The Houston Dynamo came off a weekend win over the top team in the West, the Seattle Sounders and hoped to double their success with the LA Galaxy visiting the newly rebranded PNC Stadium. Unfortunately, the Galaxy were well motivated compared to the Dynamo who were recently eliminated from playoff contention resulting in a 3-0 win for the visiting Galaxy.
The opening minutes saw both sides active pushing forward. Efraín Álvarez and Julián Araujo were quick to make some attempts by the LA Galaxy with Álvarez striking the post. Houston had Sam Junqua and Fafà Picault trying their luck within the first ten minutes.