MLS

FT Sunday, November 26, 2023
Sporting Kansas City WWWWL 0
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Houston Dynamo FC WWLWW 1
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HOU101
Shell Energy Stadium · 20,319 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

00:36 Houston hang on to beat SKC in playoffs Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

SKC 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

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 3Andreu FontàsCD-L
  3. 5Dany RoseroCD-R
  4. 14Tim LeiboldLB
  5. 17Jacob DavisRB
  6. 6Nemanja RadojaCM
  7. 10Gadi KindaLM
  8. 54Rémi WalterRM
  9. 9Alan PulidoF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 68' Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 70' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy replaces Gadi Kinda.
  4. 77' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brad Smith replaces Nelson Quiñónes.
  5. 77' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Aliyu Ibrahim replaces Corey Baird.
  6. 78' Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 84' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Graham Zusi replaces Jake Davis.
  8. 84' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada replaces Rémi Walter.
  9. 85' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Luís Caicedo replaces Amine Bassi.
  10. 89' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Tim Leibold.

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