Major League Soccer: Houston Dynamo tops Los Angeles FC 2-1
PORTSMOUTH. Houston Dynamo overcome Los Angeles FC to win 2-1.
PORTSMOUTH. Houston Dynamo topped Los Angeles FC to win 2-1. It was Houston Dynamo to strike first with a penalty of S. Ferreira at the 12′. Then it was a goal in the 19′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, G. Dorsey gave the win to Houston Dynamo in the 75′ minute with a goal.
Houston Dynamo remained in 9 people redcard D. Ceren (90′ for a double yellow card) and D. Ceren (90′ for a double yellow card) were sent off.
The match was played at the PMC Stadium stadium in Portsmouth on Thursday and it started at 1:30 am local time. The referee was Matthew Conger who had the assistance of Gianni Facchini and Brooke Mayo. The 4th official was Elton Garcia. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.3 degrees Celsius or 61.29 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.
Match Statistics
Los Angeles FC was in firm control of the ball 55% while Houston Dynamo was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Los Angeles FC was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Houston Dynamo was able to find the solution to win this match.
Houston Dynamo shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Los Angeles FC shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Houston Dynamo received 1 yellow card (D. Ceren). On the opposite side, Los Angeles FC received 2 yellow cards (I. Sanchez and K. Acosta).
Houston Dynamo had 2 players sent off: D. Ceren (90′ for double yellow card) and D. Ceren (90′ for double yellow card).
After playing this match, Houston Dynamo will have 26 points to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, Los Angeles FC will stay with 57 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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11'11'
I. Sanchez
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12'12'
S. Ferreira (Penalty)
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19'19'
C. Arango
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59'59'
G. Bale
C. Vela
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59'59'
D. Palacios
F. Escobar
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64'64'
J. Murillo
E. Segura
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72'72'
D. Bouanga
C. Arango
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73'73'
S. Ibeagha
G. Chiellini
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75'75'
G. Dorsey
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76'76'
D. Ceren
M. Rodriguez
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76'76'
N. Quinones
C. Baird
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89'89'
R. Avila
S. Ferreira
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90'90'
D. Ceren
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90'90'
K. Acosta
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90'90'
S. Clark
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90'90'
D. Ceren
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Houston Dynamo will play away with Seattle Sounders on the 5th of September with a 14-5 head to head in favor of Seattle Sounders (8 draws).
Los Angeles FC will host Real Salt Lake on the 5th of September with a 9-2 head to head stats in favor of Los Angeles FC (0 draws).
Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles FC will play the return match on the at the Banc of California Stadium
Houston Dynamo: Formation and Lineups
Houston Dynamo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura chose to play with the following team: Steve Clark , Griffin Dorsey , Tim Parker , Ethan Bartlow , Adam Lundqvist , Matías Vera , Adalberto Carrasquilla , Corey Baird , Memo Rodríguez , Fafà Picault and Sebastián Ferreira .
Substitutes
Houston Dynamo made 3 changes: M. Rodriguez for D. Ceren (76′), C. Baird for N. Quinones (76′) and S. Ferreira for R. Avila (89′).
Top player: Tim Parker
The player who no doubt impressed Houston Dynamo the most was Tim Parker even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 44 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10.
Los Angeles FC: Formation and Lineups
Los Angeles FC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Steven Cherundolo played with: Maxime Crépeau , Franco Escobar , Eddie Segura , Giorgio Chiellini , Ryan Hollingshead , José Cifuentes , Ilie Sánchez , Kellyn Acosta , Carlos Vela , Cristian Arango and Kwadwo Opoku .
Substitutes
Los Angeles FC made 5 changes: C. Vela for G. Bale (59′), F. Escobar for D. Palacios (59′), E. Segura for J. Murillo (64′), C. Arango for D. Bouanga (72′) and G. Chiellini for S. Ibeagha (73′).
Top player: Ryan Hollingshead
Probably the most impressive player in Los Angeles FC was Ryan Hollingshead.
His rating is with 32 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
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