MLS

FT Saturday, August 23, 2014
Houston Dynamo FC DLWLW 0
–
Columbus Crew DWDLW 3
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CLB123
Historic Crew Stadium · 17,551 att.

Match Report

Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
2
46.2
Possession
53.8
9
SHOTS
8
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
345
Accurate Passes
438
431
Passes
508
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
5
19
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.4
57
Long Balls
52
26
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
12
11
Tackles
13
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
12
Effective Clearances
23
12
Clearances
23

Head to Head

HOU leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CLB · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Steve ClarkG
  2. 2Tyson WahlCD-L
  3. 4M ParkhurstCD-R
  4. 14Waylon FrancisLB
  5. 16Eric GehrigRB
  6. 6Tony TchaniCM-L
  7. 20Wil TrappCM-R
  8. 9Justin MeramLM
  9. 13Ethan FinlayRM
  10. 29Adam BedellF
  11. 10Federico HiguaínRCF

Substitutes

  1. 21Chad BarsonSUB
  2. 25Romain GallSUB
  3. 23Kevan GeorgeSUB
  4. 17Ben SpeasSUB
  5. 12Hector JimenezSUB
  6. 18Aaron SchoenfeldSUB
  7. 28Matt LampsonSUB

HOU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Tally HallG
  2. 4Jermaine TaylorCD-L
  3. 18David HorstCD-R
  4. 26Corey AsheLB
  5. 8Kofi SarkodieRB
  6. 13Ricardo ClarkCM-L
  7. 19Luis GarridoCM-R
  8. 11Brad DavisLM
  9. 27Boniek GarcíaRM
  10. 12Will BruinCF-L
  11. 23Giles BarnesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16A.J. CochranSUB
  2. 24Tyler DericSUB
  3. 17Servando CarrascoSUB
  4. 2Eric BrunnerSUB
  5. 14Jason JohnsonSUB
  6. 22Brian OwnbySUB
  7. 20Andrew DriverSUB

Timeline

  1. 35' Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Houston Dynamo 0. Justin Meram (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  2. 59' Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Houston Dynamo 0. Adam Bedell (Columbus Crew) with an attempt from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Justin Meram with a cross.
  3. 60' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Aaron Schoenfeld replaces Adam Bedell.
  4. 61' Corey Ashe (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 61' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Brian Ownby replaces Luis Garrido.
  6. 64' Goal! Columbus Crew 3, Houston Dynamo 0. Aaron Schoenfeld (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Waylon Francis with a cross.
  7. 71' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Andrew Driver replaces Óscar García.
  8. 76' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Héctor Jiménez replaces Ethan Finlay.
  9. 79' Brian Ownby (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 83' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Jason Johnson replaces Brad Davis.
  11. 88' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Romain Gall replaces Justin Meram.

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