Dynamo vs LA Galaxy: Highlights, stats, and quotes
(image via Houston Dynamo FC)
The Houston Dynamo made it a perfect nine points from three home matches this season after beating the LA Galaxy 3-0. Houston has yet to concede a goal at home in 2023. Hector Herrera scored the first goal and then Amine Bassi scored twice, including a Major League Soccer first with his fourth straight game with a penalty kick goal.
MATCH SUMMARY
Houston Dynamo FC 3 – 0 LA Galaxy
Saturday, April 8, 2023
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Assistants: Matthew Nelson, Eduardo Jeff
Fourth Official: Jason White
VAR: Luis Guardia
Attendance: 19,128
Weather: 65 degre,es, partly cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
HOU: Héctor Herrera (unassisted) 35’
HOU: Amine Bassi (penalty kick) 65’
HOU: Amine Bassi (Corey Baird) 73’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
HOU: Héctor Herrera (caution; foul) 27’
LA: Martin Cáceres (caution; foul) 34’
HOU: Amine Bassi (caution; foul) 42’
LA: Raheem Edwards (caution; leaving field) 61’
LA: Martin Cáceres (caution; entering referee review area; ejection) 64’
LA: Gastón Brugman (caution; dissent) 64’
LA: Riqui Puig (caution; dissent) 65’
HOU: Luis Caicedo (caution; foul) 77’
HOU: Héctor Herrera (caution; foul; ejection) 90+5’
LA: Douglas Costa (ejection; violent conduct) 90+7’
LINEUPS & STATS
Houston Dynamo FC: Steve Clark; Franco Escobar (Griffin Dorsey 83), Teenage Hadebe, Ethan Bartlow, Daniel Steres; Artur (Luis Caicedo 72), Adalberto Carrasquilla, Héctor Herrera (c); Amine Bassi (Brooklyn Raines 83), Corey Baird, Iván Franco (Thor Úlfarsson 60)
Unused Substitutes: Andrew Tarbell, Micael, Sebas Ferreira, Nelson Quiñones, Djevencia van der Kust
Total shots: 13 (Héctor Herrera, Amine Bassi and Adalberto Carrasquilla tied with 3)
Shots on goal: 3 (Amine Bassi 2)
Fouls: 10 (Héctor Herrera and Amine Bassi tied with 2)
Offside: 3
Corner kicks: 9
Saves: 3 (Steve Clark 3)
LA Galaxy: Jonathan Klinsmann; Lucas Calegari, Martín Caceres, Jalen Neal (Kelvin Leerdam 77), Raheem Edwards (Douglas Costa 61); Gaston Brugman (c), Riqui Puig, Mark Delgado, Tyler Boyd (Chris Mavinga 45), Memo Rodriguez (Preston Judd 45); Dejan Joveljić (Javier Hernandez 55)
Unused substitutes: Efrain Alvarez, Uri Rosell, Aaron Cervantes, Daniel Aguirre
Total shots: 16 (Dejan Joveljić 4)
Shots on goal: 3 (Riqui Puig, Dejan Joveljić and Preston Judd tied with 1)
Fouls: 7 (Martín Caceres 2)
Offside: 0
Corner kicks: 6
Saves: 0
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the match:
“Three more points at home. Thats the most important thing and it’s been something we continue to harp on and continue to understand; that that’s going to be a real big part of this culture shift and taking care of this building. Not only now, but as it gets a little hotter as well. So that part is good. It was nice to score a few goals on dead ball situations and also one on the run of play, which has been a little bit harder for us, it’s still a work in progress but we’re getting there slowly.”
On if he saw what happened at the end of the match:
“I didn't. I think (MF) Brooklyn (Raines) brought some physicality to the moment, but I think it was fair. Then I think it just boiled over, you know? Listen, I've been in LA’s shoes and down three zero, and the ball's moving around. You can't catch it. It's a frustrating situation and things can boil over really quickly. The grown men are getting the ball passed around them. I wasn't surprised at it, but I don't know that I want our team in those, but it's okay if our team to be in those. We need that in our game. We need to make sure that we look after each other and that we have a little bit of a chip on our shoulder. Obviously, not thrilled with the (MF) Hector (Herrera) play, but again, there's something behind all this, there's a pulse that I don't mind that about our group and that we stand up for each other. We're physical. I think that'll go a long way in changing the culture here.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO MIDFIELDER ARTUR
On the match up with LA’s midfield
“We knew that they have a good midfield. We had to be prepared for that. I think we did well. The first half, we took a little bit of time to adjust to them and identiyfy how to defend a little bit but after like 30 minutes, I think we started doing better. We were not clean enough with the ball in the first half, we could have punished them a little bit more. The second half, we did much better and they are a good team. We are a very good team in the midfield and I think it was a good matchup."
HOUSTON DYNAMO MIDFIELDER HÉCTOR HERRERA
Sobre lo que ha cambiado entre el año pasado y éste:
“El año pasado no me sentía cómodo al ser el capitán porque estaba Tim Parker a quien considero un buen compañero y no me pareció bien que le quitaran ese rango a él y me lo dieran a mí. Hablamos, y me dijo que no tenía problemas en que yo fuera el capitán desde mi llegada. Había una buena amistad entre ambos y la sigue habiendo. Esta temporada, tener el brazalete desde el inicio, que todos sepan que yo soy el capitán me parece que es lo más adecuado. Además todos somos importantes y tenemos una responsabilidad para con el grupo. El equipo está bien, hay jugadores que han llegado, que están haciendo las cosas bien y otros que ya estaban también están rindiendo.”
Sobre el gol anotado:
“Obviamente estoy contento con los goles anotados, pero repito que lo más importante es el resultado para el equipo y lo digo con mucha sinceridad. No importa quien haga los goles con tal que ganemos. Si no anoto un gol más, pero ganamos todos los juegos de aquí hasta el final, no me importaría. Ir a playoffs, llegar a la final, ganarla. Siempre es bueno anotar goles, te sube el ego, la familia está más contenta, eso siempre es un plus.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO DEFENDER DANIEL STERES
On the defensive changes:
"It's tough, losing Tate (Schmitt) last week, and having to sort that out. Franco came in and did a great job out left, something that's not natural for him. Just as a team, it's not just the backline, the structure of the team has been pretty solid here at home. If we continue to do that, and we can take that on the road – hopefully learn from what we're doing here and use that. Another shutout, will take that and that's what we're trying to do.”
On how they will carry their form into road games:
“That's what we got to figure out obviously. In San Jose, I thought we were pretty good defensively. We have a little bit more in front of our box, a little more shots than we have at home, but you know, two pk goals happen. We've been doing an okay job, we got to continue and find our formula. What we're doing here is good and if we keep this a fortress and keep doing this here, we'll figure it out on the road for a few games.”
