MLS

FT Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Columbus Crew WLWWL 0
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Houston Dynamo FC LWWWW 2
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CLB000
HOU112
Shell Energy Stadium · 10,873 att.

Match Report

Dynamo continue home dominance against Crew

An early goal from Corey Baird and a late one from Ibrahim Aliyu helped Houston defeat Columbus 2-0 on Wednesday to extend the Dynamo's home dominance over the Crew.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
12
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
3
55
Possession
45
10
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
397
Accurate Passes
323
455
Passes
382
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
3
28
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.3
39
Long Balls
43
26
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
12
13
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.9
10
Interceptions
10
12
Effective Clearances
21
12
Clearances
21

Highlights

00:40 Corey Baird beats keeper to score opening goal for Houston Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

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

CLB · 3-4-2-1

  1. 28Patrick SchulteG
  2. 25Sean ZawadzkiCD
  3. 21Yevhen CheberkoCD-L
  4. 31Steven MoreiraCD-R
  5. 8Aidan MorrisCM-L
  6. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  7. 27Max ArfstenLM
  8. 23Mohamed FarsiRM
  9. 9Cucho HernándezF
  10. 20Alexandru MatanCF-L
  11. 19Jacen Russell-RoweCF-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 14' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Columbus Crew 0. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  3. 45' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Diego Rossi replaces Jacen Russell-Rowe.
  4. 45' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Rudy Camacho replaces Darlington Nagbe.
  5. 58' Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 67' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Julian Gressel replaces Mohamed Farsi.
  7. 67' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yaw Yeboah replaces Max Arfsten.
  8. 69' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Luís Caicedo replaces Amine Bassi.
  9. 69' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brad Smith replaces Nelson Quiñónes.
  10. 71' Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 76' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Christian Ramírez replaces Yevhen Cheberko.
  12. 81' Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 82' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Aliyu Ibrahim replaces Corey Baird.
  14. 87' Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, Columbus Crew 0. Aliyu Ibrahim (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a through ball following a fast break.
  16. 90'+3' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Daniel Steres replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla.

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