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Houston Dynamo Edges Out Los Angeles Galaxy in Tense Carson Match
The Houston Dynamo secured a victory against the Los Angeles Galaxy in a hard-fought match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California on April 13th, 2025. The game, part of the Major League Soccer’s 12th round of the regular season and officiated by Joe Dickerson, was characterized by tension and several cards.
E. Ponce’s goal in the 14th minute gave the Dynamo the early lead. The Galaxy’s performance was marred by disciplinary issues; they received two yellow cards (C. Garces and E. Cerrillo) within a short span and Zanka’s red card in the 28th minute left them a man down for a significant portion of the game. The Dynamo also picked up two yellow cards, to G. Dorsey and F. Escobar. Despite their numerical disadvantage, the Galaxy managed to equalize through a goal by D. Fagundez in the 57th minute. However, the Dynamo’s dominance in possession (56%) and shots (12 to 5) ultimately proved decisive. The match concluded with a win for the Dynamo.
Substitutions los angeles galaxy: at minute 46 I. Parente came in and L. Sanabria went out., at minute 83 T. Lepley came in and D. Fagundez went out., at minute 87 J. Aude came in and C. Ramirez went out.
Substitutions houston dynamo: at minute 72 N. Lodeiro came in and B. Raines went out., at minute 83 I. Aliyu came in and A. Bassi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Los Angeles Galaxy
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