MLS

LA Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo FC, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

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LA Galaxy
  • Red Card 28': Mathias Jorgensen
  • 57': Diego Fagundez
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Houston Dynamo FC
  • 14': Ezequiel Ponce

About

LA Galaxy are hosting Houston Dynamo FC at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Gabriel Pec.
  • 3': Foul by Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 3': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Lucas Sanabria (LA Galaxy).
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Zanka.
  • 8': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 8': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Kowalczyk.
  • 14': Goal! LA Galaxy 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
  • 16': Hand ball by Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
  • 18': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Lucas Sanabria (LA Galaxy).
  • 19': Attempt saved. Christian Ramirez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miki Yamane.
  • 19': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Blake Gillingham.
  • 20': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
  • 20': Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  • 22': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 25': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
  • 25': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Christian Ramirez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Femi Awodesu (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 28': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Zanka (LA Galaxy).
  • 28': Zanka (LA Galaxy) is shown the red card.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
  • 32': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
  • 32': Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 33': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 34': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 35': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 37': Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 38': Foul by Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 38': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Emiro Garcés.
  • 39': Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 43': Foul by Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 43': Lucas Sanabria (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 45'+2': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, LA Galaxy 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
  • 45': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Isaiah Parente replaces Lucas Sanabria.
  • 46': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 46': Isaiah Parente (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Kowalczyk with a cross.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 51': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by John McCarthy.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Bassi following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brooklyn Raines.
  • 54': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Miki Yamane.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross.
  • 56': Christian Ramirez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 57': Goal! LA Galaxy 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 58': Foul by Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 58': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box.
  • 62': Foul by Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 62': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Artur.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Nelson.
  • 65': Foul by Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy).
  • 65': Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Jack McGlynn is caught offside.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
  • 70': Hand ball by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 72': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 72': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nicolás Lodeiro replaces Brooklyn Raines.
  • 72': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 72': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Blake Gillingham (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Griffin Dorsey is caught offside.
  • 78': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Femi Awodesu.
  • 79': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 81': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Sebastian Kowalczyk.
  • 83': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Amine Bassi is caught offside.
  • 83': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ibrahim Aliyu replaces Amine Bassi.
  • 83': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Tucker Lepley replaces Diego Fagúndez.
  • 84': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Miki Yamane.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 86': Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 87': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julián Aude replaces Christian Ramirez.
  • 87': Foul by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 87': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey with a cross.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu.
  • 90'+3': Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
  • 90'+3': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Miki Yamane.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, LA Galaxy 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1.

Statistics

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21 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 2
57.6 Possession 42.4
13 SHOTS 5
3 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
501 Accurate Passes 352
559 Passes 415
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 0
18 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.0
25 Long Balls 60
12 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 8
10 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
5 Interceptions 5
21 Effective Clearances 19
21 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 23,685

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 10 +13 23
2 Portland Timbers 10 +5 18
3 Austin FC 10 -3 16
4 Minnesota United FC 10 +2 16
Full Table

Line-Ups

LA LA Galaxy (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
77 John McCarthy (GK)
5 Mathias Jorgensen Red Card
25 Carlos Garcés Yellow Card
14 John Nelson
2 Miki Yamane
7 Diego Fagundez
6 Edwin Cerrillo Yellow Card
8 Lucas Sanabria
17 Christian Ramírez
28 Joseph Paintsil
11 Gabriel Pec
LA Galaxy Substitutes:
Eriq Zavaleta, Novak Micovic, Miguel Berry, Julian Aude, Harbor Miller, Isaiah Parente, Tucker Lepley, Elijah Wynder, Matheus Nascimento.

HOU Houston Dynamo FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
26 Blake Gillingham (GK)
24 Obafemi Awodesu
28 Erik Sviatchenko
2 Franco Escobar Yellow Card
25 Griffin Dorsey Yellow Card
8 Amine Bassi
35 Brooklyn Raines
6 Artur
10 Ezequiel Ponce
27 Sebastian Kowalczyk
21 Jack McGlynn
Houston Dynamo FC Substitutes:
Diego Gonzalez, Gabriel Segal, Erik Dueñas, Jonathan Bond, Daniel Steres, Nicolás Lodeiro, Michael Halliday, Ibrahim Aliyu.

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