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FT Saturday, April 1, 2023
Houston Dynamo FC LLWWL 1
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San Jose Earthquakes WWLDW 2
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Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

HOU leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SJ · 4-4-2

  1. 1JT MarcinkowskiG
  2. 26RodriguesCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  4. 3Paul MarieLB
  5. 29Carlos AkapoRB
  6. 55Michael BaldisimoCM-L
  7. 14Jackson YueillCM-R
  8. 35Jamiro MonteiroLM
  9. 10Cristian EspinozaRM
  10. 44Cade CowellCF-L
  11. 11Jeremy EbobisseCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Tanner BeasonSUB
  2. 25Ousseni BoudaSUB
  3. 41Emmanuel OchoaSUB
  4. 16Jack SkahanSUB
  5. 22Tommy ThompsonSUB
  6. 21Miguel TraucoSUB
  7. 23Oskar ÅgrenSUB
  8. 28Benjamin KikanovicSUB
  9. 93JudsonSUB

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. 35Brooklyn RainesRM
  9. 11Corey BairdF
  10. 8Amine BassiLF
  11. 20Adalberto CarrasquillaRF

Substitutes

  1. 31MicaelSUB
  2. 34Thorleifur ÚlfarssonSUB
  3. 2Franco EscobarSUB
  4. 21Nelson QuiñonesSUB
  5. 7Ivan FrancoSUB
  6. 13Andrew TarbellSUB
  7. 9Sebastián FerreiraSUB
  8. 27Luis CaicedoSUB
  9. 25Griffin DorseySUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 17' Jonathan Mensah (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 33' Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 37' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Franco Escobar replaces Tate Schmitt because of an injury.
  5. 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.
  6. 44' Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 56' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Iván Franco replaces Brooklyn Raines.
  8. 59' Jamiro Monteiro (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 61' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Judson replaces Michael Baldisimo.
  10. 64' Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 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.
  12. 76' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastián Ferreira replaces Corey Baird.
  13. 76' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nelson Quiñónes replaces Amine Bassi.
  14. 86' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
  15. 86' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Benjamin Kikanovic replaces Cade Cowell.
  16. 90'+3' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Tanner Beason replaces Jamiro Monteiro because of an injury.

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