Houston Dynamo FC vs Colorado Rapids, 2020 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSColorado Rapids, headed to playoffs, edges Houston Dynamo
The playoff-bound Colorado Rapids ended the regular season with their third straight win, 2-1 over the host Houston Dynamo on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Jeremy Kelly.
- 3': Attempt saved. Adam Lundkvist (Houston Dynamo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 4': Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Jeremy Kelly.
- 5': Adam Lundkvist (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Braian Galván (Colorado Rapids).
- 6': Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Víctor Cabrera (Houston Dynamo).
- 6': Attempt blocked. Braian Galván (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Kelly.
- 9': Braian Galván (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo).
- 11': Attempt missed. Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 12': Hand ball by Braian Galván (Colorado Rapids).
- 13': Braian Galván (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo).
- 14': Attempt missed. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 15': Offside, Houston Dynamo. Darwin Quintero tries a through ball, but Ariel Lassiter is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt missed. Nicolás Mezquida (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andre Shinyashiki.
- 21': Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Kellyn Acosta.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Víctor Cabrera (Houston Dynamo) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez with a cross.
- 23': Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Jeremy Kelly.
- 26': Foul by Víctor Cabrera (Houston Dynamo).
- 26': Nicolás Mezquida (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo).
- 28': Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids).
- 30': Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Jeremy Kelly (Colorado Rapids).
- 32': Attempt saved. Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauro Manotas.
- 33': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Memo Rodríguez.
- 34': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Víctor Cabrera.
- 35': Foul by Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids).
- 35': Maynor Figueroa (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Niko Hansen replaces Darwin Quintero because of an injury.
- 41': Attempt saved. Nicolás Mezquida (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
- 42': Attempt saved. Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Lundkvist.
- 42': Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Maynor Figueroa (Houston Dynamo).
- 43': Maynor Figueroa (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids).
- 43': Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Jonathan Lewis.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andre Shinyashiki.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo 0, Colorado Rapids 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo 0, Colorado Rapids 0.
- 45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Jack Price replaces Kellyn Acosta.
- 45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Younes Namli replaces Nicolás Mezquida.
- 47': Attempt missed. Maynor Figueroa (Houston Dynamo) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Víctor Cabrera.
- 47': Foul by Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids).
- 47': Maynor Figueroa (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 48': Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Lalas Abubakar.
- 52': Attempt saved. Younes Namli (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Braian Galván.
- 52': Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Cole Bassett.
- 53': Attempt missed. Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zarek Valentin.
- 56': Braian Galván (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo).
- 56': Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Braian Galván (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andre Shinyashiki.
- 58': Foul by Sam Vines (Colorado Rapids).
- 58': Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Víctor Cabrera (Houston Dynamo).
- 59': Víctor Cabrera (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt missed. Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Price following a set piece situation.
- 61': Attempt saved. Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Younes Namli.
- 61': Goal! Houston Dynamo 0, Colorado Rapids 1. Younes Namli (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
- 62': Attempt missed. Niko Hansen (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mauro Manotas with a through ball.
- 63': Offside, Houston Dynamo. Darwin Cerén tries a through ball, but Adam Lundkvist is caught offside.
- 63': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Diego Rubio replaces Jonathan Lewis.
- 63': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Nicolas Benezet replaces Braian Galván.
- 65': Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Alejandro Fuenmayor replaces Víctor Cabrera.
- 65': Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Óscar Boniek García replaces Matías Vera.
- 68': Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
- 68': Attempt missed. Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Goal! Houston Dynamo 1, Colorado Rapids 1. Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 70': Attempt missed. Maynor Figueroa (Houston Dynamo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Darwin Cerén.
- 70': Foul by Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids).
- 70': Maynor Figueroa (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
- 73': Attempt missed. Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Vines with a cross.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lundkvist with a cross.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Niko Hansen (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lundkvist.
- 78': Foul by Adam Lundkvist (Houston Dynamo).
- 78': Jeremy Kelly (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Keegan Rosenberry replaces Jeremy Kelly.
- 82': Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids).
- 83': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Zarek Valentin.
- 84': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Alejandro Fuenmayor.
- 85': Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Sam Junqua replaces Ariel Lassiter.
- 85': Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Marcelo Palomino replaces Memo Rodríguez.
- 86': Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Adam Lundkvist (Houston Dynamo).
- 87': Attempt saved. Óscar Boniek García (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauro Manotas with a through ball.
- 87': Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Lalas Abubakar.
- 88': Foul by Nicolas Benezet (Colorado Rapids).
- 88': Marcelo Palomino (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Fuenmayor (Houston Dynamo) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Palomino with a cross.
- 90': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
- 90': Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Fuenmayor.
- 90'+3': Goal! Houston Dynamo 1, Colorado Rapids 2. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cole Bassett following a fast break.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo 1, Colorado Rapids 2.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo 1, Colorado Rapids 2.
Statistics
 COL |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 51.6 | Possession | 48.4 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 387 | Accurate Passes | 345 |
| 461 | Passes | 419 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 15 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 16 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 27 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 2,327
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 2,327
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 6 | +10 | 13 |
| 2 | New York City FC | 6 | +7 | 11 |
| 3 | Charlotte FC | 6 | +5 | 11 |
| 4 | Inter Miami CF | 6 | +1 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Houston Dynamo FC (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Maric (GK) |
| 15 | Maynor Figueroa  |
| 36 | Víctor Cabrera |
| 3 | Adam Lundkvist |
| 4 | Zarek Valentin |
| 8 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 24 | Darwin Cerén |
| 22 | Matias Vera |
| 23 | Darwin Quintero |
| 11 | Ariel Lassiter |
| 9 | Mauro Manotas |
Colorado Rapids (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 50 | William Yarbrough (GK) |
| 5 | Auston Trusty |
| 6 | Lalas Abubakar |
| 13 | Sam Vines |
| 18 | Jeremy Kelly |
| 20 | Nicolás Mezquida |
| 26 | Cole Bassett |
| 10 | Kellyn Acosta |
| 99 | Andre Shinyashiki |
| 7 | Jonathan Lewis |
| 52 | Brian Galván |
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