MLS

FT Wednesday, October 20, 2021
LA Galaxy LLDWW 3
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Houston Dynamo FC LDLWL 0
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Shell Energy Stadium · 13,798 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Kljestan scores in 2nd straight game, LA Galaxy beat Dynamo

— Sacha Kljestan and Kevin Cabral scored in the LA Galaxy's 3-0 win over the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
7
7
Saves
3
53.3
Possession
46.7
10
SHOTS
23
5
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
434
Accurate Passes
360
518
Passes
441
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
24
0.1
Cross %
0.1
57
Long Balls
49
25
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
5
2
Effective Tackles
6
8
Tackles
10
0.3
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
9
20
Effective Clearances
11
20
Clearances
11

Head to Head

series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

HOU · 3-4-1-2

  1. 26Michael NelsonG
  2. 4Zarek ValentinCD
  3. 15Maynor FigueroaCD-L
  4. 5Tim ParkerCD-R
  5. 24Darwin CerénCM-L
  6. 20Adalberto CarrasquillaCM-R
  7. 23Darwin QuinteroAM
  8. 29Samuel JunquaLM
  9. 25Griffin DorseyRM
  10. 10Fafà PicaultCF-L
  11. 37Maximiliano UrrutiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Ariel LassiterSUB
  2. 8Memo RodríguezSUB
  3. 3Adam LundkvistSUB
  4. 14Joe CoronaSUB
  5. 1Marko MaricSUB
  6. 27Boniek GarcíaSUB
  7. 30Ian HoffmanSUB
  8. 19Tyler PasherSUB
  9. 2Alejandro FuenmayorSUB

LA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jonathan BondG
  2. 3Derrick WilliamsCD-L
  3. 20Nick DePuyCD-R
  4. 15Niko HamalainenLB
  5. 2Julián AraujoRB
  6. 16Sacha KljestanCM-L
  7. 8Jonathan dos SantosCM-R
  8. 17Sebastian LletgetLM
  9. 26Efrain ÁlvarezRM
  10. 9Kévin CabralCF-L
  11. 14Javier HernándezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 29Ethan ZubakSUB
  2. 4Séga CoulibalySUB
  3. 33Jonathan KlinsmannSUB
  4. 91Oniel FisherSUB
  5. 7Víctor VázquezSUB
  6. 43Adam SaldañaSUB
  7. 11Samuel GrandsirSUB
  8. 99Dejan JoveljicSUB
  9. 6Rayan RavelosonSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Chicharito (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 11' Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 36' Maynor Figueroa (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 39' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 0, LA Galaxy 1. Sacha Kljestan (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 45'+1' Own Goal by Zarek Valentin, Houston Dynamo FC. Houston Dynamo FC 0, LA Galaxy 2.
  6. 45' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Tyler Pasher replaces Maynor Figueroa.
  7. 45' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Adam Lundqvist replaces Zarek Valentin.
  8. 45' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Oniel Fisher replaces Julián Araujo.
  9. 47' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 0, LA Galaxy 3. Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chicharito with a through ball.
  10. 60' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Chicharito.
  11. 60' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Samuel Grandsir replaces Kévin Cabral.
  12. 61' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Memo Rodríguez replaces Maximiliano Urruti.
  13. 62' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Joe Corona replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla.
  14. 68' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sega Coulibaly replaces Derrick Williams.
  15. 71' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Adam Saldaña replaces Jonathan dos Santos.
  16. 79' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ian Hoffmann replaces Darwin Cerén.
  17. 84' Nick DePuy (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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