Houston Dynamo at LA Galaxy: Highlights, stats, and quotes
(image via Houston Dynamo FC)
The Houston Dynamo were held to a draw Saturday night against a 10-man LA Galaxy squad, with the match ending 1-1.
MATCH SUMMARY
LA Galaxy 1-1 Houston Dynamo FC
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park - Carson, California
Referee: Joe Dickerson
Assistants: Chris Elliot, Jose Da Silva
Fourth Official: Ricardo Fierro
VAR: Daniel Radford
Attendance: 23,685
Weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
HOU: Ezequiel Ponce (Amine Bassi) 14’
LAG: Diego Fagundez (unassisted) 57’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
LAG: Emiro Garces (caution; foul) 20’
LAG: Edwin Cerrillo (caution; foul) 25’
LAG: Zanka (ejection; foul) 28’
HOU: Griffin Dorsey (caution; foul) 35’
HOU: Franco Escobar (caution; foul) 85’
LINEUPS & STATS
LA Galaxy: John McCarthy; John Nelson, Zanka, Emiro Garces, Miki Yamane; Edwin Cerrillo, Diego Fagundez (Tucker Lepley 83’), Lucas Sanabria (Isaiah Parente 46’); Joseph Paintsil, Christian Ramirez (Julian Aude 87’), Gabriel Pec
Unused substitutes: Novak Micovic, Matheus Nascimento, Eriq Zavaleta, Elijah Wynder, Harbor Miller, Miguel Berry
Total shots: 5
Shots on goal: 2
Fouls: 9
Offside: 0
Corner kicks: 5
Saves: 2
Houston Dynamo FC: Blake Gillingham; Franco Escobar, Femi Awodesu, Erik Sviatchenko, Griffin Dorsey; Artur, Brooklyn Raines (Nico Lodeiro 72’), Jack McGlynn; Sebastian Kowalczyk, Ezequiel Ponce, Amine Bassi (Aliyu Ibrahim 83’)
Unused Substitutes: Jonathan Bond, Daniel Steres, Erik Dueñas, Gabe Segal, Michael Halliday, Diego Gonzalez
Total shots: 13
Shots on goal: 3
Fouls: 21
Offside: 3
Corner kicks: 7
Saves: 1
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the result:
“We are showing that we are a pretty good road team and tough to beat, as we have earned points in three road matches this season. However, we are also disappointed because we would like to finish with three points any time we are up a goal and a man. The guys are disappointed, but that is a healthy thing. I thought we were careless with the ball, which was the real difference and story of the game. We had some good looks, including hitting the post, but we should have been able to create more chances and limit some of the transition moments that the Galaxy had.”
On the Ezequiel Ponce’s performance:
“We asked (Ezequiel Ponce) to stay patient tonight in front of goal and not drop back, which is normal for a forward when he feels he is not getting enough touches or service. I’m really happy for him and thankful that he was rewarded today. It was a very good team goal, and he was right where he needed to be. That is how he is going to score goals, and he has got to trust that we can get him in those spots.”
