MLS

FT Saturday, May 7, 2022
Houston Dynamo FC WDWLL 0
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D.C. United LLWWL 2
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Match Report

Fountas scores 2 goals as DC United beats Dynamo 2-0

— Taxiarchis Fountas scored goals about 7 minutes apart and Rafael Romo made his MLS debut as D.C. United beat the Houston Dynamo 2-0 on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
9
4
Saves
1
53.9
Possession
46.1
7
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
330
Accurate Passes
280
454
Passes
369
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
6
7
Crosses
28
0.1
Cross %
0.2
76
Long Balls
59
33
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
4
19
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.3
13
Interceptions
16
33
Effective Clearances
22
33
Clearances
22

Head to Head

HOU leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

DC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 28Bill HamidG
  2. 15Steve BirnbaumCD
  3. 4Brendan Hines-IkeCD-L
  4. 23Donovan PinesCD-R
  5. 6Russell CanouseCM-L
  6. 13Sofiane DjeffalCM-R
  7. 5Brad SmithLM
  8. 31Julian GresselRM
  9. 7Michael EstradaF
  10. 11Taxiarchis FountasCF-L
  11. 10Edison FloresCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Christopher DurkinSUB
  2. 12Drew SkundrichSUB
  3. 35Ted Ku-DipietroSUB
  4. 93Tony AlfaroSUB
  5. 9Ola KamaraSUB
  6. 22Griffin YowSUB
  7. 25Jackson HopkinsSUB
  8. 1Rafael RomoSUB

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 17Teenage HadebeCD-L
  3. 5Tim ParkerCD-R
  4. 3Adam LundkvistLB
  5. 37ZecaRB
  6. 23Darwin QuinteroAM
  7. 22Matias VeraLM
  8. 20Adalberto CarrasquillaRM
  9. 9Sebastián FerreiraF
  10. 19Tyler PasherAM-L
  11. 25Griffin DorseyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Zarek ValentinSUB
  2. 29Samuel JunquaSUB
  3. 24Darwin CerénSUB
  4. 11Corey BairdSUB
  5. 8Memo RodríguezSUB
  6. 7Thiago FernandesSUB
  7. 26Michael NelsonSUB
  8. 34Thorleifur ÚlfarssonSUB
  9. 13Ethan BartlowSUB

Timeline

  1. 35' Goal! D.C. United 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel following a corner.
  2. 43' Goal! D.C. United 2, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Brad Smith with a cross.
  3. 45'+4' Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 49' Substitution, D.C. United. Rafael Romo replaces Bill Hamid.
  5. 55' Russell Canouse (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 66' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Corey Baird replaces Griffin Dorsey.
  7. 67' Substitution, D.C. United. Chris Durkin replaces Sofiane Djeffal.
  8. 67' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thorleifur Úlfarsson replaces Tyler Pasher.
  9. 67' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Memo Rodríguez replaces Darwin Quintero.
  10. 67' Substitution, D.C. United. Ola Kamara replaces Michael Estrada.
  11. 77' Substitution, D.C. United. Drew Skundrich replaces Julian Gressel.
  12. 77' Substitution, D.C. United. Griffin Yow replaces Taxiarchis Fountas.
  13. 84' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thiaguinho replaces Matías Vera.
  14. 84' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sam Junqua replaces Zeca.
  15. 87' Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+3' Chris Durkin (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+3' Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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