MLS

FT Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Houston Dynamo FC LDDDL 2
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Austin FC WLLLW 3
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HOU112
ATX213
Q2 Stadium · 20,738 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

AP Photo/Victor Quiroga

Tomas Pochettino's brace lifts Austin FC past Houston Dynamo

Tomas Pochettino scored two goals as Austin FC broke out of its lengthy scoring slump and held on to beat Houston Dynamo FC 3-2 on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
1
32.9
Possession
67.1
9
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
196
Accurate Passes
490
269
Passes
553
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
7
15
Crosses
32
0.2
Cross %
0.2
53
Long Balls
69
22
Accurate Long Balls
52
0.4
Long Balls %
0.8
2
Blocked Shots
2
5
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
10
19
Effective Clearances
12
19
Clearances
12

Lineups

ATX · 4-4-1-1

  1. 41Brad StuverG
  2. 5Matt BeslerCD-L
  3. 18Julio CascanteCD-R
  4. 21Zan KolmanicLB
  5. 16Hector JimenezRB
  6. 6Sebastian BerhalterCM-L
  7. 8Alexander RingCM-R
  8. 10Cecilio DomínguezLM
  9. 14Diego FagundezRM
  10. 17Jon GallagherF
  11. 7Tomás PochettinoRCF

Substitutes

  1. 11Rodney RedesSUB
  2. 24Nick LimaSUB
  3. 20Jared StroudSUB
  4. 3Jhohan RomañaSUB
  5. 4Aeden StanleySUB
  6. 23Kekuta MannehSUB
  7. 2Manny PerezSUB
  8. 31Andrew TarbellSUB
  9. 15Dani PereiraSUB

HOU · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marko MaricG
  2. 18Teenage HadebeCD-L
  3. 5Tim ParkerCD-R
  4. 29Samuel JunquaLB
  5. 4Zarek ValentinRB
  6. 22Matias VeraCM
  7. 14Joe CoronaLM
  8. 24Darwin CerénRM
  9. 12Corey BairdF
  10. 10Fafà PicaultLF
  11. 19Tyler PasherRF

Substitutes

  1. 15Maynor FigueroaSUB
  2. 21Derrick JonesSUB
  3. 8Memo RodríguezSUB
  4. 7Mateo BajamichSUB
  5. 25Griffin DorseySUB
  6. 3Adam LundkvistSUB
  7. 27Boniek GarcíaSUB
  8. 26Michael NelsonSUB
  9. 2Alejandro FuenmayorSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Austin FC 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julio Cascante with a headed pass.
  2. 20' Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  3. 27' Goal! Austin FC 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Tyler Pasher (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  4. 32' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Griffin Dorsey replaces Tyler Pasher because of an injury.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! Austin FC 2, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  6. 56' Goal! Austin FC 3, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Fagundez with a cross.
  7. 64' Substitution, Austin FC. Daniel Pereira replaces Alexander Ring.
  8. 64' Substitution, Austin FC. Nick Lima replaces Héctor Jiménez.
  9. 64' Substitution, Austin FC. Jhohan Romaña replaces Julio Cascante.
  10. 65' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Adam Lundqvist replaces Sam Junqua.
  11. 65' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Memo Rodríguez replaces Corey Baird.
  12. 65' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Boniek García replaces Matías Vera.
  13. 71' Substitution, Austin FC. Jared Stroud replaces Cecilio Domínguez.
  14. 77' Substitution, Austin FC. Rodney Redes replaces Diego Fagundez.
  15. 79' Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 83' Jared Stroud (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 86' Goal! Austin FC 3, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  18. 90' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Mateo Bajamich replaces Joe Corona.

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