LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nathan Ordaz opened the scoring in the 10th minute, Jeremy Ebobisse added a goal and Los Angeles FC beat Houston 2-0 on Saturday night and snapped the Dynamo’s four-game unbeaten streak.
LAFC (5-4-2) is unbeaten in four straight games dating to a 1-0 loss to the Dynamo in Houston on April 5.
Ordaz, on the counter-attack, put away the rebound of his own shot that was parried by goalkeeper Jonathan Bond, tapping in the putback from point-blank range.
Ebobisse subbed on in the 76th, replacing Ordaz, and scored from just inside the penalty arc in the 79th to cap the scoring.
The Dynamo’s Franco Escobar was shown a yellow card in the 25th minute and then a red in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
LAFC outshot the Dynamo 18-4, including 10-0 on target.
Bond finished with eight saves.
Houston (2-5-4) lost for the first time since a 3-1 road loss to Portland on March 30, which capped an eight-game winless streak to open the season.
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