HOUSTON (Feb. 28, 2026) – Houston Dynamo FC fell 2-0 to LAFC at Shell Energy Stadium tonight after finishing the match with just nine players on the pitch.

Defender and captain Antônio Carlos was shown a red card in first half stoppage time after being deemed to have fouled Son Heung-Min outside of the box. In the 76^th minute, midfielder Agustín Bouzat was shown a red card after being deemed to have fouled Son as the last defender on an LAFC attack.

Notably, the match featured two Dynamo debuts. Midfielder Matthew Arana became the youngest player in Dynamo history to earn first team minutes when he entered the match in the 88^th minute. The 15-year-old signed a Homegrown contract last week, becoming the 20^th Dynamo Academy product to sign a Homegrown first team contract. The previous youngest player was former Dynamo player Juan Castilla, who made his debut on Oct. 31, 2021, versus the Colorado Rapids at the age of 17.

Rookie Houston Dynamo 2 defender Agustin Resch, who was signed to a short-term loan for tonight’s match, made his debut at the start the second half. The towering Argentinian was selected...