Galaxy ahead Diego Fagúndez scored, main his crew to a draw with the Houston Dynamo Saturday. (Kyusung Gong / Related Press)
Diego Fagúndez scored a objective on Saturday night time, serving to the short-handed Galaxy tie the Houston Dynamo 1-1.
The Galaxy’s Mathias Jogensen, often called “Zanka”, was proven a pink card for denial of an apparent goal-scoring alternative for Ponce within the twenty eighth minute and the Galaxy performed a person down the remainder of the way in which.
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Christian Ramírez was fouled by José Artur de Lima Júnior and Fagúndez put away the following free kick, tucking a shot underneath the crossbar and inside the suitable put up to make it 1-1 within the 57th minute.
within the 14th. Sebastian Kowalczyk, charging down the left aspect into the realm, tapped a side-footer to Amine Bassi for a one-touch move from the middle of the field to Ponce, who re-directed it into the online from point-blank vary to offer Houston (1-4-3) a 1-0 lead.
Blake Gillingham had a save for the Dynamo.
The Galaxy (0-5-3) equaled its worst begin in franchise historical past, matching the 2003 crew that went eight consecutive matches with no win to start a marketing campaign and is off to the third-worst begin to a season in MLS historical past. Solely the 2019 Colorado Rapids (two) and Toronto FC in 2012 (0) have collected fewer than three factors from their first eight matches of a season in MLS historical past.
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John McCarthy had two saves for the Galaxy, who had 49% possession and had been outshot 12-6.
Fagúndez, who turned 30 on Valentine’s Day, began the match and have become the youngest participant in league historical past to achieve 400 common season appearances.
The Galaxy commemorated the franchise’s thirtieth season, and honored the 1996 crew with gamers from the squad in attendance.
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