MLS

FT Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Houston Dynamo FC LLWWW 1
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LAFC LLDLL 0
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HOU101
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BMO Stadium · 22,177 att.

Match Report

Dynamo post second straight shutout of Los Angeles FC

The Houston Dynamo recorded their second shutout victory in five days over Los Angeles FC, prevailing 1-0 on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
12
5
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
2
29.1
Possession
70.9
12
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
157
Accurate Passes
504
242
Passes
608
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
16
0.5
Cross %
0.2
56
Long Balls
58
21
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
6
10
Effective Tackles
10
16
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
12
Interceptions
5
31
Effective Clearances
14
31
Clearances
14

Highlights

01:53 Houston Dynamo hands LAFC first home loss of MLS season Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

HOU leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 77John McCarthyG
  2. 14Giorgio ChielliniCD-L
  3. 3Jesús MurilloCD-R
  4. 24Ryan HollingsheadLB
  5. 2Denil MaldonadoRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 12Diego PalaciosLM
  8. 18Erik DueñasRM
  9. 19Mateusz BoguszF
  10. 7Stipe BiukLF
  11. 10Carlos VelaRF

Substitutes

  1. 27Nathan OrdazSUB
  2. 80Julian GainesSUB
  3. 17Daniel CrisostomoSUB
  4. 21Christian TorresSUB
  5. 33Aaron LongSUB
  6. 22Kwadwo OpokuSUB
  7. 1Eldin JakupovicSUB

HOU · 4-4-1-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 31MicaelCD-L
  3. 28Erik SviatchenkoCD-R
  4. 5Daniel SteresLB
  5. 25Griffin DorseyRB
  6. 27Luis CaicedoCM-L
  7. 6ArturCM-R
  8. 21Nelson QuiñonesLM
  9. 8Amine BassiRM
  10. 18Ibrahim AliyuF
  11. 16Héctor HerreraRCF

Substitutes

  1. 11Corey BairdSUB
  2. 35Brooklyn RainesSUB
  3. 13Andrew TarbellSUB
  4. 30Chase GasperSUB
  5. 34Thorleifur ÚlfarssonSUB
  6. 7Ivan FrancoSUB
  7. 4Ethan BartlowSUB
  8. 3Brad SmithSUB
  9. 9Sebastián FerreiraSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 23' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Micael (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  3. 27' Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Denil Maldonado.
  5. 53' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Corey Baird replaces Amine Bassi.
  6. 64' Steve Clark (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 70' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Aaron Long replaces Giorgio Chiellini.
  8. 70' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Crisostomo replaces Erik Dueñas.
  9. 72' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Iván Franco replaces Nelson Quiñónes.
  10. 72' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thorleifur Úlfarsson replaces Aliyu Ibrahim.
  11. 76' Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 79' Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the red card.
  13. 85' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
  14. 89' Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+2' Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+2' Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+3' Daniel Steres (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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