LAFC plays to scoreless tie at Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — Hugo Lloris saved four shots for Los Angeles FC and Steve Clark had two saves for the Houston Dynamo in a scoreless draw on Saturday night.

Lloris notched his 10th clean sheet of the season, tying him with Patrick Schulte of the Columbus Crew for the league lead.

Clark’s shutout was his sixth.

LAFC (14-6-6) was missing high-scoring Denis Bouanga, Mateusz Bogusz, Omar Campos, Maxime Chanot, David Martínez and Cristian Olivera because of international duties.

The Dynamo (11-8-8) handed LAFC just its second loss in 14 home matches this season with a 2-0 victory on the final day of August.

Houston outshot LAFC, 12-7 in the match.

Despite being short-handed, LAFC still secured a point on the road.

LAFC (48 points) remained in second place in the Western Division, seeking to catch the Galaxy (52 points).

LAFC’s next match is Saturday, Sept. 14 in an El Trafico battle with the Galaxy in Dignity Health Park in Carson.