Houston Dynamo FC vs Colorado Rapids, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSColorado Rapids shut out Houston Dynamo to go level on points with Western Conference leaders
Dominique Badji scored the only goal of the game and William Yarbrough earned a shutout as the Colorado Rapids beat the Houston Dynamo on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids).
- 3': Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Dominique Badji (Colorado Rapids).
- 10': Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Dominique Badji (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Colorado Rapids).
- 15': Attempt missed. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 16': Foul by Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 16': Younes Namli (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Lucas Esteves (Colorado Rapids).
- 17': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Hand ball by Alejandro Fuenmayor (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 21': Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids).
- 22': Attempt saved. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Corona.
- 22': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by William Yarbrough.
- 23': Dominique Badji (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Tim Parker (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 24': Foul by Dominique Badji (Colorado Rapids).
- 24': Tim Parker (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 26': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Danny Wilson.
- 27': Attempt saved. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 27': Attempt saved. Dominique Badji (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Esteves.
- 29': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 29': Younes Namli (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Dominique Badji (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 33': Attempt saved. Lucas Esteves (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 33': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Michael Nelson.
- 34': Attempt missed. Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) header from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Jack Price with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Attempt missed. Jack Price (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Younes Namli.
- 38': Attempt saved. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez.
- 38': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by William Yarbrough.
- 38': Attempt missed. Tim Parker (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Lundqvist with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Attempt missed. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 43': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Younes Namli (Colorado Rapids).
- 44': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 44': Younes Namli (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Adam Lundqvist tries a through ball, but Ariel Lassiter is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Colorado Rapids 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 0, Colorado Rapids 0.
- 47': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Tim Parker.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 48': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Danny Wilson.
- 51': Foul by Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 51': Younes Namli (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Sam Junqua.
- 56': Attempt saved. Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Younes Namli.
- 57': Attempt saved. Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ariel Lassiter.
- 58': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 0, Colorado Rapids 1. Dominique Badji (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Younes Namli.
- 61': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Jonathan Lewis replaces Lalas Abubakar.
- 62': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Cole Bassett replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 62': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Diego Rubio replaces Younes Namli.
- 62': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Tim Parker.
- 64': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Cole Bassett tries a through ball, but Dominique Badji is caught offside.
- 64': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Boniek García replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 64': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Tyler Pasher replaces Griffin Dorsey.
- 65': Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 66': Hand ball by Dominique Badji (Colorado Rapids).
- 67': Attempt missed. Boniek García (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Corona.
- 69': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Andre Shinyashiki replaces Dominique Badji.
- 72': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Danny Wilson.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Bassett.
- 73': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Quintero replaces Joe Corona.
- 73': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Maximiliano Urruti replaces Ariel Lassiter.
- 75': Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids).
- 75': Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Foul by Ian Hoffmann (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 76': Lucas Esteves (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Drew Moor replaces Michael Barrios.
- 77': Foul by Tim Parker (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 77': Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Lucas Esteves.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Tim Parker (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Hoffmann with a cross.
- 82': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
- 85': Attempt saved. Tyler Pasher (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ian Hoffmann.
- 87': Foul by Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids).
- 87': Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Juan Castilla replaces Memo Rodríguez because of an injury.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Lucas Esteves (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Lewis.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Bassett.
- 90'+4': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+4': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Jack Price tries a through ball, but Andre Shinyashiki is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Colorado Rapids 1.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Colorado Rapids 1.
Statistics
 COL |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 6 | Saves | 5 |
| 39.6 | Possession | 60.4 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 293 | Accurate Passes | 484 |
| 369 | Passes | 559 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 23 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 23 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 14,474
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 14,474
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| 4 | LAFC | 3 | +6 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Houston Dynamo FC (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Michael Nelson (GK) |
| 5 | Tim Parker |
| 29 | Samuel Junqua |
| 2 | Alejandro Fuenmayor |
| 14 | Joe Corona  |
| 20 | Adalberto Carrasquilla |
| 3 | Adam Lundkvist |
| 30 | Ian Hoffman |
| 11 | Ariel Lassiter |
| 8 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 25 | Griffin Dorsey |
Colorado Rapids (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | William Yarbrough (GK) |
| 4 | Danny Wilson |
| 5 | Auston Trusty |
| 6 | Lalas Abubakar |
| 66 | Lucas Esteves |
| 33 | Steven Beitashour |
| 19 | Jack Price |
| 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye |
| 21 | Younes Namli |
| 8 | Dominique Badji |
| 12 | Michael Barrios |
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