Houston Dynamo FC vs LAFC, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSJack McGlynn strike leads Dynamo to win over Los Angeles FC
Blake Gillingham made two saves and Jack McGlynn scored the only goal in the Houston Dynamo's 1-0 win over visiting Los Angeles FC on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 4': Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Attempt missed. Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 8': David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 9': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Adam Saldaña (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 10': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
- 10': Attempt saved. Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Artur.
- 11': Hand ball by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 12': Attempt missed. Yaw Yeboah (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
- 13': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 13': Marlon (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Nkosi Tafari.
- 15': Foul by Femi Awodesu (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 15': Nkosi Tafari (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 17': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 17': Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 18': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Artem Smoliakov.
- 19': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Kowalczyk following a corner.
- 20': Foul by Odin Holm (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 20': Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 24': Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Attempt missed. Adam Saldaña (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 26': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Nkosi Tafari (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 29': Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 30': Foul by David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 30': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
- 33': Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 35': Attempt saved. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Odin Holm.
- 35': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Blake Gillingham.
- 36': Attempt missed. Yaw Yeboah (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 36': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Marlon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 39': Foul by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 39': Odin Holm (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Attempt missed. Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Kowalczyk.
- 43': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Marlon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 44': Attempt missed. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Marlon.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross.
- 45'+1': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Olivier Giroud.
- 45'+2': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Adam Saldaña.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 46': David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 47': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Júnior Urso.
- 50': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a through ball.
- 51': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 51': Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Nkosi Tafari.
- 56': Artem Smoliakov (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 57': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
- 59': Foul by Femi Awodesu (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 59': Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 61': Adam Saldaña (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Foul by Adam Saldaña (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 61': Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Yaw Yeboah (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 62': Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Artem Smoliakov (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 64': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
- 64': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 69': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cengiz Ünder replaces David Martínez because of an injury.
- 69': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman replaces Odin Holm.
- 69': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia replaces Marlon.
- 69': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Foul by Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 71': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 71': Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
- 73': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 73': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 74': Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Hand ball by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 75': Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 79': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
- 79': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mark Delgado replaces Yaw Yeboah.
- 80': Attempt saved. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mark Delgado with a cross.
- 81': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ibrahim Aliyu replaces Sebastian Kowalczyk.
- 83': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nathan Ordaz.
- 87': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 87': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nicolás Lodeiro replaces Amine Bassi.
- 88': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Nkosi Tafari.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+1': Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Artur.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ethan Bartlow replaces Jack McGlynn.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Segura.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mark Delgado with a cross.
- 90'+7': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+7': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Adam Saldaña.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
Statistics
 LAFC |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 41.3 | Possession | 58.7 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 321 | Accurate Passes | 496 |
| 387 | Passes | 559 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 19 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 32 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 15 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 16 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 16,415
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 16,415
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | +11 | 20 |
| 2 | Austin FC | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 3 | Minnesota United FC | 9 | +4 | 16 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 9 | +3 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Houston Dynamo FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Blake Gillingham (GK) |
| 24 | Obafemi Awodesu |
| 28 | Erik Sviatchenko |
| 2 | Franco Escobar |
| 25 | Griffin Dorsey |
| 8 | Amine Bassi |
| 30 | Júnior Urso |
| 6 | Artur |
| 10 | Ezequiel Ponce  |
| 27 | Sebastian Kowalczyk |
| 21 | Jack McGlynn |
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 4 | Eddie Segura |
| 5 | Marlon |
| 29 | Artem Smolyakov |
| 91 | Nkosi Tafari |
| 43 | Adam Saldaña |
| 20 | Yaw Yeboah |
| 80 | Odin Holm |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 99 | Denis Bouanga |
| 30 | David Martínez |
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