Houston Dynamo FC vs Austin FC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

Houston Dynamo FC

71': Amine Bassi (P)
86': Héctor Herrera

FT
2 - 0

Austin FC

Dynamo blank Austin FC for first win of season

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Amine Bassi converted a penalty kick and Hector Herrera added a late insurance tally as the Houston Dynamo beat state rivals Austin FC.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
6': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Daniel Pereira (Austin FC).
7': Foul by Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC).
7': Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Daniel Pereira (Austin FC).
8': Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Delay in match because of an injury Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC).
10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
11': Attempt saved. Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jon Gallagher.
11': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC).
12': Attempt missed. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic with a cross.
12': Maximiliano Urruti (Austin FC) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Jon Gallagher.
16': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Tate Schmitt tries a through ball, but Corey Baird is caught offside.
17': Attempt blocked. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
19': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Leo Väisänen (Austin FC).
19': Leo Väisänen (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Adalberto Carrasquilla tries a through ball, but Corey Baird is caught offside.
21': Attempt saved. Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Urruti.
23': Foul by Ethan Bartlow (Houston Dynamo FC).
23': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Attempt blocked. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
24': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
24': Foul by Leo Väisänen (Austin FC).
24': Steve Clark (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Delay in match because of an injury Steve Clark (Houston Dynamo FC).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Tate Schmitt (Houston Dynamo FC).
30': Foul by Tate Schmitt (Houston Dynamo FC).
30': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Foul by Diego Fagúndez (Austin FC).
31': Diego Fagúndez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
32': Attempt saved. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni with a headed pass.
34': Foul by Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC).
34': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Attempt blocked. Diego Fagúndez (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni.
37': Offside, Austin FC. Sebastián Driussi tries a through ball, but Zan Kolmanic is caught offside.
38': Attempt blocked. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Franco.
39': Attempt blocked. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
39': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Leo Väisänen.
41': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
41': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Attempt saved. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
42': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
44': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
44': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Attempt saved. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
45'+4': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Austin FC 0.
45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 0, Austin FC 0.
46': Diego Fagúndez (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
47': Attempt saved. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tate Schmitt.
48': Foul by Daniel Steres (Houston Dynamo FC).
48': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC).
49': Maximiliano Urruti (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Jon Gallagher.
51': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Emiliano Rigoni.
52': Attempt blocked. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross.
52': Attempt saved. Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ethan Bartlow with a headed pass.
52': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Foul by Diego Fagúndez (Austin FC).
52': Diego Fagúndez (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Attempt saved. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
54': Hand ball by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
55': Substitution, Austin FC. Ethan Finlay replaces Diego Fagúndez.
55': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
59': Foul by Tate Schmitt (Houston Dynamo FC).
59': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC).
59': Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Attempt missed. Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
63': Foul by Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC).
63': Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC).
64': Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Substitution, Austin FC. Adam Lundkvist replaces Zan Kolmanic.
65': Substitution, Austin FC. Owen Wolff replaces Jhojan Valencia.
66': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Ethan Finlay.
67': Attempt blocked. Ethan Bartlow (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tate Schmitt with a cross.
67': Penalty conceded by Adam Lundkvist (Austin FC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
69': VAR Decision: Penalty Houston Dynamo FC.
70': Adam Lundkvist (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Austin FC 0. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
73': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Urruti (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jon Gallagher.
73': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
74': Attempt blocked. Owen Wolff (Austin FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni with a cross.
74': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Artur.
75': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Lundkvist (Austin FC).
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC).
78': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastián Ferreira replaces Iván Franco.
81': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leo Väisänen with a cross.
81': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
83': Attempt saved. Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Pereira.
84': Attempt blocked. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Ferreira.
84': Substitution, Austin FC. Gyasi Zardes replaces Maximiliano Urruti.
85': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Griffin Dorsey replaces Amine Bassi.
86': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, Austin FC 0. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
89': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Luis Caicedo replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Owen Wolff.
90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Pereira (Austin FC).
90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC).
90'+4': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Emiliano Rigoni.
90'+5': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Owen Wolff.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 2, Austin FC 0.
0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 2, Austin FC 0.

Statistics

ATX		HOU
12	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	5
51.8	Possession	48.2
13	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
381	Accurate Passes	356
464	Passes	435
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	3
17	Crosses	10
0.4	Cross %	0.3
48	Long Balls	61
16	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
6	Blocked Shots	6
11	Effective Tackles	7
23	Tackles	12
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	7
15	Effective Clearances	18
15	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 19,047

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	+32	55
2	St. Louis CITY SC	30	+15	51
3	FC Dallas	30	+8	51
4	San Jose Earthquakes	30	+10	48

Full Table

Line-Ups

Houston Dynamo FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Steve Clark (GK)
17	Teenage Hadebe
4	Ethan Bartlow
22	Tate Schmitt
5	Daniel Steres
6	Artur
16	Héctor Herrera
20	Adalberto Carrasquilla
8	Amine Bassi
11	Corey Baird
7	Ivan Franco

Houston Dynamo FC Substitutes:

Luis Caicedo, Andrew Tarbell, Micael, Sebastián Ferreira, Djevencio van der Kust, Griffin Dorsey, Nelson Quiñones, Brooklyn Raines, Thorleifur Úlfarsson.

Austin FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Brad Stuver (GK)
15	Leo Väisänen
8	Alexander Ring
23	Zan Kolmanic
17	Jon Gallagher
10	Sebastián Driussi
5	Jhojan Valencia
6	Dani Pereira
37	Maximiliano Urruti
14	Diego Fagundez
7	Emiliano Rigoni

Austin FC Substitutes:

Adam Lundkvist, Rodney Redes, Hector Jimenez, Will Bruin, Nick Lima, Matt Bersano, Owen Wolff, Gyasi Zardes, Ethan Finlay.

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