The Houston Dynamo played badly for 93 minutes against LAFC. Adama Diomande and Latif Blessing were dominant, and while the Dynamo had occasional good passing sequences, they were mostly sloppy and disconnected. The central midfield, still hurting from the loss of Juan David Cabezas, was dreadful.
But Mauro Manotas, whose straight-ahead drives into the heart of LAFC’s backline were the Dynamo’s only source of attacking creativity, slipped past Laurent Ciman and pulled a goal back in the 94th-minute, making the score 2-1 waking up a sleepy, post-delay crowd. Two minutes later, center back Philippe Senderos scored on a deflection on a last-ditch corner-kick to equalize.