Jack McGlynn recorded his second career brace and Guilherme and Mateusz Bogusz added goals as the Houston Dynamo rolled to a 4-1 victory over host Los Angeles FC on Sunday night.
Lawrence Ennali had two assists as Houston won for the fourth time in its last five MLS matches.
Jonathan Bond made five saves for the Dynamo (6-5-0, 18 points).
Nathan Ordaz scored for Los Angeles FC (6-3-3, 21 points).
LAFC star Denis Bouanga missed the contest due to a suspension for yellow-card accumulation.
Hugo Lloris had two saves for LAFC, who had a 20-12 edge in shots. Both teams placed six shots on target.
Houston struck first in the 25th minute as Ennali had the ball on the left side and passed it back to McGlynn, who was well behind the box and had a running start while booting a left-foot laser into the top right corner.
Nine minutes later, the Dynamo added on with a free kick. Guilherme took the kick and his right-footed shot hit off a member of the LAFC wall and the ball landed in the net.
LAFC got on the board in the 45th minute of the first half. Jacob Shaffelburg sent a cross from the left side that hit off a player but made it through the box to Ordaz, who took a left-footed shot that caromed off a Houston defender before finding the net.
Houston made it 3-1 in the 51st minute when Bogusz had two chances to get a goal against his former teammates. He first took a right-footed shot that was stopped by Lloris but the ball ricocheted back to Bogusz, who sent a left-footed shot into the left corner.
The Dynamo added another goal just four minutes later. Ennali had the ball in the center of the box and made a short feed to his right to McGlynn, who sent a left-footed shot inside the far post.
McGlynn nearly had the hat trick. In the 42nd minute, on a play similar to his goal in the 25th minute, he blistered a left-footed shot that hit the left goalpost.
–Field Level Media
