Puig, Pec each score a goal as Galaxy beats Dynamo 2-1
Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell can't reach a ball kicked for a goal by Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Riqui Puig during the second half of a Major League Soccer match Saturday, May 25, 2024, in Carson, Calif. Credit: AP/Mark J. Terrill
CARSON, Calif. — Riqui Puig scored the go-ahead goal in the 59th minute, Gabriel Pec added a goal and an assist and the LA Galaxy beat the Houston Dynamo 2-1 Saturday night.
Puig scored to give LA a 2-1 lead in the 59th minute. Pec tapped a cross to Puig at the top of the area for the put away from 15 yards out.
LA (6-2-7) is unbeaten in five straight games.
Goalkeeper John McCarthy tried to play a clearance but Latif Blessing stole it and rolled the ball into a wide-open net to give Houston a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute.
Pec, a 23-year-old rookie, scored his fourth goal of the season to make it 1-1 just before halftime. Miki Yamane, on the right side, cut back to evade a defender and then, at the edge of the box, chipped an entry to the center of the area where Pec flicked a header inside the back post in the 44th minute.
Andrew Tarbell had four saves for the Dynamo.
McCarthy stopped three shots for the Galaxy.
Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Riqui Puig, right, celebrates his goal with midfielder Gastón Brugman, center, as Houston Dynamo defender Micael walks away during the second half of a Major League Soccer match Saturday, May 25, 2024, in Carson, Calif. Credit: AP/Mark J. Terrill
Houston (5-6-3) has scored multiple goals in just three games this season, all of which were 2-1 victories. The Dynamo’s 13 goals this season are second fewest in MLS, behind the New England Revolution (nine).
