Houston Dynamo FC vs LAFC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS

Houston Dynamo FC

11': Nelson Quiñones
50': Amine Bassi (P)
69': Corey Baird
89': Franco Escobar

FT
4 - 0

LAFC

Dynamo pound LAFC 4-0 for sixth win at home

Franco Escobar's wonder goal completes Houston rout

Nelson Quinones, Amine Bassi, Corey Baird and Franco Escobar scored goals as the Houston Dynamo continued their solid play at home with an easy 4-0 win over Los Angeles FC on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
4': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club).
7': Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
9': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
9': Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Hand ball by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
11': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
20': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
22': Attempt missed. Aliyu Ibrahim (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera following a fast break.
22': Delay in match because of an injury Chase Gasper (Houston Dynamo FC).
24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24': Delay in match (Houston Dynamo FC).
25': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Daniel Steres replaces Chase Gasper because of an injury.
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Attempt missed. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
29': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
30': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Denil Maldonado.
31': Attempt missed. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross following a corner.
31': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
32': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
34': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
35': Attempt blocked. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Micael.
35': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Denil Maldonado.
36': Attempt missed. Micael (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross following a corner.
38': Attempt missed. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
43': Attempt saved. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giorgio Chiellini.
43': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Steve Clark.
44': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
44': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
44': Attempt missed. Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
45'+1': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Daniel Steres.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
45'+2': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
45'+3': Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
45'+4': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jesús Murillo replaces Giorgio Chiellini.
45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Stipe Biuk.
46': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Foul by Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club).
48': Attempt blocked. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
49': Penalty Houston Dynamo FC. Nelson Quiñónes draws a foul in the penalty area.
49': Penalty conceded by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) after a foul in the penalty area.
50': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
51': Foul by Daniel Steres (Houston Dynamo FC).
51': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Attempt missed. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
53': Steve Clark (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
54': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Artur.
55': Attempt saved. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aliyu Ibrahim.
56': Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
56': Foul by Aliyu Ibrahim (Houston Dynamo FC).
56': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Daniel Steres.
57': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Micael.
57': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denil Maldonado with a headed pass.
57': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Micael.
58': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Amine Bassi.
58': Attempt missed. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
59': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
60': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Héctor Herrera.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC).
63': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Corey Baird replaces Nelson Quiñónes because of an injury.
63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
63': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
66': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
69': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 3, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aliyu Ibrahim.
70': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Julian Gaines replaces Ryan Hollingshead.
70': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mateusz Bogusz replaces Carlos Vela.
74': Delay in match (Los Angeles Football Club).
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Aliyu Ibrahim (Houston Dynamo FC).
77': Attempt blocked. Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
77': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Micael.
78': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thorleifur Úlfarsson replaces Aliyu Ibrahim.
78': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Luís Caicedo replaces Artur.
78': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ethan Bartlow replaces Erik Sviatchenko.
79': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
79': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
80': Foul by Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC).
80': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Thorleifur Úlfarsson following a fast break.
82': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
84': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Dénis Bouanga.
84': Denil Maldonado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
87': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
87': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Luís Caicedo (Houston Dynamo FC).
88': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 4, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
90'+1': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Micael.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz with a cross.
90'+2': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 4, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 4, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 4, Los Angeles Football Club 0.

Statistics

LAFC		HOU
7	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
12	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	2
57.7	Possession	42.3
13	SHOTS	12
3	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
394	Accurate Passes	266
448	Passes	330
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	4
23	Crosses	10
0.1	Cross %	0.4
30	Long Balls	46
13	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	16
21	Tackles	24
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	9
8	Effective Clearances	17
8	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 15,366

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Real Salt Lake	10	+8	18
2	LA Galaxy	10	+4	18
3	Vancouver Whitecaps	9	+8	17
4	Minnesota United FC	9	+5	17

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
12	Steve Clark (GK)
31	Micael
28	Erik Sviatchenko
30	Chase Gasper
2	Franco Escobar
8	Amine Bassi
16	Héctor Herrera
6	Artur
18	Ibrahim Aliyu
21	Nelson Quiñones
20	Adalberto Carrasquilla

Houston Dynamo FC Substitutes:

Corey Baird, Thorleifur Úlfarsson, Ivan Franco, Ethan Bartlow, Sebastián Ferreira, Brad Smith, Luis Caicedo, Daniel Steres, Andrew Tarbell.

LAFC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
77	John McCarthy (GK)
14	Giorgio Chiellini
2	Denil Maldonado
12	Diego Palacios
24	Ryan Hollingshead
6	Ilie Sánchez
18	Erik Dueñas
20	José Cifuentes
10	Carlos Vela
99	Dénis Bouanga
7	Stipe Biuk

LAFC Substitutes:

Mateusz Bogusz, Daniel Crisostomo, Nathan Ordaz, Julian Gaines, Eldin Jakupovic, Antonio Leone, Kwadwo Opoku, Jesús Murillo.

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