CARSON, Calif. – The Houston Dynamo came tantalizingly close to their first road win in 2017, only to be denied by a controversial finish.
When the LA Galaxy’s Roman Alessandrini slid to tap in the equalizing goal in injury time, every Dynamo defender turned toward the assistant referee with their arms raised, waiting for the offside call that never came.
“I thought it was offside because he was on my shoulder,” said Houston defender A.J. DeLaGarza, making his first return to LA since his offseason trade from the club. “Not that I was on the line anyway, but he was pretty far in front of me.