LAFC vs Houston Dynamo FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
79': Kwadwo OpokuDynamo 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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 7': Daniel Steres (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 10': Foul by Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 10': Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Dueñas.
- 12': Dangerous play by Aliyu Ibrahim (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 12': Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 18': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Héctor Herrera tries a through ball, but Aliyu Ibrahim is caught offside.
- 21': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela tries a through ball, but Mateusz Bogusz is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 22': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Attempt saved. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross.
- 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.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stipe Biuk.
- 26': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Luís Caicedo.
- 27': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 27': Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
- 29': Attempt missed. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Luís Caicedo (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Aliyu Ibrahim (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 35': Hand ball by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 37': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 38': Attempt blocked. Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
- 38': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
- 38': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Jesús Murillo.
- 39': Attempt missed. Luís Caicedo (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 40': Foul by Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 40': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 41': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 42': Foul by Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 42': Luís Caicedo (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
- 44': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Micael.
- 44': Attempt missed. Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giorgio Chiellini with a headed pass following a corner.
- 44': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Daniel Steres (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45'+1': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+6': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Héctor Herrera tries a through ball, but Amine Bassi is caught offside.
- 45'+7': Attempt saved. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
- 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Denil Maldonado.
- 46': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 46': Attempt missed. Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
- 47': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49': Attempt missed. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
- 49': Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Luís Caicedo (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 50': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 50': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Corey Baird replaces Amine Bassi.
- 56': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 56': Micael (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Giorgio Chiellini tries a through ball, but Kwadwo Opoku is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 61': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Steve Clark (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Foul by Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 64': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Erik Dueñas.
- 67': Attempt missed. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 67': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgio Chiellini.
- 69': Hand ball by Aliyu Ibrahim (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 70': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Aaron Long replaces Giorgio Chiellini.
- 70': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Crisostomo replaces Erik Dueñas.
- 72': Attempt missed. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Corey Baird.
- 72': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Iván Franco replaces Nelson Quiñónes.
- 72': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thorleifur Úlfarsson replaces Aliyu Ibrahim.
- 73': Daniel Steres (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 74': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Aaron Long tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
- 74': Attempt saved. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 75': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by John McCarthy.
- 75': Attempt missed. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thorleifur Úlfarsson with a headed pass.
- 76': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 76': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 79': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the red card.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 82': Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Hand ball by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 85': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
- 86': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Steve Clark tries a through ball, but Thorleifur Úlfarsson is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt missed. Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Danny Crisostomo.
- 88': Danny Crisostomo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 89': Danny Crisostomo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 89': Attempt missed. Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead following a set piece situation.
- 89': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 89': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Foul by Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+2': Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Foul by Daniel Steres (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+3': Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Daniel Steres (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
Statistics
 HOU |
LAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,177
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,177
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 6 | +5 | 13 |
| 2 | Austin FC | 6 | +2 | 12 |
| 3 | San Diego FC | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | 6 | +3 | 11 |
Line-Ups
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | John McCarthy (GK) |
| 14 | Giorgio Chiellini |
| 3 | Jesús Murillo |
| 24 | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 2 | Denil Maldonado |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez  |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 18 | Erik Dueñas |
| 19 | Mateusz Bogusz |
| 7 | Stipe Biuk |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
Houston Dynamo FC (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Steve Clark (GK) |
| 31 | Micael |
| 28 | Erik Sviatchenko |
| 5 | Daniel Steres |
| 25 | Griffin Dorsey |
| 27 | Luis Caicedo |
| 6 | Artur |
| 21 | Nelson Quiñones |
| 8 | Amine Bassi |
| 18 | Ibrahim Aliyu |
| 16 | Héctor Herrera |
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