MLS

FT Saturday, August 21, 2021
FC Dallas DWLLD 2
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Houston Dynamo FC LLLLD 2
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Shell Energy Stadium · 13,548 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Dynamo earn tie with FC Dallas in Texas Derby

Matias Vera scored on a long-range shot in the 72nd minute Saturday and the Houston Dynamo pulled out a 2-2 Texas Derby tie against FC Dallas.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
16
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
4
57.7
Possession
42.3
11
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
381
Accurate Passes
240
460
Passes
315
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
6
12
Crosses
30
0.1
Cross %
0.2
69
Long Balls
54
28
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
12
16
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
3
22
Effective Clearances
11
22
Clearances
11

Head to Head

DAL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Marko MaricG
  2. 18Teenage HadebeCD-L
  3. 5Tim ParkerCD-R
  4. 3Adam LundkvistLB
  5. 4Zarek ValentinRB
  6. 20Adalberto CarrasquillaAM
  7. 24Darwin CerénLM
  8. 22Matias VeraRM
  9. 37Maximiliano UrrutiF
  10. 10Fafà PicaultAM-L
  11. 25Griffin DorseyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Ariel LassiterSUB
  2. 27Boniek GarcíaSUB
  3. 23Darwin QuinteroSUB
  4. 15Maynor FigueroaSUB
  5. 21Derrick JonesSUB
  6. 8Memo RodríguezSUB
  7. 14Joe CoronaSUB
  8. 26Michael NelsonSUB
  9. 29Samuel JunquaSUB

DAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Jimmy MaurerG
  2. 4BressanCD-L
  3. 14Nkosi TafariCD-R
  4. 12Ryan HollingsheadLB
  5. 22Ema TwumasiRB
  6. 9Jesús FerreiraAM
  7. 8Bryan AcostaLM
  8. 6Edwin CerrilloRM
  9. 16Ricardo PepiF
  10. 11Szabolcs SchonAM-L
  11. 17Freddy VargasAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Edwin MunjomaSUB
  2. 99PhelipeSUB
  3. 3José MartínezSUB
  4. 21Kalil ElMedkharSUB
  5. 32Justin CheSUB
  6. 10Andrés RicaurteSUB
  7. 18Brandon ServaniaSUB
  8. 7Jáder ObrianSUB
  9. 24Matt HedgesSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Substitution, FC Dallas. José Antonio Martínez replaces Bressan because of an injury.
  2. 15' Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 25' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, FC Dallas 0. Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 30' Szabolcs Schön (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, FC Dallas. Jáder Obrian replaces Freddy Vargas.
  6. 54' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, FC Dallas 1. Nkosi Burgess (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  7. 58' Substitution, FC Dallas. Kalil ElMedkhar replaces Szabolcs Schön.
  8. 58' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, FC Dallas 2. Ricardo Pepi (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
  9. 65' Bryan Acosta (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 68' Substitution, FC Dallas. Matt Hedges replaces José Antonio Martínez because of an injury.
  11. 72' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, FC Dallas 2. Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zarek Valentin.
  12. 74' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ariel Lassiter replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla.
  13. 82' Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 83' Matt Hedges (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+1' Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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