San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo FC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

7': Cristian Espinoza (P)
65': Cristian Espinoza (P)

FT
2 - 1

Houston Dynamo FC

42': Amine Bassi (P)

Espinoza's PK goals lift San Jose over Houston 2-1

— Cristian Espinoza scored twice on penalty kicks to lead the San Jose Earthquakes to a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jeremy Ebobisse.
4': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
4': Jamiro Monteiro (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Penalty conceded by Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
7': VAR Decision: Penalty San Jose Earthquakes.
7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
9': Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Foul by Michael Baldisimo (San Jose Earthquakes).
15': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Steve Clark.
15': Delay in match (San Jose Earthquakes).
15': Delay in match because of an injury Steve Clark (Houston Dynamo FC).
16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
17': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Jonathan Mensah (San Jose Earthquakes).
17': Jonathan Mensah (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Jamiro Monteiro (San Jose Earthquakes).
19': Attempt blocked. Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
20': Foul by Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC).
20': Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes).
22': Foul by Daniel Steres (Houston Dynamo FC).
22': Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
24': Jamiro Monteiro (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
27': Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC).
30': Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Delay in match because of an injury Tate Schmitt (Houston Dynamo FC).
33': Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
35': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes).
36': Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC).
37': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Franco Escobar replaces Tate Schmitt because of an injury.
38': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
39': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Mensah (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
40': Foul by Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes).
40': Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Penalty Houston Dynamo FC. Corey Baird draws a foul in the penalty area.
40': Penalty conceded by Michael Baldisimo (San Jose Earthquakes) after a foul in the penalty area.
42': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
43': Foul by Daniel Steres (Houston Dynamo FC).
43': Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
44': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Brooklyn Raines.
45': Attempt blocked. Jamiro Monteiro (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45': Attempt missed. Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
45': Attempt blocked. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Bassi with a cross.
45'+1': Foul by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
45'+1': Jamiro Monteiro (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
45'+6': First Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
45': Second Half begins San Jose Earthquakes 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
50': Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
52': Attempt saved. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
52': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by James Marcinkowski.
55': Daniel Steres (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes).
55': Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Jonathan Mensah (San Jose Earthquakes).
56': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Iván Franco replaces Brooklyn Raines.
57': Attempt saved. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jackson Yueill.
59': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Foul by Jamiro Monteiro (San Jose Earthquakes).
59': Jamiro Monteiro (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Judson replaces Michael Baldisimo.
62': Penalty San Jose Earthquakes. Cade Cowell draws a foul in the penalty area.
62': Penalty conceded by Ethan Bartlow (Houston Dynamo FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
63': VAR Decision: Penalty San Jose Earthquakes.
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
65': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 2, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
66': Foul by Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes).
66': Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
68': Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Attempt missed. Jamiro Monteiro (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jackson Yueill following a set piece situation.
72': Foul by Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC).
72': Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastián Ferreira replaces Corey Baird.
76': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nelson Quiñónes replaces Amine Bassi.
76': Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC).
82': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro.
82': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
83': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.
84': Foul by Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes).
84': Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Attempt blocked. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
85': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Paul Marie.
86': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
86': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Benjamin Kikanovic replaces Cade Cowell.
89': Foul by Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC).
89': Judson (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC).
90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Jamiro Monteiro (San Jose Earthquakes).
90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Tanner Beason replaces Jamiro Monteiro because of an injury.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
90'+4': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross following a corner.
90'+6': Ethan Bartlow (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Foul by Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes).
90'+7': Attempt saved. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+7': Second Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 2, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
0': Match ends, San Jose Earthquakes 2, Houston Dynamo FC 1.

Statistics

HOU		SJ
17	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	2
52.2	Possession	47.8
6	SHOTS	13
3	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.2
1	Penalty Goals	2
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
392	Accurate Passes	367
476	Passes	435
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	3
21	Crosses	20
0.3	Cross %	0.2
52	Long Balls	40
33	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	5
8	Effective Tackles	8
12	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	13
17	Effective Clearances	21
17	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: PayPal Park
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Attendance: 12,786

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

San Jose Earthquakes (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	JT Marcinkowski (GK)
26	Rodrigues
4	Jonathan Mensah
3	Paul Marie
29	Carlos Akapo
55	Michael Baldisimo
14	Jackson Yueill
35	Jamiro Monteiro
10	Cristian Espinoza
44	Cade Cowell
11	Jeremy Ebobisse

San Jose Earthquakes Substitutes:

Tanner Beason, Ousseni Bouda, Emmanuel Ochoa, Jack Skahan, Tommy Thompson, Miguel Trauco, Oskar Ågren, Benjamin Kikanovic, Judson.

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
35	Brooklyn Raines
11	Corey Baird
8	Amine Bassi
20	Adalberto Carrasquilla

Houston Dynamo FC Substitutes:

Micael, Thorleifur Úlfarsson, Franco Escobar, Nelson Quiñones, Ivan Franco, Andrew Tarbell, Sebastián Ferreira, Luis Caicedo, Griffin Dorsey.

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