MLS

Houston Dynamo FC vs LA Galaxy, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
Houston Dynamo FC
  • 35': Héctor Herrera
  • 65': Amine Bassi (P)
  • 73': Amine Bassi
  • Red Card 90'+4': Héctor Herrera
FT
3 - 0
LA Galaxy
  • Red Card 63': Martín Cáceres
  • Red Card 90'+6': Douglas Costa

Bassi makes history in Dynamo's 3-0 victory over Galaxy

— Amine Bassi became the first player in MLS history to score on a penalty kick in four straight matches, helping the Houston Dynamo defeat the LA Galaxy 3-0 on Saturday night.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
  • 1': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Adalberto Carrasquilla tries a through ball, but Corey Baird is caught offside.
  • 4': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Amine Bassi tries a through ball, but Corey Baird is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Calegari.
  • 6': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ethan Bartlow.
  • 6': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Amine Bassi.
  • 9': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Jalen Neal.
  • 11': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy).
  • 12': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Raheem Edwards.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross.
  • 13': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Memo Rodríguez.
  • 14': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Jalen Neal.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Calegari (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Brugman.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Delgado with a cross.
  • 25': VAR Decision: No Penalty LA Galaxy.
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
  • 27': Delay in match (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
  • 33': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 33': Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy).
  • 34': Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, LA Galaxy 0. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Calegari (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Franco Escobar.
  • 41': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 41': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
  • 42': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Edwards with a through ball.
  • 43': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Steve Clark.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raheem Edwards with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 45'+1': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 45'+2': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 45'+5': Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, LA Galaxy 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 1, LA Galaxy 0.
  • 45': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chris Mavinga replaces Tyler Boyd.
  • 45': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Preston Judd replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
  • 49': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
  • 49': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ethan Bartlow.
  • 50': Foul by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 50': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 52': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Chris Mavinga.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gastón Brugman.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 55': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chicharito replaces Dejan Joveljic.
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Jalen Neal (LA Galaxy).
  • 56': Attempt missed. Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Amine Bassi following a set piece situation.
  • 59': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Mark Delgado.
  • 60': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thorleifur Úlfarsson replaces Iván Franco.
  • 61': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  • 61': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Douglas Costa replaces Raheem Edwards.
  • 62': Penalty Houston Dynamo FC. Adalberto Carrasquilla draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 62': Penalty conceded by Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 63': Second yellow card to Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy).
  • 64': VAR Decision: Penalty Houston Dynamo FC.
  • 65': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, LA Galaxy 0. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 65': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 69': Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
  • 71': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Gastón Brugman.
  • 72': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Luis Caicedo replaces Artur.
  • 73': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 3, LA Galaxy 0. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Corey Baird.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
  • 75': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ethan Bartlow.
  • 77': Calegari (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Luis Caicedo (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 77': Luis Caicedo (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Kelvin Leerdam replaces Jalen Neal.
  • 81': Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 82': Foul by Preston Judd (LA Galaxy).
  • 82': Luis Caicedo (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brooklyn Raines replaces Amine Bassi.
  • 83': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Griffin Dorsey replaces Franco Escobar.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
  • 88': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
  • 89': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
  • 89': Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Chicharito (LA Galaxy).
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brooklyn Raines.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Chris Mavinga.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Adalberto Carrasquilla tries a through ball, but Teenage Hadebe is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 90'+4': Second yellow card to Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 3, LA Galaxy 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 3, LA Galaxy 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 3, LA Galaxy 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
2 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 9
0 Saves 3
52.5 Possession 47.5
16 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
510 Accurate Passes 434
550 Passes 491
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
7 Accurate Crosses 4
20 Crosses 24
0.4 Cross % 0.2
36 Long Balls 38
28 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.8 Long Balls % 0.6
11 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 14
15 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 13
19 Effective Clearances 11
19 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 19,128

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Diego FC 29 +20 56
2 Minnesota United FC 29 +16 51
3 Vancouver Whitecaps 27 +16 49
4 Seattle Sounders FC 27 +10 44
Full Standings

Line-Ups

HOU Houston Dynamo FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Steve Clark (GK)
17 Teenage Hadebe
4 Ethan Bartlow
2 Franco Escobar
5 Daniel Steres
6 Artur
16 Héctor Herrera Yellow Card
7 Ivan Franco
11 Corey Baird
8 Amine Bassi Yellow Card
20 Adalberto Carrasquilla
Houston Dynamo FC Substitutes:
Sebastián Ferreira, Thorleifur Úlfarsson, Djevencio van der Kust, Luis Caicedo, Nelson Quiñones, Brooklyn Raines, Micael, Griffin Dorsey, Andrew Tarbell.

LA LA Galaxy (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
33 Jonathan Klinsmann (GK)
24 Jalen Neal
22 Martín Cáceres Yellow Card
5 Gastón Brugman
44 Raheem Edwards Yellow Card
2 Calegari
6 Ricard Puig Yellow Card
8 Mark Delgado
11 Tyler Boyd
20 Memo Rodríguez
9 Dejan Joveljic
LA Galaxy Substitutes:
Oriol Rosell, Kelvin Leerdam, Preston Judd, Daniel Aguirre, Aaron Cervantes, Chris Mavinga, Douglas Costa, Javier Hernández, Efrain Álvarez.

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