Austin FC vs Houston Dynamo FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSSebastian Driussi's goal propels Austin FC past Dynamo 1-0
Sebastian Driussi scored with his right foot from close range in the 87th minute and Austin FC pulled off more late-game heroics to earn a 1-0 victory over the visiting Houston Dynamo on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Diego Rubio (Austin FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi with a headed pass.
- 2': Attempt saved. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 2': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 5': Foul by Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC).
- 5': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastian Kowalczyk is caught offside.
- 12': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Ethan Bartlow.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey with a cross.
- 17': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 18': Foul by Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC).
- 18': Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Alexander Ring (Austin FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni with a cross.
- 21': Attempt missed. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jáder Obrian.
- 22': Attempt missed. Alexander Ring (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni with a through ball.
- 23': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 23': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Griffin Dorsey.
- 25': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Ethan Bartlow.
- 26': Foul by Julio Cascante (Austin FC).
- 26': Steve Clark (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC).
- 26': Latif Blessing (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 27': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 30': Delay in match (Austin FC).
- 30': Julio Cascante (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Foul by Ethan Bartlow (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 32': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Julio Cascante (Austin FC).
- 36': Attempt missed. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Artur.
- 39': Attempt missed. Diego Rubio (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic with a cross.
- 41': Attempt missed. Latif Blessing (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 42': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jáder Obrian with a cross.
- 42': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 45': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 45': Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Austin FC 0, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Austin FC 0, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
- 46': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 46': Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Daniel Pereira (Austin FC).
- 47': Latif Blessing (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 48': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Jáder Obrian (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi.
- 49': Hand ball by Jáder Obrian (Austin FC).
- 53': Foul by Daniel Pereira (Austin FC).
- 53': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Attempt saved. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Amine Bassi with a cross.
- 54': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 56': Attempt saved. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Amine Bassi with a cross.
- 56': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Latif Blessing (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 56': Substitution, Austin FC. CJ Fodrey replaces Jáder Obrian.
- 57': Attempt saved. Julio Cascante (Austin FC) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 57': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Steve Clark.
- 58': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 58': Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC).
- 59': Latif Blessing (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 60': Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Héctor Herrera replaces Latif Blessing.
- 61': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Micael replaces Erik Sviatchenko.
- 63': Attempt missed. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 66': Hand ball by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 66': Substitution, Austin FC. Gyasi Zardes replaces Diego Rubio.
- 68': Attempt saved. Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni with a cross.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 69': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Daniel Pereira.
- 69': Foul by Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 69': Julio Cascante (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 70': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 71': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 72': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Alexander Ring.
- 73': Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
- 74': Attempt saved. Alexander Ring (Austin FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic.
- 74': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC).
- 74': Tate Schmitt (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': CJ Fodrey (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 77': Substitution, Austin FC. Leo Väisänen replaces Julio Cascante.
- 77': Substitution, Austin FC. Hector Jimenez replaces Zan Kolmanic.
- 77': Substitution, Austin FC. Owen Wolff replaces Alexander Ring.
- 79': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Foul by Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC).
- 80': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
- 82': Attempt saved. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey with a cross.
- 84': Attempt saved. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
- 85': Foul by Tate Schmitt (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 85': Owen Wolff (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Tate Schmitt.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni with a cross.
- 87': Goal! Austin FC 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 88': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brad Smith replaces Sebastian Kowalczyk.
- 89': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Tate Schmitt (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Gabriel Segal replaces Tate Schmitt.
- 90'+1': Foul by Gabriel Segal (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+1': Owen Wolff (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni.
- 90'+2': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Steve Clark.
- 90'+4': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Héctor Herrera is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by CJ Fodrey (Austin FC).
- 90'+5': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': CJ Fodrey (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Smith.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Austin FC 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Austin FC 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
Statistics
 HOU |
ATX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 59 | Possession | 41 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 412 | Accurate Passes | 262 |
| 472 | Passes | 315 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 16 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 8 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 12 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 21 | +15 | 39 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | +13 | 38 |
| 3 | Minnesota United FC | 21 | +11 | 37 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 20 | +2 | 33 |
Line-Ups
Austin FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
| 4 | Brendan Hines-Ike |
| 18 | Julio Cascante  |
| 23 | Zan Kolmanic |
| 17 | Jon Gallagher |
| 10 | Sebastián Driussi |
| 8 | Alexander Ring |
| 6 | Dani Pereira |
| 14 | Diego Rubio |
| 7 | Emiliano Rigoni |
| 11 | Jáder Obrian |
Houston Dynamo FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Steve Clark (GK) |
| 4 | Ethan Bartlow |
| 28 | Erik Sviatchenko |
| 22 | Tate Schmitt |
| 25 | Griffin Dorsey |
| 8 | Amine Bassi |
| 6 | Artur |
| 20 | Adalberto Carrasquilla |
| 27 | Sebastian Kowalczyk |
| 18 | Ibrahim Aliyu |
| 15 | Latif Blessing |
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