MLS

FT Friday, May 12, 2017
Vancouver Whitecaps WLWWL 1
–
Houston Dynamo FC DWLWW 2
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VAN011
HOU112
Shell Energy Stadium · 16,075 att.

Match Report

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Houston Dynamo hold off Vancouver Whitecaps to go top in West

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
19
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
2
59
Possession
41
13
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
275
Accurate Passes
185
383
Passes
270
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
11
Accurate Crosses
7
29
Crosses
23
0.4
Cross %
0.3
65
Long Balls
61
26
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
2
17
Effective Tackles
15
25
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
39
21
Clearances
39

Head to Head

VAN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

HOU · 4-3-3

  1. 31Joe WillisG
  2. 22LeonardoCD-L
  3. 3Adolfo MachadoCD-R
  4. 7DaMarcus BeasleyLB
  5. 20A.J. DeLaGarzaRB
  6. 5Juan CabezasCM
  7. 14Alex LimaLM
  8. 13Ricardo ClarkRM
  9. 19Mauro ManotasF
  10. 12Romell QuiotoLF
  11. 17Alberth ElisRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Andrew WengerSUB
  2. 18Memo RodríguezSUB
  3. 9Erick TorresSUB
  4. 16Kevin GarciaSUB
  5. 1Tyler DericSUB
  6. 2Jalil AnibabaSUB
  7. 10Vicente SánchezSUB

VAN · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1David OustedG
  2. 26Tim ParkerCD-L
  3. 4Kendall WastonCD-R
  4. 15Matias LabaDM
  5. 2Jordan HarveyLB
  6. 25Sheanon WilliamsRB
  7. 16Tony TchaniCM-L
  8. 8Andrew JacobsonCM-R
  9. 7Christian BolañosLM
  10. 13Cristian TecheraRM
  11. 12Fredy MonteroF

Substitutes

  1. 17Marcel De JongSUB
  2. 31Russell TeibertSUB
  3. 77Mauro RosalesSUB
  4. 20Brek SheaSUB
  5. 67Alphonso DaviesSUB
  6. 70Paolo TornaghiSUB
  7. 11Nicolás MezquidaSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Houston Dynamo 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romell Quioto with a cross.
  2. 21' Adolfo Machado (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Erick Torres replaces Alberth Elis because of an injury.
  4. 39' Matías Laba (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 56' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Andrew Wenger replaces Romell Quioto.
  6. 60' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Alphonso Davies replaces Tony Tchani.
  7. 61' Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 67' Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 68' Goal! Houston Dynamo 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Erick Torres (Houston Dynamo) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  10. 69' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brek Shea replaces Cristian Techera.
  11. 77' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Russell Teibert replaces Matías Laba.
  12. 81' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Memo Rodríguez replaces Mauro Manotas.
  13. 85' Goal! Houston Dynamo 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Brek Shea (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Bolaños with a cross following a set piece situation.
  14. 90'+2' A.J. DeLaGarza (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card.

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