Locker Room Reaction

LOS ANGELES GALAXY HEAD COACH BRUCE ARENA

On the game:
“The positive is coming to Houston and getting three points, which is rare in this league. Obviously a great performance by Edson Buddle in the first half. Certainly we were fortunate with the send-off. We came in at halftime up two goals, and we were going to be quite content leaving here with a 2-0 victory. So we went out in the second half, played smart and wanted to make sure we played with 11 players for 90 minutes.”

On the physical nature of the contest:
“I don’t think there is any bad blood between the two teams. I think we both respect each other. They have an outstanding team, a fabulous coach, and every game is going to be competitive because it’s two teams that want to win.”

LOS ANGELES GALAXY FORWARD EDSON BUDDLE

On the game:
“I was able to capitalize on some mistakes and get an early goal. For the second goal, they had gotten a red card, and Sean played a great ball into the box.”

On the Dynamo:
“Houston is a team that is known for complaining to the referee and getting calls, and they kind of challenged the ref. They also win championships, so both ways they are a good team. They do what they do, and it’s not easy to win down here.”

LOS ANGELES GALAXY DEFENDER OMAR GONZALEZ

On the game:
“They really fought hard, but they really didn’t have too much offensively. I don’t think they had a shot on goal. They had some good counterattack opportunities, but other than that, I thought we played really well and held them to no shots.”

On Luis Landín’s red card:
“I think he just got frustrated and clubbed me from behind.”

LOS ANGELES GALAXY FORWARD LANDON DONOVAN

On the game:
“We knew if we could match their competitiveness and intensity that we were the better team and we were going to win.”

HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH DOMINIC KINNEAR

On the game:
“We gave them two chances, they scored two goals, and that’s the end of it. It’s tough to play with 10 men. I thought the defending on both goals was poor, and they took advantage of it.”

On Cam Weaver’s availability:
“We were trying to get him to be available, but he wasn’t feeling up to it, so that’s why he wasn’t on the bench tonight. We practice on a terrible field, and he twisted his knee, which made him reaggravate his injury.”

On physical play:
“I think anytime you lift your elbows for contact, it’s dangerous. Sometimes they are used to clear space, and sometimes they are used for other things, and there were some tonight that were questionable.”

On playing with 10 men:
“I thought in the end we did look a little tired, with about 10 minutes to go, which is to be expected. But the guys showed a lot of heart in the second half.”

HOUSTON DYNAMO GOALKEEPER PAT ONSTAD

On the first goal:
“I was upset with myself. Ultimately, my job is to keep the ball out of the net, and that first goal was from a horrendous angle. I should never get beaten there.”

On the second goal:
“I’m not going to point fingers anywhere around this locker room. I think everyone leaves their heart on the field. You saw that in the second half, these guys leaving everything out there in what was a losing cause. The only person I’m concerned with is my performance, and it was poor, and unfortunately it cost us the points tonight.”

HOUSTON DYNAMO FORWARD LUIS ANGEL LANDIN

On his red card:
“I don’t know if you saw, but there had been a lot of elbows and hard tackles that I got. Unfortunately, I reacted wrong and now you see the consequences.”