MLS

FT Wednesday, August 31, 2022
LAFC WWLLL 1
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Houston Dynamo FC LLDLW 2
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LAFC101
HOU112
Shell Energy Stadium · 21,284 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Dynamo pull upset, defeat West's top team, LAFC

The host Houston Dynamo, the last-place team in Major League Soccer's Western Conference entering the night, pulled a stunner on Wednesday, knocking

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
1
10
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
6
55
Possession
45
19
SHOTS
10
8
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
353
Accurate Passes
294
419
Passes
357
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
12
Accurate Crosses
2
36
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.2
45
Long Balls
57
29
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
10
16
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
5
7
Effective Clearances
32
7
Clearances
32

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 13Ethan BartlowCD-L
  3. 5Tim ParkerCD-R
  4. 3Adam LundkvistLB
  5. 25Griffin DorseyRB
  6. 8Memo RodríguezAM
  7. 20Adalberto CarrasquillaLM
  8. 22Matias VeraRM
  9. 9Sebastián FerreiraF
  10. 10Fafà PicaultAM-L
  11. 11Corey BairdAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Darwin QuinteroSUB
  2. 14Roberto AvilaSUB
  3. 29Samuel JunquaSUB
  4. 27Marcelo PalominoSUB
  5. 26Michael NelsonSUB
  6. 37ZecaSUB
  7. 4Zarek ValentinSUB
  8. 21Nelson QuiñonesSUB
  9. 24Darwin CerénSUB

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 14Giorgio ChielliniCD-L
  3. 4Eddie SeguraCD-R
  4. 24Ryan HollingsheadLB
  5. 2Franco EscobarRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 23Kellyn AcostaLM
  8. 20José CifuentesRM
  9. 9Cristian ArangoF
  10. 22Kwadwo OpokuLF
  11. 10Carlos VelaRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Latif BlessingSUB
  2. 3Jesús MurilloSUB
  3. 25Sebastien IbeaghaSUB
  4. 77John McCarthySUB
  5. 32Jhegson MéndezSUB
  6. 12Diego PalaciosSUB
  7. 99Denis BouangaSUB
  8. 11Gareth BaleSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  2. 13' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 19' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
  4. 59' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Palacios replaces Franco Escobar because of an injury.
  5. 59' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Gareth Bale replaces Carlos Vela.
  6. 64' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jesús Murillo replaces Eddie Segura because of an injury.
  7. 72' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sebastien Ibeagha replaces Giorgio Chiellini.
  8. 72' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Dénis Bouanga replaces Cristian Arango.
  9. 75' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
  10. 76' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Cerén replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  11. 76' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nelson Quiñones replaces Corey Baird.
  12. 89' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Beto Avila replaces Sebastián Ferreira.
  13. 90'+3' Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+3' Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+6' Steve Clark (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+7' Second yellow card to Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) for a bad foul.

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