MLS

FT Saturday, October 21, 2023
Houston Dynamo FC WDDWW 3
–
Portland Timbers WWDLL 1
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HOU123
POR011
Providence Park · 25,218 att.

Match Report

Griffin Dorsey nets brace as Dynamo eliminate Timbers

Griffin Dorsey scored a brace to lead Houston Dynamo FC to a 3-1 road win over the Portland Timbers on Saturday, eliminating Portland on MLS Decision Day.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
11
5
Saves
3
53.9
Possession
46.1
7
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
6
0.9
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
394
Accurate Passes
317
475
Passes
387
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
12
Crosses
37
0.2
Cross %
0.1
56
Long Balls
49
29
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
5
6
Effective Tackles
12
20
Tackles
19
0.3
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
11
39
Effective Clearances
14
39
Clearances
14

Head to Head

POR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

POR · 4-3-3

  1. 1David BinghamG
  2. 13Dario ZuparicCD-L
  3. 18Zac McGrawCD-R
  4. 5Claudio BravoLB
  5. 29Juan MosqueraRB
  6. 21Diego CharáCM
  7. 20EvanderLM
  8. 22Cristhian ParedesRM
  9. 9Felipe MoraF
  10. 23Yimmi CharáLF
  11. 30Santiago MorenoRF

Substitutes

  1. 27Dairon AsprillaSUB
  2. 26Hunter SulteSUB
  3. 6Bryan AcostaSUB
  4. 2Miguel AraujoSUB
  5. 80AntonySUB
  6. 7Franck BoliSUB
  7. 15Eric MillerSUB
  8. 33Larrys MabialaSUB
  9. 10Sebastián BlancoSUB

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. 17Teenage HadebeSUB
  3. 27Luis CaicedoSUB
  4. 3Brad SmithSUB
  5. 32Sebastian KowalczykSUB
  6. 34Thorleifur ÚlfarssonSUB
  7. 18Ibrahim AliyuSUB
  8. 7Ivan FrancoSUB
  9. 13Andrew TarbellSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Portland Timbers 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross following a corner.
  2. 40' Micael (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 42' Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+4' Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 48' Goal! Portland Timbers 0, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  6. 59' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Dairon Asprilla replaces Yimmi Chará.
  7. 59' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Sebastián Blanco replaces Cristhian Paredes.
  8. 66' Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 67' Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 70' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Aliyu Ibrahim replaces Corey Baird.
  11. 71' Goal! Portland Timbers 0, Houston Dynamo FC 3. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
  12. 72' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Franck Boli replaces Juan Mosquera.
  13. 74' Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 80' Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Houston Dynamo FC 3. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Evander with a cross.
  15. 82' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Antony replaces Claudio Bravo.
  16. 84' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brad Smith replaces Nelson Quiñónes.
  17. 84' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Luís Caicedo replaces Amine Bassi.
  18. 90' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Daniel Steres replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla.

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