MLS

FT Saturday, March 3, 2018
Atlanta United FC DLDDL 0
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Houston Dynamo FC WDWLL 4
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Shell Energy Stadium · 20,377 att.

Match Report

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Houston Dynamo demolish Atlanta United with huge first half

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
8
6
Saves
2
59.4
Possession
40.6
13
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
10
0.2
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
444
Accurate Passes
277
535
Passes
360
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
21
Crosses
20
0.1
Cross %
0.3
52
Long Balls
50
35
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
0
15
Effective Tackles
10
26
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
18
Interceptions
13
21
Effective Clearances
29
21
Clearances
29

Head to Head

ATL leads series 1-0

Lineups

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Chris SeitzG
  2. 4Philippe SenderosCD-L
  3. 3Adolfo MachadoCD-R
  4. 7DaMarcus BeasleyLB
  5. 16Kevin GarciaRB
  6. 27Boniek GarcíaAM
  7. 5Juan CabezasLM
  8. 6Eric AlexanderRM
  9. 9Mauro ManotasF
  10. 11Andrew WengerAM-L
  11. 17Alberth ElisAM-R

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  3. 18Jeff LarentowiczCD-R
  4. 4Gregory GarzaLB
  5. 2Franco EscobarRB
  6. 24Julian GresselAM
  7. 16Chris McCannLM
  8. 6Darlington NagbeRM
  9. 7Josef MartínezF
  10. 10Miguel AlmirónAM-L
  11. 15Héctor VillalbaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Houston Dynamo 1, Atlanta United FC 0. Andrew Wenger (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alberth Elis.
  2. 15' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Darwin Cerén replaces Juan Cabezas because of an injury.
  3. 23' Goal! Houston Dynamo 2, Atlanta United FC 0. Philippe Senderos (Houston Dynamo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Óscar Boniek García with a cross following a corner.
  4. 27' Goal! Houston Dynamo 3, Atlanta United FC 0. Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Wenger.
  5. 32' Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 34' Chris McCann (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 39' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Michael Parkhurst replaces Leandro González Pirez because of an injury.
  8. 45'+5' Goal! Houston Dynamo 4, Atlanta United FC 0. Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  9. 45'+7' Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 49' Penalty missed! Still Houston Dynamo 4, Atlanta United FC 0. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC) hits the left post with a left footed shot.
  11. 61' Chris Seitz (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 61' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Kevin Kratz replaces Darlington Nagbe.
  13. 68' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Arturo Álvarez replaces Andrew Wenger.
  14. 73' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Brandon Vázquez replaces Héctor Villalba.
  15. 75' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Romell Quioto replaces Óscar Boniek García.

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