LA Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSChicharito helps LA Galaxy tie Houston Dynamo 1-1
— Javier “Chicharito” Hernández Balcázar scored his 12th goal of the season to help the LA Galaxy tie the Houston Dynamo 1-1 on Wednesday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 1': Víctor Vázquez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Víctor Vázquez (LA Galaxy).
- 4': Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Efraín Álvarez.
- 7': Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 9': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Quintero.
- 9': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Rayan Raveloson.
- 13': Goal! LA Galaxy 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darwin Quintero with a through ball.
- 15': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Daniel Steres.
- 17': Foul by Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 17': Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Attempt missed. Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez.
- 19': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Tim Parker.
- 19': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Fafà Picault.
- 20': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Fafà Picault.
- 22': Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy).
- 22': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Teenage Hadebe tries a through ball, but Fafà Picault is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt missed. Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
- 29': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 31': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Maximiliano Urruti tries a through ball, but Fafà Picault is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt saved. Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez.
- 34': Attempt saved. Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
- 35': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Matías Vera.
- 36': Attempt missed. Niko Hämäläinen (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos following a corner.
- 37': Foul by Chicharito (LA Galaxy).
- 37': Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Niko Hämäläinen (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos.
- 40': Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy).
- 41': Attempt missed. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Darwin Quintero.
- 42': Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Chicharito (LA Galaxy).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
- 45': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Cerén replaces Joe Corona.
- 45': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Efraín Álvarez.
- 47': Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Zarek Valentin (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 50': Foul by Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy).
- 50': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 50': Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt saved. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir with a cross.
- 61': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic with a cross.
- 63': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sebastian Lletget replaces Víctor Vázquez.
- 64': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 64': Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt missed. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 67': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Julian Araujo.
- 68': Foul by Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 68': Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Kévin Cabral replaces Samuel Grandsir.
- 69': Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy).
- 69': Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Foul by Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 70': Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy).
- 71': Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Cerén.
- 72': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Niko Hämäläinen.
- 72': Attempt missed. Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Darwin Quintero with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Attempt saved. Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ariel Lassiter replaces Maximiliano Urruti.
- 77': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Boniek García replaces Matías Vera.
- 79': Foul by Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 79': Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Foul by Zarek Valentin (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 80': Zarek Valentin (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Maynor Figueroa replaces Teenage Hadebe because of an injury.
- 83': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Jonathan dos Santos.
- 83': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Griffin Dorsey.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Cabral.
- 85': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Griffin Dorsey.
- 86': Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Memo Rodríguez replaces Darwin Quintero.
- 88': Attempt missed. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Boniek García (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+4': Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Boniek García (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Maynor Figueroa.
- 90'+7': Offside, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan tries a through ball, but Sebastian Lletget is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Daniel Steres (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
Statistics
 HOU |
LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 36.1 | Possession | 63.9 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 264 | Accurate Passes | 538 |
| 346 | Passes | 612 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 16 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 22 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 23 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 15,341
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 15,341
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | +13 | 12 |
| 2 | LAFC | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 3 | San Diego FC | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | +5 | 9 |
Line-Ups
LA Galaxy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Jonathan Klinsmann (GK) |
| 5 | Daniel Steres |
| 4 | Séga Coulibaly |
| 15 | Niko Hamalainen |
| 2 | Julián Araujo |
| 6 | Rayan Raveloson |
| 7 | Víctor Vázquez |
| 8 | Jonathan dos Santos  |
| 14 | Javier Hernández |
| 11 | Samuel Grandsir |
| 26 | Efrain Álvarez |
Houston Dynamo FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Michael Nelson (GK) |
| 18 | Teenage Hadebe |
| 5 | Tim Parker |
| 3 | Adam Lundkvist |
| 4 | Zarek Valentin |
| 22 | Matías Vera |
| 23 | Darwin Quintero |
| 14 | Joe Corona |
| 37 | Maximiliano Urruti |
| 10 | Fafà Picault |
| 25 | Griffin Dorsey |
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