Houston Dynamo and the LA Galaxy played to a 1-1 draw in a tense and physical MLS showdown on Saturday, marked by early scoring, multiple yellow cards, and a first-half red card that left the Galaxy a man down for over an hour.
Scoring Summary
- 14th Minute –
Houston 1-0: Forward Ezequiel Ponce opened the scoring for Houston with a clean finish off an assist from Amine Bassi, giving the Dynamo an early edge.
- 57th Minute –
LA Galaxy 1-1: Despite being reduced to 10 men, the Galaxy responded in the second half when Diego Fagundez leveled the match with a clinical strike.
Discipline and Key Moments
The match saw plenty of disciplinary action:
- Yellow Cards:
- Carlos Garces (LA Galaxy) – 20'
- Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) – 25'
- Griffin Dorsey (Houston) – 35'
- Franco Escobar (Houston) – 85'
- Zanka (LA Galaxy) – 28', leaving LA to play with 10 men for more than 60 minutes.
Starting Lineups
Houston Dynamo
Blake Gillingham; Obafemi Awodesu, Griffin Dorsey, Franco Escobar, Erik Sviatchenko; Artur, Sebastian Kowalczyk, Brooklyn Raines (Nicolas Lodeiro 72'); Amine Bassi (Ibrahim Aliyu 83'), Jack McGlynn, Ezequiel Ponce.
LA Galaxy
John McCarthy; John Nelson, Miki Yamane, Zanka; Edwin Cerrillo, Diego Fagundez (Tucker Lepley 84'), Carlos Garces, Joseph Paintsil, Gabriel Pec, Lucas Sanabria (Isaiah Parente 49'); Christian Ramirez (Julian Aude 87').
Despite being a man down, LA Galaxy showed resilience and salvaged a crucial point on the road. Houston, meanwhile, missed a golden opportunity to capitalize on the advantage and secure all three points.
