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Houston Dynamo FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2023 MLS, Western Conference Playoffs - Semifinals

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Houston Dynamo FC
  • 39': Franco Escobar
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Sporting Kansas City

    Houston Dynamo edge Sporting KC to reach West final

    Franco Escobar scored on a corner-kick header late in the first half to lift the Houston Dynamo to a 1-0 victory over visiting Sporting Kansas City in Sunday's Western Conference semifinal.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Artur.
    • 7': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Tim Leibold.
    • 8': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 8': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Franco Escobar.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 15': Foul by Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 15': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 18': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 19': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 19': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 20': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Héctor Herrera.
    • 20': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 20': Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Micael is caught offside.
    • 22': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 22': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Hand ball by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 24': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 24': Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 25': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 26': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 26': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 27': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 28': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
    • 35': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 35': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 38': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Nemanja Radoja.
    • 39': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross following a corner.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gadi Kinda.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 0.
    • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 48': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 49': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 52': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 53': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 53': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 57': Foul by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 57': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tim Leibold.
    • 61': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 62': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 62': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
    • 64': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
    • 65': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 68': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 68': Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
    • 69': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
    • 70': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy replaces Gadi Kinda.
    • 70': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Nemanja Radoja is caught offside.
    • 72': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Corey Baird.
    • 74': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 75': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 77': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brad Smith replaces Nelson Quiñónes.
    • 77': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Aliyu Ibrahim replaces Corey Baird.
    • 78': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 78': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Dany Rosero.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla with a headed pass.
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Foul by Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 83': Micael (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Graham Zusi replaces Jake Davis.
    • 84': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada replaces Rémi Walter.
    • 85': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Luís Caicedo replaces Amine Bassi.
    • 87': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Adalberto Carrasquilla is caught offside.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross.
    • 88': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
    • 88': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 88': Luís Caicedo (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Tim Leibold.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Roger Espinoza with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Aliyu Ibrahim (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Erik Thommy.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 16
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 3
    36.4 Possession 63.6
    12 SHOTS 15
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    272 Accurate Passes 558
    361 Passes 651
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    5 Accurate Crosses 8
    16 Crosses 14
    0.3 Cross % 0.6
    58 Long Balls 54
    22 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 11
    14 Tackles 19
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 4
    15 Effective Clearances 23
    15 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
    Location: Houston, Texas, USA
    Attendance: 20,319

    Line-Ups

    HOU 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 Yellow Card
    Houston Dynamo FC Substitutes:
    Ivan Franco, Sebastian Kowalczyk, Teenage Hadebe, Daniel Steres, Thorleifur Úlfarsson, Andrew Tarbell, Luis Caicedo, Brad Smith, Ibrahim Aliyu.

    SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    29 Tim Melia (GK)
    3 Andreu Fontàs
    5 Dany Rosero
    14 Tim Leibold Yellow Card
    17 Jacob Davis
    6 Nemanja Radoja
    10 Gadi Kinda
    54 Rémi Walter
    9 Alan Pulido
    20 Dániel Sallói
    7 Johnny Russell
    Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
    Khiry Shelton, William Agada, Felipe Hernàndez, Erik Thommy, Graham Zusi, Marinos Tzionis, Robert Castellanos, John Pulskamp, Roger Espinoza.

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