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February 29, 2020 5:48 PM ET

February 29, 2020 5:48 PM ET

Full Time | Houston Dynamo 1-1 LA Galaxy

With a great goal from Pavón and an equalizer by Manotas, Galaxy draws at Houston in Chicharito Hernández's debut.

February 29, 2020 5:44 PM ET

90'

Four minutes of added time.

February 29, 2020 5:38 PM ET

87' | Galaxy Substitution

Lletget is replaced by Cuello

February 29, 2020 5:36 PM ET

85'

Chicharito takes a shot that ends up wide from Maric's goal.

February 29, 2020 5:33 PM ET

82' | Dynamo Substitution

Cerén takes Rodríguez's spot on the pitch.

February 29, 2020 5:31 PM ET

80'

Insua crosses looking to find Hernandez. All danger ends in Maric's hands.

February 29, 2020 5:29 PM ET

78'

Lundkvist with a great clearance before Kljestan could score.

February 29, 2020 5:27 PM ET

75' | Dynamo Substitution

Boniek García leaves his place on the pitch for Hansen.

February 29, 2020 5:23 PM ET

73'

Hernández  crosses for Lletget who shoots as he is falling down. Maric sends it to corner kick.

February 29, 2020 5:23 PM ET

71'

Lundkvist sends a good low cross that is a little long for McNamara.

February 29, 2020 5:19 PM ET

70' | Dynamo Substitution

Ramírez replaces Martínez in the home team.

February 29, 2020 5:18 PM ET

66'

Chicharito passes to Pavón who dribbles and passes to Corona.

He has two chances to finish the play, but the Houston defense works well to stop him from scoring.

February 29, 2020 5:15 PM ET

62'

Both sides continue fighting hard in midfield. They still lack precision when looking to create danger.

February 29, 2020 5:11 PM ET

58' | LA Galaxy Substitution

Corona replaces Katai on the pitch.

February 29, 2020 5:06 PM ET

55'

Manotas shoots again, but this time is off-target.

February 29, 2020 5:04 PM ET

53' | Dynamo GOOOOOOOOOAL!

Great through ball for Manotas who turns around and shoots to beat a badly positioned Bigham.

February 29, 2020 5:02 PM ET

51'

This time Katai is cautioned for stopping García from behind.

February 29, 2020 4:59 PM ET

49'

Marrufo shows Boniek García a yellow card for a foul in midfield.

February 29, 2020 4:57 PM ET

46'

Katai shoots over the crossbar.

February 29, 2020 4:55 PM ET

45' | Second Half Begins

We're underway with the last 45 minutes of the match between Dynamo and Galaxy.

February 29, 2020 4:53 PM ET

Half Time | Houston Dynamo 0-1 LA Galaxy

With a great goal from Pavón, LA Galaxy is defeating a Houston Dynamo side that lacks creativity when trying to attack.

February 29, 2020 4:37 PM ET

42'

Boniek García tries a shot from the edge of the box, but his attempt is wide!

February 29, 2020 4:34 PM ET

39'

Rodríguez and Lundkvist remain as the most active men for Dynamo in its attacking phase. The Texan team remains with larger possession, but with little clarity.

February 29, 2020 4:32 PM ET

35'

Dynamo almost equalizes!

McNamara with a good through ball for Manotas who then passes to Boniek.

The Honduran player shoots and hits the side netting.

February 29, 2020 4:28 PM ET

31'

McNamara goes down inside the box, but the referee sees no foul.

February 29, 2020 4:25 PM ET

27'

Set pieces play! Depuy is found by a cross and goes for goal. The defense is able to clear his attempt.

February 29, 2020 4:18 PM ET

24'

Bingham makes a good save to keep Galaxy in front!

February 29, 2020 4:15 PM ET

23'

Katai shoots with his left looking for the far post, but his shot is just wide!

February 29, 2020 4:14 PM ET

20'

McNamara shoots from outside the box and his attempt is just over the crossbar.

February 29, 2020 4:12 PM ET

17'

Rodriguez takes a free kick that forces the defense to struggle. At the end, they manage to clear it.

February 29, 2020 4:09 PM ET

13' | Galaxy GOOOOOOAL!

Pavón finds space just outside the box and sends a curled shot to beat Maric!

February 29, 2020 4:05 PM ET

11'

'Chicharito' with his first shot of the afternoon. It's too wide to worry the keeper.

February 29, 2020 4:02 PM ET

10'

Lundkvist had a chance to score, but he was not able to make a correct contact with the ball.

February 29, 2020 4:01 PM ET

7'

Most of the play is happening at midfield. Still little clarity from both teams.

February 29, 2020 3:59 PM ET

3'

Boniek shoots off-target.

February 29, 2020 3:55 PM ET

1'

Katai with the header to the post!

February 29, 2020 3:53 PM ET

1'

First chance for Galaxy!

Katai sends a cross that takes a small deflection and Javier Hernández almost reaches it!

February 29, 2020 3:52 PM ET

0' | Kick Off

We're underway with the first 45 minutes of the match between Dynamo and Galaxy.

February 29, 2020 3:51 PM ET

We're a few minutes from the start of the match! Don't go anywhere!

February 29, 2020 3:48 PM ET

Everything set at BBVA Stadium for the start of the 2020 MLS season!

February 29, 2020 3:45 PM ET

He's here!

The iconic #14 shirt worn by Hernandez in most of his teams is now part of LA Galaxy's history.

February 29, 2020 3:43 PM ET

This the ball that Adidas has designed for MLS' 25th season.

February 29, 2020 3:29 PM ET

Talk about passion!

February 29, 2020 3:24 PM ET

LA Galaxy and Chicharito have stepped onto the pitch to start their warm up exercises.

February 29, 2020 3:17 PM ET

LA Galaxy: Starting XI

Bingham; Depuy, González, Insua, Feltscher; Kitchen, Kljestan, Lletget; Pavón, Katai, Hernández.

February 29, 2020 3:12 PM ET

Houston Dynamo: Starting XI

Maric; Figueroa, Struna, Lundkvist, Valentin; Vera, Boniek, Martínez; Rodríguez, McNamara, Manotas.

February 29, 2020 3:10 PM ET

The pitch at today's venue looks in magnificent form as always. No reason to not have a quality match!

February 29, 2020 2:55 PM ET

The BBVA Stadium is expected to be at full capacity for today's game as the debut of Hernández is a huge draw for fans.

Will we see a majority of Galaxy shirts?

February 29, 2020 2:46 PM ET

The Houston Dynamo will wear an all-black uniform for this historic match against Galaxy.

February 29, 2020 2:40 PM ET

LIVE Coverage Begins!

We're ready from BBVA Stadium in Houston to bring you the best actions of this match between the Houston Dynamo vs LA Galaxy.

February 29, 2020 2:30 PM ET

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February 29, 2020 1:50 AM ET

Today's officiating team

Referee: Jair Marrufo

Assistant Referees: Frank Anderson, Michael Barwegen

4th Official: Alejandro Mariscal

VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero

February 29, 2020 1:49 AM ET

Galaxy's Projected Lineup

Bingham; Steres, González, Insua, Feltscher; Kitchen, Corona, Lletget; Pavón, Katai, Hernández.

February 29, 2020 1:49 AM ET

Houston's Projected Lineup

Maric; Figueroa, Struna, Lundkvist, Bizama; Vera, Boniek, Martínez; Rodríguez, Hansen, Manotas.

 

February 29, 2020 1:47 AM ET

The captain is here

Not only did Chicharito arrive as the new media sensation for the LA Galaxy, he'll also serve as the locker room leader as he has been given the captain's band for his team.

February 29, 2020 1:44 AM ET

New Coach for the Dynamo

Tab Ramos will make his official debut as the boss for Houston Dynamo after his stint in the U-20 US National Team.

February 29, 2020 1:42 AM ET

How to watch Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy Live TV and Stream

If you want to watch the game on TV, your options are: Univision/TUDN.

If you want to directly stream it: MLS Now.

If you want to watch in on internet, VAVEL USA is your best option!

February 29, 2020 1:38 AM ET

Galaxy's preseason

The LA Galaxy recently had four games to prepare for the MLS Season.

They defeated Vancouver Whitecaps (4-1) and Colorado Rapids (2-1), tied against Chicago Fire (1-1) and lost to Toronto FC (1-2).

February 29, 2020 1:35 AM ET

Dynamo's preseason

Houston competed in the 2020 Visit Tucson Cup as part of their preseason.

They tied 1-1 against the NY Red Bulls, won 4-0 against Real Salt Lake and then lost 4-1 to Columbus Crew.

February 29, 2020 1:33 AM ET

Chicharito's new home!

As one of the founding members of the league, this will be LA Galaxy's 25th MLS season.

After being eliminated by their city rivals in the 2019 Western Conference Semifinals, the Galaxy will try to revamp their squad and compete for the championship.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's departure left a huge void, however it is none other than Javier 'Chicharito' Hernández who will be the new idol at Dignity Health Sports Park.

February 29, 2020 1:26 AM ET

Houston needs a change

This will be the Houston Dynamo's 15th season as a MLS team.

After missing the playoffs for the fifth time in six years, the orange team will need to make a serious change if they hope to compete for the MLS Cup.

To do so, they've added important players such Darwin Quintero, Victor Cabrera and Mario Maric to their squad list.

February 29, 2020 1:19 AM ET

Kickoff Time

The Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy match will be played at the stadium BBVA Stadium, in Houston, Texas.

The kick-off is scheduled at 3:30pm ET.

February 29, 2020 1:14 AM ET

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February 29, 2020 1:09 AM ET
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