MLS

FT Saturday, May 27, 2023
Austin FC LWWLL 1
–
Houston Dynamo FC LLDWW 2
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ATX101
HOU112
Shell Energy Stadium · 16,055 att.

Match Report

Dynamo defeat Austin FC for second time this season

Ivan Franco booted home a loose ball in the goal mouth in the 87th minute to lift the Houston Dynamo to a wild 2-1 victory over visiting Austin FC on Saturday in a back-and-forth Texas Derby match.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
6
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
2
47.3
Possession
52.7
11
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
310
Accurate Passes
370
387
Passes
443
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
6
21
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.3
59
Long Balls
45
29
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
4
Effective Tackles
4
6
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
9
Interceptions
8
23
Effective Clearances
24
23
Clearances
24

Highlights

00:25 Austin FC's Zardes scores his 100th MLS goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATX leads series 3-2

Lineups

HOU · 4-3-3

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 4Ethan BartlowCD-L
  3. 5Daniel SteresCD-R
  4. 31MicaelLB
  5. 2Franco EscobarRB
  6. 6ArturCM
  7. 16Héctor HerreraLM
  8. 20Adalberto CarrasquillaRM
  9. 18Ibrahim AliyuF
  10. 11Corey BairdLF
  11. 8Amine BassiRF

Substitutes

  1. 28Erik SviatchenkoSUB
  2. 3Brad SmithSUB
  3. 34Thorleifur ÚlfarssonSUB
  4. 21Nelson QuiñonesSUB
  5. 13Andrew TarbellSUB
  6. 9Sebastián FerreiraSUB
  7. 7Ivan FrancoSUB
  8. 30Chase GasperSUB
  9. 27Luis CaicedoSUB

ATX · 3-4-3

  1. 1Brad StuverG
  2. 18Julio CascanteCD
  3. 8Alexander RingCD-L
  4. 24Nick LimaCD-R
  5. 6Dani PereiraCM-L
  6. 22Sofiane DjeffalCM-R
  7. 21Adam LundkvistLM
  8. 16Hector JimenezRM
  9. 9Gyasi ZardesF
  10. 7Emiliano RigoniCF-L
  11. 13Ethan FinlayCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Jhojan ValenciaSUB
  2. 66Aleksandar RadovanovicSUB
  3. 20Matt BersanoSUB
  4. 17Jon GallagherSUB
  5. 4Kipp KellerSUB
  6. 29Will BruinSUB
  7. 14Diego FagundezSUB
  8. 11Rodney RedesSUB
  9. 37Maximiliano UrrutiSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 0, Austin FC 1. Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nick Lima with a cross.
  2. 30' Julio Cascante (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 37' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Austin FC 1. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, Austin FC. Jon Gallagher replaces Hector Jimenez.
  5. 63' Substitution, Austin FC. Diego Fagundez replaces Ethan Finlay.
  6. 63' Substitution, Austin FC. Jhojan Valencia replaces Sofiane Djeffal.
  7. 63' Substitution, Austin FC. Aleksandar Radovanovic replaces Alexander Ring because of an injury.
  8. 65' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nelson Quiñónes replaces Corey Baird.
  9. 67' Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 70' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thorleifur Úlfarsson replaces Aliyu Ibrahim.
  11. 74' Substitution, Austin FC. Maximiliano Urruti replaces Gyasi Zardes.
  12. 81' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Iván Franco replaces Amine Bassi.
  13. 87' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, Austin FC 1. Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Steres following a corner.
  14. 90'+3' Micael (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.

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