LA Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo FC, 2022 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
0 - 3
0 - 3
Houston Dynamo trounce LA Galaxy in three-goal shutout
Sebastian Ferreira scored the opening goal of the match and assisted on the next two, leading the Houston Dynamo to a 3-0 win over the LA Galaxy.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Zeca (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darwin Cerén.
- 3': Foul by Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 3': Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
- 4': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
- 4': Zeca (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 6': Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Víctor Vázquez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir.
- 7': Attempt missed. Marco Delgado (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 8': Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 9': Offside, LA Galaxy. Víctor Vázquez tries a through ball, but Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt saved. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez.
- 11': Goal! LA Galaxy 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 12': Attempt missed. Thorleifur Úlfarsson (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 15': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 15': Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Foul by Nick DePuy (LA Galaxy).
- 18': Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Raveloson.
- 20': Attempt saved. Kelvin Leerdam (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 20': Foul by Nick DePuy (LA Galaxy).
- 20': Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 21': Rayan Raveloson (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Zeca.
- 22': Attempt saved. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez.
- 22': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Steve Clark.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 23': Attempt missed. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 24': Attempt missed. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thorleifur Úlfarsson with a cross.
- 26': Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 27': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Darwin Cerén.
- 28': Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Marco Delgado (LA Galaxy).
- 29': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy).
- 29': Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
- 31': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Zeca.
- 32': Attempt saved. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez.
- 32': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Steve Clark.
- 32': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
- 35': Attempt saved. Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez.
- 36': Foul by Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 36': Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Adam Lundqvist.
- 39': Attempt saved. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez.
- 41': Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Víctor Vázquez (LA Galaxy).
- 42': Attempt missed. Víctor Vázquez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
- 44': Attempt saved. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45': Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Adam Lundqvist with a cross.
- 45': Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (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.
- 49': Foul by Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 49': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 50': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Thorleifur Úlfarsson (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sebastián Ferreira.
- 55': Foul by Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 55': Sega Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Tyler Pasher replaces Corey Baird.
- 56': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ethan Bartlow replaces Memo Rodríguez.
- 58': Goal! LA Galaxy 0, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Tyler Pasher (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sebastián Ferreira.
- 59': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Douglas Costa replaces Víctor Vázquez.
- 59': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Derrick Williams replaces Sega Coulibaly because of an injury.
- 59': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Kévin Cabral replaces Samuel Grandsir.
- 59': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chicharito replaces Dejan Joveljic.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Marco Delgado (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62': Goal! LA Galaxy 0, Houston Dynamo FC 3. Thorleifur Úlfarsson (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sebastián Ferreira following a fast break.
- 63': Thorleifur Úlfarsson (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 65': Foul by Nick DePuy (LA Galaxy).
- 65': Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Nick DePuy (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Foul by Kelvin Leerdam (LA Galaxy).
- 67': Thorleifur Úlfarsson (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Attempt saved. Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 69': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chase Gasper replaces Raheem Edwards.
- 70': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Daniel Steres replaces Matías Vera.
- 70': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Beto Avila replaces Thorleifur Úlfarsson.
- 73': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Zeca.
- 75': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
- 76': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Adam Lundqvist.
- 77': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelvin Leerdam.
- 80': Foul by Beto Avila (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 80': Marco Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Beto Avila (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Attempt saved. Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Derrick Williams.
- 84': Attempt missed. Tyler Pasher (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Darwin Cerén.
- 85': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 85': Kelvin Leerdam (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt missed. Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 90': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Griffin Dorsey replaces Zeca because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Beto Avila (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Ferreira.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 0, Houston Dynamo FC 3.
- 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 0, Houston Dynamo FC 3.
Statistics
 HOU |
LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 6 | Saves | 5 |
| 27.2 | Possession | 72.8 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 194 | Accurate Passes | 612 |
| 263 | Passes | 696 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 5 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 32 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 23 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 22 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 28 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 22,471
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 22,471
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| 4 | LAFC | 3 | +6 | 9 |
Line-Ups
LA Galaxy (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Bond (GK) |
| 20 | Nick DePuy  |
| 4 | Séga Coulibaly |
| 44 | Raheem Edwards |
| 18 | Kelvin Leerdam |
| 7 | Víctor Vázquez |
| 8 | Mark Delgado |
| 6 | Rayan Raveloson |
| 99 | Dejan Joveljic |
| 11 | Samuel Grandsir |
| 26 | Efrain Álvarez |
Houston Dynamo FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Steve Clark (GK) |
| 17 | Teenage Hadebe |
| 5 | Tim Parker |
| 3 | Adam Lundkvist |
| 37 | Zeca |
| 8 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 22 | Matías Vera |
| 24 | Darwin Cerén |
| 9 | Sebastián Ferreira |
| 34 | Thorleifur Úlfarsson |
| 11 | Corey Baird |
MLS News
MLS bans Jones, Yeboah for life for betting on own games
MLS issued lifetime suspensions to Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah for violating the league's gambling policy after reviewing the results of an investigation.
MLS Power Rankings: Vancouver the early-season team to beat
Three games in and the Vancouver Whitecaps are absolutely purring. All that and more in this week's edition of ESPN's MLS Power Rankings.
Dániel Sallói finds the back of the net for Toronto FC
Dániel Sallói gets on the scoresheet for Toronto FC
Wikelman Carmona gives Montreal 3-0 lead
Wikelman Carmona finds the back of the net and gives Montreal a 3-0 lead.
Inter Miami boss thinks Messi brings greater focus to the MLS
Inter Miami boss Javier Mascherano discusses Messi's impact on the MLS after brining in a record breaking crowd to their game at DC United.