Overview
- Mark Delgado put LAFC ahead in the 56th minute, finishing a move created by Son Heung-Min and Denis Bouanga.
- Stephen Eustáquio added an 82nd-minute insurance goal, with Son registering his second assist of the night.
- Houston finished with nine men after Antônio Carlos was sent off in first-half stoppage time and Agustín Bouzat saw red in the 76th minute.
- Hugo Lloris made two saves for his second straight clean sheet to open the season as LAFC moved to 2-0-0 in MLS play.
- The result is LAFC’s first road win in Houston since 2019 and extends their all-competitions start to 4-0 after a 7-1 aggregate over Real España in the Champions Cup.