MLS

FT Saturday, October 7, 2023
Colorado Rapids LLDWL 1
–
Houston Dynamo FC LWDDW 5
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COL011
HOU415
Shell Energy Stadium · 16,430 att.

Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

COL leads series 2-0-3

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. 5Daniel SteresSUB
  2. 18Ibrahim AliyuSUB
  3. 32Sebastian KowalczykSUB
  4. 7Ivan FrancoSUB
  5. 3Brad SmithSUB
  6. 13Andrew TarbellSUB
  7. 27Luis CaicedoSUB
  8. 17Teenage HadebeSUB

COL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Marko IlicG
  2. 5Andreas MaxsøCD-L
  3. 6Lalas AbubakarCD-R
  4. 13Andrew GutmanLB
  5. 2Keegan RosenberryRB
  6. 11Diego RubioAM
  7. 23Cole BassettLM
  8. 20Connor RonanRM
  9. 9Rafael NavarroF
  10. 14Calvin HarrisAM-L
  11. 28Sam NicholsonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 97Ralph Priso-MbongueSUB
  2. 15Daniel LeyvaSUB
  3. 7Jonathan LewisSUB
  4. 26Abraham RodríguezSUB
  5. 29Brian GalvánSUB
  6. 33Steven BeitashourSUB
  7. 91Kévin CabralSUB
  8. 4Danny WilsonSUB
  9. 12Luis DíazSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 28' Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) Yellow Card at 28'
  5. 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.
  6. 45' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Danny Wilson replaces Sam Nicholson.
  7. 45' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Ralph Priso replaces Calvin Harris.
  8. 48' Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 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.
  10. 56' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Jonathan Lewis replaces Diego Rubio.
  11. 57' Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 63' Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 78' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Aliyu Ibrahim replaces Corey Baird.
  14. 78' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Danny Leyva replaces Connor Ronan.
  15. 80' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Daniel Steres replaces Franco Escobar.
  16. 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.
  17. 86' Ralph Priso (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 88' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastian Kowalczyk replaces Amine Bassi.
  19. 88' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Iván Franco replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla.
  20. 88' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brad Smith replaces Nelson Quiñónes.
  21. 90' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Braian Galván replaces Keegan Rosenberry.

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