MLS

FT Sunday, October 29, 2023
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Houston Dynamo FC WDDWW 2
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HOU leads series 1-0 · Shell Energy Stadium · 17,508 att.

Match Report

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Houston Dynamo edge RSL to open first-round series

Amine Bassi found the net with a second-chance goal in the 79th minute to lift the Houston Dynamo to a rousing 2-1 win over visiting Real Salt Lake on Sunday in the first of a best-of-three, opening-round Western Conference series.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
1
28.6
Possession
71.4
7
SHOTS
23
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
209
Accurate Passes
617
278
Passes
693
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
3
6
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.1
52
Long Balls
40
24
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
10
9
Effective Tackles
13
17
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
11
Interceptions
6
32
Effective Clearances
5
32
Clearances
5

Highlights

01:50 Dynamo hang on to take Game 1 vs. RSL Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

HOU leads series 2-1-2

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. 32Sebastian KowalczykSUB
  2. 18Ibrahim AliyuSUB
  3. 13Andrew TarbellSUB
  4. 27Luis CaicedoSUB
  5. 17Teenage HadebeSUB
  6. 34Thorleifur ÚlfarssonSUB
  7. 7Ivan FrancoSUB
  8. 5Daniel SteresSUB
  9. 3Brad SmithSUB

RSL · 3-4-3

  1. 18Zac MacMathG
  2. 4Brayan VeraCD
  3. 3Bryan OviedoCD-L
  4. 19Bode HidalgoCD-R
  5. 6Braian OjedaCM-L
  6. 25Emeka EneliCM-R
  7. 16Maikel ChangLM
  8. 2Andrew BrodyRM
  9. 14Rubio RubínF
  10. 26Diego LunaCF-L
  11. 10Jefferson SavarinoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Nelson PalacioSUB
  2. 31Kevon LambertSUB
  3. 12Scott CaldwellSUB
  4. 17Daniel MusovskiSUB
  5. 28Jasper LöeffelsendSUB
  6. 11Andrés GómezSUB
  7. 35Gavin BeaversSUB
  8. 8Damir KreilachSUB
  9. 29Anderson JulioSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Real Salt Lake 0. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla with a headed pass.
  2. 44' Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Andrés Gómez replaces Maikel Chang.
  4. 45' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Rubio Rubín.
  5. 51' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Kevon Lambert replaces Bode Hidalgo because of an injury.
  6. 54' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Real Salt Lake 1. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anderson Julio following a fast break.
  7. 79' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, Real Salt Lake 1. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  8. 82' Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 85' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Jasper Löffelsend replaces Andrew Brody.
  10. 85' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Danny Musovski replaces Emeka Eneli.
  11. 86' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brad Smith replaces Nelson Quiñónes.
  12. 86' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Luís Caicedo replaces Amine Bassi.
  13. 90'+4' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Aliyu Ibrahim replaces Corey Baird.
  14. 90'+5' Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+7' Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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