Houston Dynamo FC vs Colorado Rapids, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
- 3': Nelson Quiñones
- 9': Amine Bassi
- 28': Nelson Quiñones
- 41': Corey Baird
- 84': Artur
FT
5 - 1
5 - 1
In their home finale, Dynamo drub Rapids
Nelson Quinones scored twice to help the Houston Dynamo find the net four times before halftime of their final home game of the regular season, a 5-1 victory over last-place Colorado on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nelson Quiñónes.
- 2': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Marko Ilic.
- 3': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
- 6': Attempt saved. Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 6': Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 9': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, Colorado Rapids 0. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Corey Baird.
- 10': Andrew Gutman (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 15': Attempt blocked. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey with a cross.
- 15': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Andreas Maxsø.
- 16': Attempt missed. Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Artur with a cross following a corner.
- 17': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 17': Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids).
- 18': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
- 25': Attempt missed. Andrew Gutman (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
- 26': Attempt missed. Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rafael Navarro.
- 28': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 3, Colorado Rapids 0. Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
- 28': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
- 30': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids).
- 33': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids).
- 34': Foul by Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids).
- 34': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Attempt missed. Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 36': Attempt saved. Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 37': Attempt saved. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Marko Ilic (Colorado Rapids).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 4, Colorado Rapids 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 following a fast break.
- 42': Foul by Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 42': Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Andrew Gutman (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Navarro.
- 43': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Griffin Dorsey.
- 44': Attempt missed. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Gutman.
- 45'+1': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Héctor Herrera tries a through ball, but Nelson Quiñónes is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 4, Colorado Rapids 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 4, Colorado Rapids 0.
- 45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Danny Wilson replaces Sam Nicholson.
- 45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Ralph Priso replaces Calvin Harris.
- 46': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 48': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 48': Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 4, Colorado Rapids 1. Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Ronan with a headed pass.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nelson Quiñónes.
- 54': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Danny Wilson.
- 55': Hand ball by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 56': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Jonathan Lewis replaces Diego Rubio.
- 57': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
- 57': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt missed. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 63': Foul by Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids).
- 63': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Hand ball by Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids).
- 66': Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 67': Attempt missed. Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Connor Ronan with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 68': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
- 68': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids).
- 69': Attempt saved. Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 70': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 70': Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Andrew Gutman (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 74': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Cole Bassett tries a through ball, but Rafael Navarro is caught offside.
- 75': Foul by Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids).
- 75': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Aliyu Ibrahim replaces Corey Baird.
- 78': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Danny Leyva replaces Connor Ronan.
- 80': Attempt missed. Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 80': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Daniel Steres replaces Franco Escobar.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Hand ball by Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids).
- 84': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 5, Colorado Rapids 1. Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 86': Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastian Kowalczyk replaces Amine Bassi.
- 88': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Iván Franco replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 88': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brad Smith replaces Nelson Quiñónes.
- 90': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Braian Galván replaces Keegan Rosenberry.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
- 90'+3': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+3': Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Gutman.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 5, Colorado Rapids 1.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 5, Colorado Rapids 1.
Statistics
 COL |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 34.1 | Possession | 65.9 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 290 | Accurate Passes | 646 |
| 353 | Passes | 703 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 12 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 16,430
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 16,430
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Salt Lake | 10 | +8 | 18 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 10 | +4 | 18 |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | +8 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | 9 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Houston Dynamo FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Steve Clark (GK) |
| 31 | Micael |
| 28 | Erik Sviatchenko |
| 2 | Franco Escobar |
| 25 | Griffin Dorsey |
| 8 | Amine Bassi |
| 16 | Héctor Herrera |
| 6 | Artur |
| 11 | Corey Baird |
| 21 | Nelson Quiñones |
| 20 | Adalberto Carrasquilla |
Colorado Rapids (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Ilic (GK) |
| 5 | Andreas Maxsø |
| 6 | Lalas Abubakar  |
| 13 | Andrew Gutman |
| 2 | Keegan Rosenberry |
| 11 | Diego Rubio |
| 23 | Cole Bassett |
| 20 | Connor Ronan |
| 9 | Rafael Navarro |
| 14 | Calvin Harris |
| 28 | Sam Nicholson |
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