Austin FC vs Houston Dynamo FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSBrad Stuver's latest shutout helps Austin FC past Dynamo
Ethan Finlay, Gyasi Zardes and Julio Cascante scored goals and Brad Stuver recorded his second straight clean sheet as surging Austin FC rolled over visiting Houston Dynamo FC 3-0 on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Hand ball by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
- 8': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 17': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 17': Owen Wolff (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Erik Sviatchenko tries a through ball, but Héctor Herrera is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 20': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 21': Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Goal! Austin FC 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Ethan Finlay (Austin FC) header from very close range to the top right corner.
- 25': Aleksandar Radovanovic (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Aliyu Ibrahim (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 26': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Aliyu Ibrahim (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 27': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 27': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 30': Nick Lima (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Artur.
- 32': Goal! Austin FC 2, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi with a cross.
- 33': Delay in match (Austin FC).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Franco Escobar tries a through ball, but Erik Sviatchenko is caught offside.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Foul by Jon Gallagher (Austin FC).
- 39': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Héctor Herrera tries a through ball, but Daniel Steres is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 44': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Diego Fagundez (Austin FC).
- 44': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Héctor Herrera.
- 45': Foul by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
- 45': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Owen Wolff (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Nick Lima.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 45'+5': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45'+5': Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+6': Attempt missed. Julio Cascante (Austin FC) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nick Lima.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Austin FC 2, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Austin FC 2, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Austin FC. Kipp Keller replaces Aleksandar Radovanovic.
- 45': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thorleifur Úlfarsson replaces Corey Baird.
- 46': Foul by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 46': Kipp Keller (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Owen Wolff.
- 48': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 49': Attempt blocked. Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Héctor Herrera.
- 50': Goal! Austin FC 3, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Julio Cascante (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Diego Fagundez (Austin FC).
- 56': Foul by Thorleifur Úlfarsson (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 56': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Iván Franco replaces Amine Bassi.
- 59': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Luís Caicedo replaces Aliyu Ibrahim.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 60': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
- 60': Foul by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 60': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC).
- 62': Steve Clark (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jon Gallagher.
- 65': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
- 66': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Micael.
- 68': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Micael.
- 68': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Attempt missed. Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Attempt saved. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thorleifur Úlfarsson with a cross.
- 73': Attempt missed. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 73': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Griffin Dorsey replaces Nelson Quiñónes.
- 74': Attempt missed. Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
- 75': Foul by Nick Lima (Austin FC).
- 75': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Nick Lima (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Julio Cascante (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 78': Delay in match (Austin FC).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, Austin FC. Emiliano Rigoni replaces Diego Fagundez.
- 80': Substitution, Austin FC. Maximiliano Urruti replaces Gyasi Zardes.
- 83': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastián Ferreira replaces Artur.
- 84': Attempt missed. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
- 85': Substitution, Austin FC. Adam Lundkvist replaces Ethan Finlay.
- 86': Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 87': Substitution, Austin FC. Jhojan Valencia replaces Daniel Pereira.
- 88': Foul by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
- 88': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Thorleifur Úlfarsson (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC).
- 90'+2': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Maximiliano Urruti (Austin FC).
- 90'+2': Luís Caicedo (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
- 90'+3': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC).
- 90'+5': Thorleifur Úlfarsson (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Thorleifur Úlfarsson (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 90'+6': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Austin FC 3, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Austin FC 3, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
Statistics
 HOU |
ATX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 48.6 | Possession | 51.4 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 269 | Accurate Passes | 278 |
| 334 | Passes | 338 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 7 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 14 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 16 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 12 | +14 | 27 |
| 2 | Minnesota United FC | 12 | +8 | 22 |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 12 | +3 | 21 |
| 4 | San Diego FC | 12 | +7 | 20 |
Line-Ups
Austin FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
| 66 | Aleksandar Radovanovic |
| 18 | Julio Cascante |
| 17 | Jon Gallagher  |
| 24 | Nick Lima |
| 6 | Dani Pereira |
| 33 | Owen Wolff |
| 14 | Diego Fagundez |
| 13 | Ethan Finlay |
| 10 | Sebastián Driussi |
| 9 | Gyasi Zardes |
Houston Dynamo FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Steve Clark (GK) |
| 31 | Micael |
| 28 | Erik Sviatchenko |
| 5 | Daniel Steres |
| 2 | Franco Escobar |
| 8 | Amine Bassi |
| 16 | Héctor Herrera |
| 6 | Artur |
| 18 | Ibrahim Aliyu |
| 21 | Nelson Quiñones |
| 11 | Corey Baird |
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