MLS

FT Sunday, September 18, 2022
Houston Dynamo FC WLDWL 1
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LAFC LWLDW 3
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HOU101
LAFC213
BMO Stadium · 22,131 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Los Angeles FC's Vela nets 2 goals in 3-1 win over Houston

— Carlos Vela scored two goals to help lead Los Angeles FC to a 3-1 win over the Houston Dynamo.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
7
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
0
50.9
Possession
49.1
10
SHOTS
19
1
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
371
Accurate Passes
366
455
Passes
447
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
2
20
Crosses
10
0.1
Cross %
0.2
70
Long Balls
51
43
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
6
11
Effective Tackles
10
20
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
14
8
Effective Clearances
19
8
Clearances
19

Head to Head

series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 14Giorgio ChielliniCD-L
  3. 4Eddie SeguraCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 24Ryan HollingsheadRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 20José CifuentesLM
  8. 23Kellyn AcostaRM
  9. 9Cristian ArangoF
  10. 99Denis BouangaLF
  11. 10Carlos VelaRF

Substitutes

  1. 3Jesús MurilloSUB
  2. 37Cristian TelloSUB
  3. 11Gareth BaleSUB
  4. 7Latif BlessingSUB
  5. 32Jhegson MéndezSUB
  6. 22Kwadwo OpokuSUB
  7. 25Sebastien IbeaghaSUB
  8. 77John McCarthySUB

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 17Teenage HadebeCD-L
  3. 5Tim ParkerCD-R
  4. 3Adam LundkvistLB
  5. 25Griffin DorseyRB
  6. 23Darwin QuinteroAM
  7. 20Adalberto CarrasquillaLM
  8. 22Matias VeraRM
  9. 9Sebastián FerreiraF
  10. 10Fafà PicaultAM-L
  11. 11Corey BairdAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Memo RodríguezSUB
  2. 24Darwin CerénSUB
  3. 4Zarek ValentinSUB
  4. 26Michael NelsonSUB
  5. 37ZecaSUB
  6. 21Nelson QuiñonesSUB
  7. 13Ethan BartlowSUB
  8. 29Samuel JunquaSUB
  9. 34Thorleifur ÚlfarssonSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 8' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 24' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla with a through ball.
  4. 31' VAR Decision: No Penalty Los Angeles Football Club.
  5. 45'+4' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  6. 52' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 3, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
  7. 62' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Carlos Vela.
  8. 63' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Gareth Bale replaces Cristian Arango.
  9. 66' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Memo Rodríguez replaces Darwin Quintero.
  10. 66' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nelson Quiñones replaces Corey Baird.
  11. 79' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Tello replaces Dénis Bouanga.
  12. 79' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces José Cifuentes.
  13. 83' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thorleifur Úlfarsson replaces Sebastián Ferreira.
  14. 83' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Cerén replaces Matías Vera.
  15. 87' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Zeca replaces Fafà Picault.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jesús Murillo replaces Eddie Segura.

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