MLS

FT Saturday, March 18, 2023
Austin FC WLWWL 0
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Houston Dynamo FC LWLLW 2
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Shell Energy Stadium · 19,047 att.

Match Report

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Dynamo blank Austin FC for first win of season

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

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

ATX leads series 4-1

Lineups

HOU · 4-3-3

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 17Teenage HadebeCD-L
  3. 4Ethan BartlowCD-R
  4. 22Tate SchmittLB
  5. 5Daniel SteresRB
  6. 6ArturCM
  7. 16Héctor HerreraLM
  8. 20Adalberto CarrasquillaRM
  9. 8Amine BassiF
  10. 11Corey BairdLF
  11. 7Ivan FrancoRF

Substitutes

  1. 27Luis CaicedoSUB
  2. 13Andrew TarbellSUB
  3. 31MicaelSUB
  4. 9Sebastián FerreiraSUB
  5. 15Djevencio van der KustSUB
  6. 25Griffin DorseySUB
  7. 21Nelson QuiñonesSUB
  8. 35Brooklyn RainesSUB
  9. 34Thorleifur ÚlfarssonSUB

ATX · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad StuverG
  2. 15Leo VäisänenCD-L
  3. 8Alexander RingCD-R
  4. 23Zan KolmanicLB
  5. 17Jon GallagherRB
  6. 10Sebastián DriussiAM
  7. 5Jhojan ValenciaLM
  8. 6Dani PereiraRM
  9. 37Maximiliano UrrutiF
  10. 14Diego FagundezAM-L
  11. 7Emiliano RigoniAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Adam LundkvistSUB
  2. 11Rodney RedesSUB
  3. 16Hector JimenezSUB
  4. 29Will BruinSUB
  5. 24Nick LimaSUB
  6. 20Matt BersanoSUB
  7. 33Owen WolffSUB
  8. 9Gyasi ZardesSUB
  9. 13Ethan FinlaySUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Leo Väisänen (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 52' Diego Fagúndez (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 55' Substitution, Austin FC. Ethan Finlay replaces Diego Fagúndez.
  4. 59' Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Substitution, Austin FC. Adam Lundkvist replaces Zan Kolmanic.
  6. 65' Substitution, Austin FC. Owen Wolff replaces Jhojan Valencia.
  7. 70' Adam Lundkvist (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  8. 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.
  9. 78' Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 79' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastián Ferreira replaces Iván Franco.
  11. 84' Substitution, Austin FC. Gyasi Zardes replaces Maximiliano Urruti.
  12. 85' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Griffin Dorsey replaces Amine Bassi.
  13. 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.
  14. 89' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Luis Caicedo replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla.

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