Houston Dynamo FC vs Austin FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSDynamo rout Austin FC behind Fafa Picault's brace
Fafa Picault scored two goals and the Houston Dynamo halted a 16-game winless drought with a spirited 3-0 victory over visiting Austin FC.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Foul by Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC).
- 1': Attempt saved. Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 1': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Austin FC 0. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 5': Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 5': Attempt missed. Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 9': Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 12': Hand ball by Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 14': Attempt saved. Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Corona.
- 14': Attempt missed. Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 15': Foul by Diego Fagundez (Austin FC).
- 15': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Corona.
- 21': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Quintero tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Urruti is caught offside.
- 21': Offside, Austin FC. Hector Jimenez tries a through ball, but Cecilio Domínguez is caught offside.
- 22': Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC).
- 22': Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, Austin FC 0. Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 25': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Maximiliano Urruti tries a through ball, but Darwin Quintero is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 27': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 28': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Matías Vera.
- 28': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Tim Parker.
- 29': Foul by Diego Fagundez (Austin FC).
- 29': Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Urruti.
- 33': Hand ball by Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 36': Foul by Zarek Valentin (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 36': Hector Jimenez (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Cecilio Domínguez.
- 37': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Zarek Valentin.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
- 37': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey following a fast break.
- 39': Foul by Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 39': Nick Lima (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Urruti.
- 41': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Zarek Valentin.
- 42': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Matías Vera.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Zarek Valentin.
- 44': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 44': Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Alexander Ring (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45'+2': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 2, Austin FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 2, Austin FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Austin FC. Rodney Redes replaces Tomás Pochettino.
- 45': Substitution, Austin FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Daniel Pereira.
- 46': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 46': Rodney Redes (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Corona.
- 48': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 49': Attempt missed. Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Darwin Quintero following a corner.
- 50': Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Austin FC).
- 51': Sebastian Berhalter (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Sebastian Berhalter.
- 52': Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 52': Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt saved. Alexander Ring (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
- 53': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Michael Nelson.
- 53': Attempt missed. Julio Cascante (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Zarek Valentin.
- 55': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Tim Parker tries a through ball, but Fafà Picault is caught offside.
- 56': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
- 57': Attempt missed. Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Nick Lima (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hector Jimenez.
- 57': Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Nick Lima (Austin FC).
- 58': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Memo Rodríguez replaces Darwin Quintero.
- 58': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Cerén replaces Joe Corona.
- 59': Attempt missed. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Urruti.
- 59': Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Zarek Valentin (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 59': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 59': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 63': Nick Lima (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt missed. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
- 64': Attempt saved. Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodney Redes with a cross.
- 64': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 3, Austin FC 0. Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Teenage Hadebe following a fast break.
- 66': Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 67': Attempt missed. Alexander Ring (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 69': Substitution, Austin FC. Zan Kolmanic replaces Hector Jimenez.
- 69': Substitution, Austin FC. Moussa Djitté replaces Cecilio Domínguez.
- 71': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Teenage Hadebe tries a through ball, but Fafà Picault is caught offside.
- 71': Alexander Ring (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 74': Attempt blocked. Alexander Ring (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic.
- 74': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Adam Lundqvist.
- 75': Foul by Zarek Valentin (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 75': Rodney Redes (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sam Junqua replaces Fafà Picault.
- 76': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ariel Lassiter replaces Griffin Dorsey.
- 76': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Austin FC).
- 76': Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
- 78': Attempt missed. Jhohan Romaña (Austin FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 80': Substitution, Austin FC. Jon Gallagher replaces Diego Fagundez.
- 80': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 83': Foul by Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 83': Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 86': Attempt saved. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Lundqvist.
- 86': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Alexander Ring (Austin FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jon Gallagher.
- 89': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ian Hoffmann replaces Zarek Valentin.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 3, Austin FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 3, Austin FC 0.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 3, Austin FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 3, Austin FC 0.
Statistics
 ATX |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 66.3 | Possession | 33.7 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 485 | Accurate Passes | 227 |
| 561 | Passes | 291 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 24 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 22 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 8 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 14,070
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 14,070
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | +13 | 12 |
| 2 | LAFC | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 3 | San Diego FC | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | +5 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Houston Dynamo FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Michael Nelson (GK) |
| 18 | Teenage Hadebe |
| 5 | Tim Parker |
| 3 | Adam Lundkvist  |
| 4 | Zarek Valentin |
| 23 | Darwin Quintero |
| 14 | Joe Corona |
| 22 | Matías Vera |
| 37 | Maximiliano Urruti |
| 10 | Fafà Picault |
| 25 | Griffin Dorsey |
Austin FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
| 3 | Jhohan Romaña |
| 18 | Julio Cascante |
| 16 | Hector Jimenez |
| 24 | Nick Lima |
| 25 | Sebastián Driussi |
| 8 | Alexander Ring |
| 15 | Dani Pereira |
| 10 | Cecilio Domínguez |
| 14 | Diego Fagundez |
| 7 | Tomás Pochettino |
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