MLS

FT Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Vancouver Whitecaps WWDWL 1
–
Houston Dynamo FC WWDDW 4
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VAN011
HOU224
Shell Energy Stadium · 13,866 att.

Match Report

Hector Herrera's goal, assist lead Dynamo past Whitecaps

Hector Herrera and Griffin Dorsey scored first-half goals and Ivan Franco and Ibrahim Aliyu added on in the second half as the Houston Dynamo defeated the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps 4-1 on Wednesday in a key late-season Western Conference match.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
0
1
Saves
4
50.9
Possession
49.1
11
SHOTS
6
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
342
Accurate Passes
351
418
Passes
413
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
1
23
Crosses
8
0.3
Cross %
0.1
58
Long Balls
52
31
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
0
9
Effective Tackles
5
12
Tackles
8
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
7
4
Effective Clearances
23
4
Clearances
23

Head to Head

VAN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

HOU · 3-4-1-2

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 17Teenage HadebeCD
  3. 31MicaelCD-L
  4. 28Erik SviatchenkoCD-R
  5. 27Luis CaicedoCM-L
  6. 6ArturCM-R
  7. 16Héctor HerreraAM
  8. 21Nelson QuiñonesLM
  9. 25Griffin DorseyRM
  10. 11Corey BairdCF-L
  11. 32Sebastian KowalczykCF-R

VAN · 3-1-4-2

  1. 18Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 2Mathías LabordaCD
  3. 6Tristan BlackmonCD-L
  4. 23Javain BrownCD-R
  5. 20Andrés CubasSW
  6. 45Pedro ViteCM-L
  7. 22Ali AhmedCM-R
  8. 27Ryan RaposoLM
  9. 7Richie LaryeaRM
  10. 25Ryan GauldCF-L
  11. 24Brian WhiteCF-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 13' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 24' Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 30' Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 36' Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 44' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Corey Baird.
  7. 45' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Junior Hoilett replaces Ryan Raposo.
  8. 45' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Andrés Cubas.
  9. 49' Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 52' Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 56' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brad Smith replaces Nelson Quiñónes.
  12. 56' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Iván Franco replaces Sebastian Kowalczyk.
  13. 60' Micael (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 67' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Simon Becher replaces Brian White.
  15. 73' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brad Smith.
  16. 77' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Levonte Johnson replaces Richie Laryea.
  17. 78' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Aliyu Ibrahim replaces Artur because of an injury.
  18. 84' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 4, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Aliyu Ibrahim (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  19. 85' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jean-Claude Ngando replaces Ryan Gauld.
  20. 86' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brooklyn Raines replaces Héctor Herrera.
  21. 90' Own Goal by Erik Sviatchenko, Houston Dynamo FC. Houston Dynamo FC 4, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.

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