MLS

FT Saturday, July 7, 2018
Minnesota United FC LLLWL 0
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Houston Dynamo FC WWLDW 3
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Shell Energy Stadium · 13,947 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Philippe Senderos, Alberth Elis on target as Houston Dynamo smash Minnesota United

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
7
7
Saves
1
43.3
Possession
56.7
5
SHOTS
23
1
ON GOAL
10
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
315
Accurate Passes
438
385
Passes
504
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
6
8
Crosses
24
0.1
Cross %
0.3
45
Long Balls
60
22
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
11
13
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
9
24
Effective Clearances
9
24
Clearances
9

Head to Head

HOU leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

HOU · 4-3-3

  1. 23Joe WillisG
  2. 4Philippe SenderosCD-L
  3. 2Alejandro FuenmayorCD-R
  4. 7DaMarcus BeasleyLB
  5. 3Adolfo MachadoRB
  6. 24Darwin CerénCM
  7. 10Tomás MartínezLM
  8. 6Eric AlexanderRM
  9. 9Mauro ManotasF
  10. 31Romell QuiotoLF
  11. 17Alberth ElisRF

MIN · 3-5-2

  1. 33Bobby ShuttleworthG
  2. 15Michael BoxallCD
  3. 14Brent KallmanCD-L
  4. 4Tyrone MearsCD-R
  5. 20Rasmus SchüllerCM-L
  6. 7Ibson Barreto da SilvaCM-R
  7. 26Collen WarnerAM
  8. 32Alexi GomezLM
  9. 10Miguel IbarraRM
  10. 25Darwin QuinteroCF-L
  11. 21Christian RamírezCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Tyrone Mears (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 36' Goal! Houston Dynamo 1, Minnesota United FC 0. Philippe Senderos (Houston Dynamo) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alberth Elis following a corner.
  3. 41' Philippe Senderos (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Adam Lundqvist replaces DaMarcus Beasley.
  5. 52' Goal! Houston Dynamo 2, Minnesota United FC 0. Philippe Senderos (Houston Dynamo) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Romell Quioto with a cross following a corner.
  6. 62' Alexi Gómez (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 66' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Mason Toye replaces Christian Ramirez.
  8. 72' Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 72' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Óscar Boniek García replaces Eric Alexander.
  10. 72' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Eric Miller replaces Rasmus Schüller.
  11. 75' Ibson (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 77' Eric Miller (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 78' VAR: Red Card. Referee decision on field stands.
  14. 80' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Memo Rodríguez replaces Romell Quioto.
  15. 86' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Harrison Heath replaces Collen Warner.
  16. 88' Harrison Heath (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+2' Goal! Houston Dynamo 3, Minnesota United FC 0. Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

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