LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles FC beats Houston Dynamo with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Hollingshead (44′) and an own goal from F. Escobar (80′). Houston Dynamo lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the BMO Stadium stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday and it started at 11:30 pm local time. The referee was Víctor Rivas assisted by Logan Brown and Michael Barwegen. The 4th official was Ismail Elfath. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.09 degrees Celsius or 64.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 18 Total 10
- 6 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 79 Attack 108
- 48 Dangerous attack 47
- 72 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Houston Dynamo had a strong ball possession 59% while Los Angeles FC was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Los Angeles FC had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Los Angeles FC won the match.
Los Angeles FC shot 18 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Houston Dynamo shot 10 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Los Angeles FC didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Houston Dynamo received 2 yellow cards (Héctor Herrera and Franco Escobar).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this encounter, Los Angeles FC has 52 points to hold in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Houston Dynamo will stays with 51 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
Los Angeles FC – Formation
Los Angeles FC
44'
90'
Los Angeles FC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Cherundolo decided to play with the following team: Maxime Crépeau , Ryan Hollingshead , Jesús Murillo , Giorgio Chiellini , Diego Palacios , Timothy Tillman , Ilie Sánchez , Kellyn Acosta , Cristian Olivera , Carlos Vela and Denis Bouanga .
The home team had on the bench: Denil Maldonado, Stipe Biuk, Mario González, Mateusz Bogusz , Nathan Ordaz , Sergi Palencia, Aaron Long , Filip Krastev and John McCarthy.
Los Angeles FC could not rely on the presence of Aaron Long (injured).
Substitutions
Los Angeles FC made 4 changes: Carlos Vela for Mateusz Bogusz (77′), Timothy Tillman for Sergi Palencia (90′), Kellyn Acosta for Nathan Ordaz (84′) and Cristian Olivera for Aaron Long (90′).
Player of the match: Ryan Hollingshead
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Los Angeles FC was Ryan Hollingshead.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9.
Houston Dynamo – Formation
Houston Dynamo
45'
Houston Dynamo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ben Olsen played with: Steve Clark , Griffin Dorsey , Erik Sviatchenko , Micael , Franco Escobar , Artur , Héctor Herrera , Adalberto Carrasquilla , Amine Bassi , Nelson Quiñones and Corey Baird .
They had on the bench: Bradley Smith , Daniel Steres, Iván Franco, Andrew Tarbell, Teenage Hadebe , Ibrahim Aliyu , Luis Caicedo, Sebastian Kowalczyk and Þorleifur Úlfarsson .
Houston Dynamo could not rely on the presence of Teenage Hadebe (injured).
Substitutions
Houston Dynamo made 5 changes: Corey Baird for Ibrahim Aliyu (57′), Micael for Teenage Hadebe (61′), Adalberto Carrasquilla for Sebastian Kowalczyk (86′), Amine Bassi for Þorleifur Úlfarsson (77′) and Nelson Quiñones for Bradley Smith (77′).
Player of the match: Artur
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Houston Dynamo was Artur.
His rating is with 97 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
