LAFC vs Houston Dynamo FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSHouston Dynamo hold on for draw at LAFC
The Houston Dynamo came close, but couldn't put an end to their 12-match road winless streak as they settled for a 1-1 draw with LAFC on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Corey Baird.
- 6': Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 8': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 8': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Maynor Figueroa.
- 11': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Marco Farfan with a through ball.
- 13': Foul by Derrick Jones (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 13': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Derrick Jones (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 16': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 17': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Tim Parker (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 17': Tim Parker (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Matías Vera.
- 19': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 19': Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 26': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 26': Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 27': Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
- 30': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 30': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 30': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 34': Attempt missed. Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 36': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Tim Parker.
- 36': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Maynor Figueroa.
- 40': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 40': Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Maynor Figueroa.
- 42': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 42': Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Derrick Jones (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45': Foul by Derrick Jones (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 0, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Bryce Duke replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 46': Foul by Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 46': Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 48': Tyler Pasher (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
- 50': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Marko Maric.
- 50': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Bryce Duke (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Derrick Jones (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 55': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Joe Corona replaces Memo Rodríguez.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Farfan.
- 58': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fafà Picault.
- 59': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Quintero replaces Tyler Pasher.
- 59': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matías Vera.
- 60': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Pablo Sisniega.
- 61': Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 61': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Maynor Figueroa (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 63': Attempt saved. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 63': Foul by Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 63': Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Raheem Edwards replaces Corey Baird.
- 64': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cal Jennings replaces Carlos Vela.
- 64': Attempt missed. Bryce Duke (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
- 67': Attempt saved. Cal Jennings (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 68': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 69': Foul by Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 69': Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Fafà Picault tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Urruti is caught offside.
- 71': Foul by Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 71': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
- 75': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Rossi tries a through ball, but Marco Farfan is caught offside.
- 76': Foul by Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 76': Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kim Moon-Hwan replaces Tristan Blackmon.
- 84': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Sam Junqua.
- 84': Foul by Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 84': Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
- 87': Foul by Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 87': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 89': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ariel Lassiter replaces Maximiliano Urruti.
- 89': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Cerén replaces Derrick Jones.
- 90': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Matías Vera.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 90'+4': Bryce Duke (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
Statistics
 HOU |
LAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 35 | Possession | 65 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 200 | Accurate Passes | 465 |
| 303 | Passes | 576 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 25 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 22 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 28 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,043
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,043
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
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Pablo Sisniega (GK) |
| 4 | Eddie Segura |
| 94 | Jesús Murillo |
| 32 | Marco Farfan |
| 27 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta |
| 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye |
| 11 | José Cifuentes |
| 13 | Corey Baird |
| 9 | Diego Rossi |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
Houston Dynamo FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Maric (GK) |
| 15 | Maynor Figueroa |
| 5 | Tim Parker  |
| 29 | Samuel Junqua |
| 4 | Zarek Valentin |
| 21 | Derrick Jones |
| 8 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 22 | Matías Vera |
| 37 | Maximiliano Urruti |
| 19 | Tyler Pasher |
| 10 | Fafà Picault |
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