Houston Dynamo FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
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2 - 1
2 - 1
Dynamo open MLS season with 2-1 victory over Earthquakes
— Memo Rodríguez scored the opening goal of the Major League Soccer season and Maximiliano Urruti added a goal in the second half as the Houston Dynamo beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on a rainy Friday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. James Marcinkowski tries a through ball, but Cade Cowell is caught offside.
- 2': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 4': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Eric Remedi.
- 8': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Luciano Abecasis replaces Tommy Thompson because of an injury.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabrice-Jean Picault.
- 11': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Memo Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Tyler Pasher is caught offside.
- 13': Attempt saved. Javier López (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
- 13': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Marko Maric tries a through ball, but Tyler Pasher is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 14': Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Zarek Valentin (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 16': Foul by Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 16': Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Fabrice-Jean Picault (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 19': Marcos López (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Matías Vera.
- 20': Attempt missed. Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Foul by Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 21': Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Attempt saved. Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez.
- 22': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by James Marcinkowski.
- 23': Attempt missed. Fabrice-Jean Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyler Pasher with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Tyler Pasher (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Urruti.
- 24': Foul by Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 24': Óscar Boniek García (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Fabrice-Jean Picault (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 29': Fabrice-Jean Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Florian Jungwirth (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 35': Foul by Oswaldo Alanís (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 35': Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 37': Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Corona.
- 41': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 41': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 41': Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Óscar Boniek García (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 44': Attempt missed. Oswaldo Alanís (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from long range on the right is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 45': Hand ball by Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Pasher.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Carlos Fierro (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier López.
- 45'+3': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Joe Corona.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Oswaldo Alanís (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
- 47': Foul by Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 47': Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Carlos Fierro (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Zarek Valentin (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 49': Attempt missed. Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tyler Pasher.
- 50': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 50': Javier López (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Javier López (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
- 52': Fabrice-Jean Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 52': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Foul by Fabrice-Jean Picault (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 54': Marcos López (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Pasher.
- 58': Attempt missed. Fabrice-Jean Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Corona following a fast break.
- 60': Attempt missed. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zarek Valentin.
- 60': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Shea Salinas replaces Marcos López.
- 60': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Andrés Ríos replaces Javier López.
- 60': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Chris Wondolowski replaces Carlos Fierro.
- 61': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Fabrice-Jean Picault (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 63': Foul by Shea Salinas (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 63': Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Paul Marie replaces Cade Cowell.
- 67': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Cerén replaces Joe Corona.
- 68': Fabrice-Jean Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 71': Foul by Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 71': Óscar Boniek García (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ariel Lassiter replaces Fabrice-Jean Picault.
- 72': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Marko Maric tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Urruti is caught offside.
- 72': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ariel Lassiter.
- 74': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shea Salinas.
- 76': Foul by Luciano Abecasis (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 76': Tyler Pasher (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Foul by Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 80': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyler Pasher.
- 80': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by James Marcinkowski.
- 80': Attempt saved. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 80': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Memo Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Urruti is caught offside.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Cerén.
- 82': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Luciano Abecasis.
- 83': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Luciano Abecasis.
- 84': Attempt saved. Shea Salinas (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luciano Abecasis.
- 84': Attempt missed. Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
- 87': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Derrick Jones replaces Memo Rodríguez.
- 87': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Christian Ramirez replaces Maximiliano Urruti.
- 87': Foul by Andrés Ríos (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 87': Óscar Boniek García (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Andrés Ríos (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+1': Luciano Abecasis (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Andrés Ríos (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Derrick Jones (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+4': Derrick Jones (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Oswaldo Alanís tries a through ball, but Andrés Ríos is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1.
Statistics
 SJ |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 60.4 | Possession | 39.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 353 | Accurate Passes | 206 |
| 448 | Passes | 286 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 9 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 13 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 13 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 6,376
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 6,376
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAFC | 5 | +8 | 13 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | +12 | 12 |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | +6 | 12 |
| 4 | San Diego FC | 5 | +8 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Houston Dynamo FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Maric (GK) |
| 27 | Boniek García |
| 5 | Tim Parker |
| 3 | Adam Lundkvist |
| 4 | Zarek Valentin |
| 8 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 14 | Joe Corona |
| 22 | Matías Vera  |
| 37 | Maximiliano Urruti |
| 19 | Tyler Pasher |
| 10 | Fafà Picault |
San Jose Earthquakes (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | JT Marcinkowski (GK) |
| 4 | Oswaldo Alanís |
| 23 | Florian Jungwirth |
| 27 | Marcos López |
| 22 | Tommy Thompson |
| 9 | Javier López |
| 14 | Jackson Yueill |
| 5 | Eric Remedi |
| 44 | Cade Cowell |
| 7 | Carlos Fierro |
| 10 | Cristian Espinoza |
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