Dynamo FC draw with Los Angeles FC

 

HOUSTON (Saturday, May 1, 2021) – Houston Dynamo FC earned a point in a 1-1 draw with Los Angeles FC at BBVA Stadium Saturday afternoon.

 

Dynamo forward Tyler Pasher scored the equalizer and his first MLS goal in the 57th minute. Houston forward Fafa Picault found Pasher between two LAFC defenders inside the box and the Canadian winger tapped the ball past the LAFC shot stopper. Pasher has now contributed to three of the four goals scored by Houston this season.

 

LAFC got on the board in the 55th minute when forward Corey Baird got on the end of a pass from midfielder Latif Blessing outside the six yard box.

 

Dynamo forward Maxi Urruti had one of Houston’s best chances in the first half when Dynamo midfielder Memo Rodriguez fed him a corner in the 17th minute. Urruti, surrounded by three LAFC defenders, tried to slot in a ball from the back post but couldn’t find the back of the net. A minute later, Rodriguez himself took a chance from outside the box, ripping a left-footed shot inches off from the right side of the goal.

 

In the 42nd minute, Dynamo midfielder Joe Corona’s right-footed effort from the edge of the box forced the first of three saves from LAFC goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega. That save led to the Dynamo’s seventh corner-kick of the first half. Houston had a second chance from the corner kick when Dynamo defender Tim Parker headed a ball that ended up going over the crossbar.

 

Los Angeles’ first opportunity came in the eighth minute after a ball was filtered into the box that found Los Angeles forward Diego Rossi, who’s shot was blocked by Dynamo goalkeeper Marko Maric. Four minutes later, LAFC midfielder Eduard Atuesta fed Rossi a through-ball between the Houston defensive line to give the Uruguayan a prime opportunity in front of Maric, who made a heroic save with his left hand, stopping the ball from going into goal. The Dynamo shot stopper finished with three saves and raised $1,500 through the Every Save Makes a Difference program.

 

The Dynamo will travel to Frisco, Texas next Saturday for the first leg of the Texas Derby with FC Dallas. Houston returns to BBVA Stadium at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12 to host Sporting Kansas City.

 

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Houston Dynamo FC (1-1-1; 4 pts.) 1-1 Los Angeles FC (1-0-2; 5 pts.)

MLS Regular Season – Week 3

BBVA Stadium – Houston, Texas

 

SCORING SUMMARY 

 

TEAM	1H	2H	FT
Houston Dynamo FC	0	1	1
LAFC	0	1	1

 

LAFC: Corey Baird 1 (Latif Blessing 1, Mark-Antony Kaye 1) 55

HOU: Tyler Pasher 1 (Fafa Picault 1, Adam Lundkvist 1) 57

 

LINEUPS:

Houston Dynamo FC: Marko Marić; Adam Lundkvist, Boniek García (C), Tim Parker, Zarek Valentin; Memo Rodriguez (Darwin Cerén 59’), Matías Vera, Joe Corona (Derrick Jones 70); Tyler Pasher (Darwin Quintero 59’), Maxi Urruti (Ariel Lassiter 70), Fafa Picault (Christian Ramirez 90+4)

 

Unused substitutes: Michael Nelson, Maynor Figueroa, Alejandro Fuenmayor, Jose Bizama

 

Total shots: 12 (Memo Rodriguez 3); Shots on goal: 4 (Joe Corona 1, Tyler Pasher 1); Fouls: 12 (Joe Corona 2); Offside: 4 (Fafa Picault 3); Corner kicks: 8 (Tyler Pasher 6); Saves: 3 (Marko Maric 3)

 

Los Angeles FC: Pablo Sisniega; Marco Farfan, Diego Palacios (Tristan Blackmon 86), Jesus David Murillo, Eddie Segura; Latif Blessing, Corey Baird, Mark-Anthony Kaye (Danny Musovski 76); Eduard Atuesta (C), Diego Rossi, Kwadwo Opoku (Jose Cifuentes 57)

 

Unused substitutes: Tomas Romero, Antonio Leone, Alvaro Quezada, Raheem Edwards, Bryce Duke, Francisco Ginella

 

Total shots: 10 (Corey Baird and Eduard Atuesta tied with 3); Shots on goal: 4 (Diego Rossi, Eduard Atuesta, Corey Baird and Danny Musovski tied with 1); Fouls: 9 (Latif Blessing 4); Offside: 2 (Corey Baird 1, Diego Rossi 1); Corner kicks: 5 (Eduard Atuesta 3); Saves: 3 (Pablo Sisniega 3)

 

DISCIPLINE:  

 

LAFC: Jesus David Murillo (caution; foul) 29

 

OFFICIALS:  

Referee: Robert Sibiga

Assistant Referee: Ian Anderson

Assistant Referee: Jeremy Kieso

Fourth Official: Joe Dickerson

VAR: Daniel Radford

  

Weather: 74 degrees and cloudy