Houston Dynamo at LA Galaxy: Highlights, stats, and quotes
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The Houston Dynamo head into the international break with a point after drawing 0-0 with the LA Galaxy Saturday night in Carson, California.
MATCH SUMMARY
LA Galaxy 0- 0 Houston Dynamo FC
Saturday, September 2, 2023
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park - Carson, California
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Assistants: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt, Felisha Mariscal
Fourth Official: Joshua Encarnacion
VAR: Younes Marrakchi
Attendance: 20,035
Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
None
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
LAG: Raheem Edwards (cation; foul) 34’
HOU: Daniel Steres (caution; foul) 38’
HOU: Luís Caicedo (caution; foul) 55’
HOU: Nelson Quiñónes (caution; foul) 64’
HOU: Artur (caution; foul) 90+8’
LINEUPS & STATS
LA Galaxy: Jonathan Bond; Raheem Edwards, Maya Yoshida, Chris Mavinga, Calegari; Uri Rosell (Jonathan Pérez 79’), Mark Delgado (Edwin Cerrillo 63’), Tyler Boyd; Riqui Puig, Diego Fagundez (Michael Barrios 63’), Dejan Joveljic (Billy Sharp 63’)
Unused Substitutes: Novak Micovic, Eriq Zavaleta, Kelvin Leerdam, Mauricio Cuevas, Daniel Aguirre
Total shots: 11 (Tyler Boyd and Dejan Jovweljic tied with 3)
Shots on goal: 4 (four players tied with 1)
Fouls: 10 (three players tied with 2)
Offside: 0
Corner kicks: 8
Saves: 3 (Jonathan Bond 3)
Houston Dynamo FC: Andrew Tarbell; Daniel Steres, Ethan Bartlow, Micael (Brad Smith 68’), Griffin Dorsey; Héctor Herrera (c), Luis Caicedo, Sebastian Kowalczyk (Adalberto Carrasquilla 64’); Nelson Quiñónes (Artur 90+3’), Amine Bassi (Thorleifur Úlfarsson 90+3’), Corey Baird (Aliyu Ibrahim 64’)
Unused substitutes: Xavier Valdez, Iván Franco, Franco Escobar
Total shots: 9 (Héctor Herrera and Amine Bassi tied with 2)
Shots on goal: 3 (three players tied with 1)
Fouls: 16 (Griffin Dorsey and Sebastian Kowalczyk tied with 3)
Offside: 2 (Corey Baird 2)
Corner kicks: 2
Saves: 4 (Andrew Tarbell 4)
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the result:
“We are pleased with the point. We had some looks, and they had some looks. We had some breaks, and they had some breaks. It was a wild affair and looked like the third game in a week or the sixth game in two weeks. Tired legs all around, but I’m pleased with the last two weeks. We picked up a bunch of points in the league and won a U.S. Open Cup semifinal. It was a good two weeks. Now we get away from each other for a couple of days, a well-earned break for everybody. We’ll get back to work next week.”
On Andrew Tarbell’s performance:
“He did a very good job tonight. The defense held strong. There was a lot of box defending. Again, it was another shutout, which is pretty impressive, particularly against this team. The LA Galaxy is a good team. In this building you go at them in a way where you try to limit (MF Riqui) Puig's influence. He’s a special player, but we had some special players to counter it. Overall, it could have gone either way tonight.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO GOALKEEPER ANDREW TARBELL
On the result:
“It’s about the team getting the result. Getting a result away from home is good. The guys even wanted more. We’ve got a high standard for ourselves, but at the end, we’re happy to get a point on the road.”
On stepping in as the starting goalkeeper for this match:
“That’s my job, to be there when (GK) Steve (Clark) is not able to play. So, I was happy to step in and help the team. I'm sure he will be back ready to go as soon as possible for the next one. I’m happy to help the team any way I can.”
On what has led to the run of clean sheets:
“It’s our back four, midfielders and forwards. The whole team defends as a unit, and we're really organized and stingy at the back. We take a lot of pride in being good defensively, and it shows. We don't plan on changing that.”
On working alongside Steve Clark:
“Steve (Clark) is the man. He’s got so much experience. He's played in so many big games. He has a certain character, confidence and style of playing that I love to watch and learn from. So, we help each other every day, and it’s good to be his teammate."
