MLS

FT Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Houston Dynamo FC DLDDW 5
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Sporting Kansas City WWLWL 2
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HOU235
SKC112
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Match Report

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

Houston Dynamo notch first win with upset at Sporting Kansas City

Darwin Quintero scored twice and added an assist as Houston Dynamo defeated first-place Sporting Kansas City 5-2 on Tuesday night.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
10
1
Saves
3
50.9
Possession
49.1
12
SHOTS
14
8
ON GOAL
5
0.7
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
362
Accurate Passes
327
436
Passes
393
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
7
6
Crosses
32
0.0
Cross %
0.2
57
Long Balls
41
26
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
6
12
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
7
23
Effective Clearances
8
23
Clearances
8

Head to Head

SKC leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

SKC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 5Matt BeslerCD-L
  3. 22Winston ReidCD-R
  4. 27Gianluca BusioDM
  5. 26Jaylin LindseyLB
  6. 8Graham ZusiRB
  7. 17Gadi KindaCM-L
  8. 15Roger EspinozaCM-R
  9. 12GersoLM
  10. 7Johnny RussellRM
  11. 9Alan PulidoF

HOU · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marko MaricG
  2. 15Maynor FigueroaCD-L
  3. 5Aljaz StrunaCD-R
  4. 3Adam LundkvistLB
  5. 4Zarek ValentinRB
  6. 22Matias VeraCM
  7. 8Memo RodríguezLM
  8. 24Darwin CerénRM
  9. 13Christian RamírezF
  10. 7Alberth ElisLF
  11. 23Darwin QuinteroRF

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Houston Dynamo 1. Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Quintero.
  2. 25' Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 26' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Houston Dynamo 1. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 38' Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 43' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Houston Dynamo 2. Christian Ramirez (Houston Dynamo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alberth Elis.
  6. 45' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Niko Hansen replaces Alberth Elis.
  7. 48' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Houston Dynamo 3. Niko Hansen (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Ramirez.
  8. 49' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Houston Dynamo 3. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
  9. 57' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Houston Dynamo 4. Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darwin Cerén.
  10. 58' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernandez replaces Roger Espinoza.
  11. 58' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Gerso.
  12. 61' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Houston Dynamo 5. Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niko Hansen with a through ball following a fast break.
  13. 64' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói replaces Johnny Russell.
  14. 64' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Hurtado replaces Alan Pulido.
  15. 66' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Óscar Boniek García replaces Darwin Quintero.
  16. 66' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Mauro Manotas replaces Christian Ramirez.
  17. 72' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cameron Duke replaces Gadi Kinda.
  18. 80' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Tomás Martínez replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  19. 90'+1' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Nico Lemoine replaces Darwin Cerén.

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