Houston Dynamo FC vs LA Galaxy, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
90'+4': Héctor Herrera
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
Bassi makes history in Dynamo's 3-0 victory over Galaxy
— Amine Bassi became the first player in MLS history to score on a penalty kick in four straight matches, helping the Houston Dynamo defeat the LA Galaxy 3-0 on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 1': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Adalberto Carrasquilla tries a through ball, but Corey Baird is caught offside.
- 4': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Amine Bassi tries a through ball, but Corey Baird is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Calegari.
- 6': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ethan Bartlow.
- 6': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Amine Bassi.
- 9': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Jalen Neal.
- 11': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy).
- 12': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Raheem Edwards.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross.
- 13': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Memo Rodríguez.
- 14': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Jalen Neal.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Calegari (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Brugman.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
- 16': Attempt missed. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Delgado with a cross.
- 25': VAR Decision: No Penalty LA Galaxy.
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 27': Delay in match (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Attempt missed. Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
- 31': Attempt missed. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 33': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 33': Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy).
- 34': Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, LA Galaxy 0. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Calegari (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 41': Attempt missed. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Franco Escobar.
- 41': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 41': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
- 42': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Edwards with a through ball.
- 43': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Steve Clark.
- 44': Attempt missed. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raheem Edwards with a cross.
- 45'+1': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45'+1': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45'+2': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45'+5': Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, LA Galaxy 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 1, LA Galaxy 0.
- 45': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chris Mavinga replaces Tyler Boyd.
- 45': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Preston Judd replaces Memo Rodríguez.
- 46': Attempt missed. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
- 49': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 49': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ethan Bartlow.
- 50': Foul by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 50': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 52': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Chris Mavinga.
- 53': Attempt saved. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gastón Brugman.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 55': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chicharito replaces Dejan Joveljic.
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Jalen Neal (LA Galaxy).
- 56': Attempt missed. Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Amine Bassi following a set piece situation.
- 59': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Mark Delgado.
- 60': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thorleifur Úlfarsson replaces Iván Franco.
- 61': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Douglas Costa replaces Raheem Edwards.
- 62': Penalty Houston Dynamo FC. Adalberto Carrasquilla draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 62': Penalty conceded by Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 63': Second yellow card to Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy).
- 64': VAR Decision: Penalty Houston Dynamo FC.
- 65': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, LA Galaxy 0. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 65': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 69': Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
- 71': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Gastón Brugman.
- 72': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Luis Caicedo replaces Artur.
- 73': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 3, LA Galaxy 0. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Corey Baird.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 75': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ethan Bartlow.
- 77': Calegari (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Luis Caicedo (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 77': Luis Caicedo (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Kelvin Leerdam replaces Jalen Neal.
- 81': Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 82': Foul by Preston Judd (LA Galaxy).
- 82': Luis Caicedo (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brooklyn Raines replaces Amine Bassi.
- 83': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Griffin Dorsey replaces Franco Escobar.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 88': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
- 89': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
- 89': Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Chicharito (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brooklyn Raines.
- 90'+3': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Chris Mavinga.
- 90'+3': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Adalberto Carrasquilla tries a through ball, but Teenage Hadebe is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+4': Second yellow card to Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 3, LA Galaxy 0.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 3, LA Galaxy 0.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 3, LA Galaxy 0.
Statistics
 LA |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 52.5 | Possession | 47.5 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 510 | Accurate Passes | 434 |
| 550 | Passes | 491 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 15 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 19 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 19,128
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 19,128
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 34 | +23 | 63 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 34 | +28 | 63 |
| 3 | LAFC | 34 | +25 | 60 |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | +17 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Houston Dynamo FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Steve Clark (GK) |
| 17 | Teenage Hadebe |
| 4 | Ethan Bartlow |
| 2 | Franco Escobar |
| 5 | Daniel Steres |
| 6 | Artur |
| 16 | Héctor Herrera  |
| 7 | Ivan Franco |
| 11 | Corey Baird |
| 8 | Amine Bassi |
| 20 | Adalberto Carrasquilla |
LA Galaxy (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Jonathan Klinsmann (GK) |
| 24 | Jalen Neal |
| 22 | Martín Cáceres |
| 5 | Gastón Brugman |
| 44 | Raheem Edwards |
| 2 | Calegari |
| 6 | Ricard Puig |
| 8 | Mark Delgado |
| 11 | Tyler Boyd |
| 20 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 9 | Dejan Joveljic |
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