MLS

FT Saturday, April 8, 2023
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Houston Dynamo FC LWWLW 3
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Shell Energy Stadium · 19,128 att.

Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

HOU · 4-3-3

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 17Teenage HadebeCD-L
  3. 4Ethan BartlowCD-R
  4. 2Franco EscobarLB
  5. 5Daniel SteresRB
  6. 6ArturCM
  7. 16Héctor HerreraLM
  8. 7Ivan FrancoRM
  9. 11Corey BairdF
  10. 8Amine BassiLF
  11. 20Adalberto CarrasquillaRF

Substitutes

  1. 9Sebastián FerreiraSUB
  2. 34Thorleifur ÚlfarssonSUB
  3. 15Djevencio van der KustSUB
  4. 27Luis CaicedoSUB
  5. 21Nelson QuiñonesSUB
  6. 35Brooklyn RainesSUB
  7. 31MicaelSUB
  8. 25Griffin DorseySUB
  9. 13Andrew TarbellSUB

LA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 33Jonathan KlinsmannG
  2. 24Jalen NealCD-L
  3. 22Martín CáceresCD-R
  4. 5Gastón BrugmanDM
  5. 44Raheem EdwardsLB
  6. 2CalegariRB
  7. 6Ricard PuigCM-L
  8. 8Mark DelgadoCM-R
  9. 11Tyler BoydLM
  10. 20Memo RodríguezRM
  11. 9Dejan JoveljicF

Substitutes

  1. 16Oriol RosellSUB
  2. 18Kelvin LeerdamSUB
  3. 31Preston JuddSUB
  4. 37Daniel AguirreSUB
  5. 32Aaron CervantesSUB
  6. 17Chris MavingaSUB
  7. 10Douglas CostaSUB
  8. 14Javier HernándezSUB
  9. 7Efrain ÁlvarezSUB

Timeline

  1. 27' Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 34' Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 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.
  4. 42' Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chris Mavinga replaces Tyler Boyd.
  6. 45' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Preston Judd replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  7. 55' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chicharito replaces Dejan Joveljic.
  8. 60' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thorleifur Úlfarsson replaces Iván Franco.
  9. 61' Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 61' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Douglas Costa replaces Raheem Edwards.
  11. 63' Second yellow card to Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy).
  12. 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.
  13. 65' Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 72' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Luis Caicedo replaces Artur.
  15. 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.
  16. 77' Luis Caicedo (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 78' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Kelvin Leerdam replaces Jalen Neal.
  18. 83' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brooklyn Raines replaces Amine Bassi.
  19. 83' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Griffin Dorsey replaces Franco Escobar.
  20. 90'+4' Second yellow card to Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) for a bad foul.
  21. 90'+6' Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

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