo FC vs LAFC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSLAFC maintain flawless streak against Houston Dynamo with draw
LAFC remained unbeaten in all-time regular-season matches against Houston Dynamo FC when the two teams battled to a 1-1 draw on Saturday afternoon.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Tim Parker (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 2': Attempt blocked. Corey Baird (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Urruti with a cross.
- 2': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 6': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 6': Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Corey Baird (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 8': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 8': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Adam Lundkvist.
- 12': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta with a through ball.
- 13': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
- 14': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 17': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Latif Blessing.
- 18': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Attempt missed. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zarek Valentin.
- 21': Attempt missed. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 26': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Tim Parker.
- 28': Fabrice-Jean Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 29': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Foul by Adam Lundkvist (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 30': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matías Vera.
- 31': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Fabrice-Jean Picault (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 34': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 34': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 37': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 37': Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Attempt missed. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Óscar Boniek García.
- 41': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Tim Parker.
- 42': Attempt saved. Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Zarek Valentin.
- 42': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Pablo Sisniega.
- 43': Attempt missed. Tim Parker (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyler Pasher with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 47': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Memo Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Fabrice-Jean Picault is caught offside.
- 49': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Mark-Anthony Kaye tries a through ball, but Corey Baird is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Fabrice-Jean Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zarek Valentin with a cross.
- 51': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 51': Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 53': Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Maximiliano Urruti tries a through ball, but Fabrice-Jean Picault is caught offside.
- 55': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Corey Baird (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 56': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
- 57': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Tyler Pasher (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabrice-Jean Picault with a cross.
- 59': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Quintero replaces Tyler Pasher.
- 59': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Cerén replaces Memo Rodríguez.
- 60': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Joe Corona tries a through ball, but Fabrice-Jean Picault is caught offside.
- 63': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 63': Zarek Valentin (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 64': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 67': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Mark-Anthony Kaye tries a through ball, but Diego Rossi is caught offside.
- 69': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 70': Foul by Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 70': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Derrick Jones replaces Joe Corona.
- 70': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ariel Lassiter replaces Maximiliano Urruti.
- 74': Foul by Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 74': Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Fabrice-Jean Picault (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 76': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Musovski replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 78': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Fabrice-Jean Picault (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 80': Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Derrick Jones (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 82': Derrick Jones (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 83': Attempt saved. Fabrice-Jean Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darwin Cerén.
- 85': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Tristan Blackmon replaces Diego Palacios because of an injury.
- 85': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Bryce Duke replaces Corey Baird.
- 86': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Darwin Quintero.
- 88': Adam Lundkvist (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Bryce Duke (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 88': Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 89': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Quintero tries a through ball, but Darwin Cerén is caught offside.
- 90': Attempt saved. Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Farfan.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Foul by Derrick Jones (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+3': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Christian Ramirez replaces Fabrice-Jean Picault.
- 90'+4': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Zarek Valentin.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by José Cifuentes with a headed pass.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
Statistics
 LAFC |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 60.9 | Possession | 39.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 392 | Accurate Passes | 200 |
| 499 | Passes | 313 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 16 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 76 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 21 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 23 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 7,850
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 7,850
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAFC | 5 | +8 | 13 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | +12 | 12 |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | +6 | 12 |
| 4 | San Diego FC | 5 | +8 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Houston Dynamo FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Maric (GK) |
| 27 | Boniek García |
| 5 | Tim Parker |
| 3 | Adam Lundkvist |
| 4 | Zarek Valentin |
| 22 | Matías Vera |
| 14 | Joe Corona |
| 8 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 37 | Maximiliano Urruti |
| 10 | Fafà Picault |
| 19 | Tyler Pasher |
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Pablo Sisniega (GK) |
| 4 | Eddie Segura |
| 94 | Jesús Murillo  |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 32 | Marco Farfan |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta |
| 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye |
| 7 | Latif Blessing |
| 9 | Diego Rossi |
| 13 | Corey Baird |
| 22 | Kwadwo Opoku |
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