MLS

FT Sunday, August 20, 2023
Portland Timbers WWLLL 0
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Houston Dynamo FC LWWLW 5
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Shell Energy Stadium · 12,670 att.

Match Report

Dynamo get goals from 5 different players in rout of Timbers

The Houston Dynamo began the stretch run to the postseason with a bang, getting goals from five different players en route to a 5-0 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers on Sunday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
0
36.8
Possession
63.2
6
SHOTS
11
0
ON GOAL
9
0.0
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
238
Accurate Passes
460
290
Passes
508
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
11
0.1
Cross %
0.4
44
Long Balls
38
21
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
0
7
Effective Tackles
10
13
Tackles
11
0.5
Tackle %
0.9
7
Interceptions
6
5
Effective Clearances
11
5
Clearances
11

Highlights

01:21 Houston Dynamo take big lead after two goals in 3-minute span Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 31MicaelCD-L
  3. 28Erik SviatchenkoCD-R
  4. 2Franco EscobarLB
  5. 25Griffin DorseyRB
  6. 8Amine BassiAM
  7. 16Héctor HerreraLM
  8. 6ArturRM
  9. 11Corey BairdF
  10. 21Nelson QuiñonesAM-L
  11. 20Adalberto CarrasquillaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Andrew TarbellSUB
  2. 32Sebastian KowalczykSUB
  3. 27Luis CaicedoSUB
  4. 3Brad SmithSUB
  5. 5Daniel SteresSUB
  6. 34Thorleifur ÚlfarssonSUB
  7. 4Ethan BartlowSUB
  8. 18Ibrahim AliyuSUB
  9. 7Ivan FrancoSUB

POR · 4-3-3

  1. 31Aljaz IvacicG
  2. 13Dario ZuparicCD-L
  3. 2Miguel AraujoCD-R
  4. 5Claudio BravoLB
  5. 29Juan MosqueraRB
  6. 6Bryan AcostaCM
  7. 20EvanderLM
  8. 22Cristhian ParedesRM
  9. 7Franck BoliF
  10. 23Yimmi CharáLF
  11. 27Dairon AsprillaRF

Substitutes

  1. 10Sebastián BlancoSUB
  2. 92Noel CaliskanSUB
  3. 16Diego GutiérrezSUB
  4. 15Eric MillerSUB
  5. 14Justin RasmussenSUB
  6. 11Jaroslaw NiezgodaSUB
  7. 9Felipe MoraSUB
  8. 1David BinghamSUB
  9. 33Larrys MabialaSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Portland Timbers 0. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  2. 11' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, Portland Timbers 0. Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a headed pass.
  3. 14' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 3, Portland Timbers 0. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla with a through ball.
  4. 22' Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+1' Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+3' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 4, Portland Timbers 0. Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Corey Baird.
  7. 45'+4' Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 45' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Felipe Mora replaces Franck Boli.
  9. 45' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Eric Miller replaces Claudio Bravo.
  10. 45' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Larrys Mabiala replaces Yimmi Chará.
  11. 45' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Sebastián Blanco replaces Dairon Asprilla.
  12. 60' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brad Smith replaces Nelson Quiñónes.
  13. 61' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Luís Caicedo replaces Héctor Herrera.
  14. 62' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ethan Bartlow replaces Micael because of an injury.
  15. 63' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 5, Portland Timbers 0. Brad Smith (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steve Clark.
  16. 69' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Jaroslaw Niezgoda replaces Juan Mosquera.
  17. 73' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastian Kowalczyk replaces Artur.
  18. 78' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Daniel Steres replaces Erik Sviatchenko.
  19. 89' Evander (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90' Miguel Araujo (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.

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