FINAL SCORE: Houston Dynamo 2, LA Galaxy 1

Recap: Galaxy unable to hold early lead in 2-1 loss to Dynamo
Without stars Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane, who were both away on international duty, the Galaxy found early success when Buddle broke out of his scoring slump to make it 1-0 in the 10th minute.

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• Edson Buddle scored his second goal of the season in the 10th minute, beating Tally Hall from eight yards out to make the score 1-0 in favor of the Galaxy.
• Chad Barrett and David Beckham were each credited with an assist on the goal. Beckham now has a team-best four assists while Barrett is second with three.
• With Kenney Walker starting the game, only Rafael Garcia, Omar Gonzalez, Leonardo, Jack McBean and Jose Villarreal have not started or appeared in a game during the regular season.

LA GALAXY HEAD COACH BRUCE ARENA

Thoughts on the goals

“Today, the two goals were a result of a set piece. It happened the other night against San Jose. Given the circumstances of the heat and travel and the two games in a short period of time, our guys gave a good effort. It was a little demanding on them and certainly the heat was a factor. It was a slow game and a sloppy game and it’s difficult to play under these conditions.”

LA GALAXY MIDFIELDER MIKE MAGEE

Thoughts on missing Landon Donovan

“We are not worried about missing guys. In the past we have had a lot of success in games when we have missed players. We need to get in that mindset that no matter who steps on the field, they will step up and do their role.”

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