MLS

FT Saturday, March 16, 2024
Portland Timbers LWDWL 0
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Houston Dynamo FC WLLDW 1
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Shell Energy Stadium · 16,003 att.

Match Report

Dynamo pick up first win, blank Timbers 1-0

Ibrahim Aliyu scored late in the first half and the Houston Dynamo won for the first time this season, defeating the visiting Portland Timbers 1-0 on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
4
42
Possession
58
16
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
333
Accurate Passes
491
400
Passes
560
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
8
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.3
52
Long Balls
56
39
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.8
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
10
12
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
5
8
Effective Clearances
11
8
Clearances
11

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 31MicaelCD-L
  3. 4Ethan BartlowCD-R
  4. 2Franco EscobarLB
  5. 25Griffin DorseyRB
  6. 8Amine BassiAM
  7. 6ArturLM
  8. 21Jan GregusRM
  9. 27Sebastian KowalczykF
  10. 18Ibrahim AliyuAM-L
  11. 20Adalberto CarrasquillaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Brad SmithSUB
  2. 35Brooklyn RainesSUB
  3. 15Latif BlessingSUB
  4. 26Ousmane SyllaSUB
  5. 22Tate SchmittSUB
  6. 17Gabriel SegalSUB
  7. 13Andrew TarbellSUB
  8. 5Daniel SteresSUB

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 4Kamal MillerCD-L
  3. 13Dario ZuparicCD-R
  4. 15Eric MillerLB
  5. 29Juan MosqueraRB
  6. 10EvanderAM
  7. 21Diego CharáLM
  8. 22Cristhian ParedesRM
  9. 27Dairon AsprillaF
  10. 11AntonyAM-L
  11. 30Santiago MorenoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24David AyalaSUB
  2. 41James PantemisSUB
  3. 19Eryk WilliamsonSUB
  4. 2Miguel AraujoSUB
  5. 33Larrys MabialaSUB
  6. 99Nathan FogaçaSUB
  7. 18Zac McGrawSUB

Timeline

  1. 43' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Portland Timbers 0. Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
  2. 52' Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 57' Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 64' Kamal Miller (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Eryk Williamson replaces Cristhian Paredes.
  6. 70' Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 76' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Gabriel Segal replaces Sebastian Kowalczyk.
  8. 76' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Nathan Fogaça replaces Dairon Asprilla.
  9. 80' Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 83' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brad Smith replaces Ibrahim Aliyu.
  11. 87' Substitution, Portland Timbers. David Ayala replaces Eric Miller.
  12. 87' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Miguel Araujo replaces Dario Zuparic.
  13. 90'+3' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brooklyn Raines replaces Amine Bassi because of an injury.

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