FC 24 MLS 2024 Season - Houston Dynamo @ LAFC

welcome everyone on a perfect night for football with the flood lights beaming down I'm Derek Ray and delighted to have Stuart Robson Shar commentary duties with me and coming up for you is live action from Major League socer it's Los Angeles FC and they take on the Houston Dynamo thanks dere both managers will be reminding players starting the game quickly hitting the opposition back playing the ball forward and regaining possession as quickly as possible hopefully we get a really good game here and here's the starting 11 for Los Angeles FC well the two white players are great in One V one situations and their movement is also very good but it's the Midfield three that will need to control the flow of the game and this is the initial 11 for the visitors today well on paper they look a very balanced team but the three Advanced mid must at times make runs beyond the center board otherwise they might just lack a bit of penetration [Music] and now they get the ball [Applause] rolling Cristiano to dispossess your opponent play real chance there it is a delightful start to this match just what they [Music] wereing well let's take another look and you have to say the defended is so poor that's far too easy the keeper had no chance there back on way and one n it is let's see what happens next oh he's left as Mar for Dead Can he finish here oh surely the game has been turned on it head they have never stopped believing and now they sense Victory well just watch this again a change of pace a change of Direction and a decent finish that's a very good goal two here and the ball is moving again Eric venko well they have it again moving the ball forward with genuine purpose here oh he looks threatening it should be well he didn't miss by all that much well he struck it quite nicely but the keeper was always in control of the situation he knew that was going wide oh he's lost possession this looks promising cross fired over well not cleared away completely and at the end no Damage [Music] Done Now options are plenty well tackle how about the cross and it's G out of play goal kick coming up [Applause] showing a real will to win the ball Crossing opportunity well he put the cross into the right place but no one able to finish it off not giving him a moment's pece now the counter attack looks on but nothing comes of [Music] [Applause] itman promising looking attack Sanchez in position can SL it home oh he squandered the opportunity he might be relieved though to see that the offside flag is up well the linesman these blushes here but you have to say it was a shocking [Music] effort not to like a about that pass with a [Applause] Chance oh it looked as though he might be through not so and there goes the whistle for well we spoke about it earlier Stuart that fantastic record they have at home so not a great surprise to see them in front at the break well what another top 45 minutes from them they completely controlled the game and look so dangerous going forward there's just no stopping them here so back underway here into the second half oh beating his opponent with ease chance to make a game of it here well when you're down by a couple of goals you simply have to be opportunistic if they don't CH there's no way back [Applause] hereo on the and the cross comes to nothing in the end teamm around him real chance it goes he's made ance for himself noing him apparently well first of all where's the defending they're all over the place but give him some credit that's a good finish great composure three goals without reply oh he's left for his teammate got him out of [Music] trouble decent progress with the ball that his feet and he's made Headway and that is an attempt best forgotten yeah he's got it all wrong that's a poor effort you have to [Applause] say making a change [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] and a simple clearance a good one oh real chance and a goal that's his brace they just keep him [Music] quiet well here's the replay and what a well delivered cross this is perfectly placed and when he gets onto it he decides to go for power it's a really emphatic finish which gives the keeper no chance a lopsided contest 4 n the last 20 [Music] minutes is a decent looking attack here great defending can't get the shot through Sanchez is it going to be oh yes it's in and now a chance for them to reel in the moments well here it is again and I don't expect Keepers to save everything at their near post but I think he should probably do better he'll be a little bit disappointed with that well if there were any lingering doubts about the outcome surely they now have been removed Herrera the timing was perfect ball one might be able get in behind the defense and denied by the post offside the verdict however so no drama well as you can see now he's just offside it was very tight mind you and a double substitution it's going to be now will the keeper have to pay the price for that mistake [Applause] well it was pretty straightforward for the goalkeeper and that is that full here and far for the course you might say considering their excellent record here well that performance is part of the course here they've been really good at home they just play with so much confidence it's another excellent result for them e