Houston Dynamo FC vs Austin FC, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSOndrej Lingr scores again as Houston tops Austin
Ondrej Lingr scored in the 61st minute in his first start for Houston and Ezequiel Ponce added an insurance tally 18 minutes later to carry the host Dynamo to a 2-0 victory over short-handed Austin FC on Saturday in a Western Conference match between...
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 1': Owen Wolff (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 6': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Myrto Uzuni (Austin FC).
- 10': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Oleksandr Svatok (Austin FC).
- 12': Attempt saved. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 13': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
- 14': Attempt missed. Guilherme Biro (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Owen Wolff with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Offside, Austin FC. Jáder Obrian is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 19': Ilie Sánchez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Offside, Austin FC. Osman Bukari is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Guilherme Biro (Austin FC).
- 24': Jonathan Bond (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Guilherme Biro (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Foul by Dani Pereira (Austin FC).
- 26': Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 27': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 28': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 28': Jáder Obrian (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Attempt missed. Dani Pereira (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Owen Wolff following a set piece situation.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Dani Pereira (Austin FC).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Substitution, Austin FC. Besard Sabovic replaces Dani Pereira because of an injury.
- 35': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Foul by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
- 36': Foul by Besard Sabovic (Austin FC).
- 36': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Austin FC).
- 41': Attempt saved. Myrto Uzuni (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oleksandr Svatok with a through ball.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Jáder Obrian (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 42': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Amine Bassi is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt missed. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45'+1': Osman Bukari (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Austin FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 0, Austin FC 0.
- 47': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brooklyn Raines.
- 52': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 52': Guilherme Biro (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Osman Bukari (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Owen Wolff.
- 54': Foul by Osman Bukari (Austin FC).
- 54': Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
- 56': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
- 57': Attempt saved. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
- 59': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Oleksandr Svatok (Austin FC).
- 61': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Austin FC 0. Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 62': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Besard Sabovic (Austin FC).
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Besard Sabovic (Austin FC).
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Foul by Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 65': Owen Wolff (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ethan Bartlow replaces Erik Sviatchenko.
- 67': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Ethan Bartlow.
- 68': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastian Kowalczyk replaces Ondrej Lingr.
- 68': Substitution, Austin FC. Nicolás Dubersarsky replaces Owen Wolff.
- 68': Substitution, Austin FC. Diego Rubio replaces Jáder Obrian.
- 69': Hand ball by Besard Sabovic (Austin FC).
- 71': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Besard Sabovic (Austin FC).
- 72': Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Nicolás Dubersarsky (Austin FC).
- 72': Nicolás Dubersarsky (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Diego Rubio (Austin FC).
- 75': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brooklyn Raines.
- 76': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Oleksandr Svatok (Austin FC).
- 76': Oleksandr Svatok (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Substitution, Austin FC. Zan Kolmanic replaces Guilherme Biro.
- 77': Substitution, Austin FC. CJ Fodrey replaces Ilie Sánchez.
- 77': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Kowalczyk.
- 79': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, Austin FC 0. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey following a fast break.
- 82': Attempt saved. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Myrto Uzuni.
- 82': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
- 82': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Foul by Julio Cascante (Austin FC).
- 84': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Julio Cascante (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Julio Cascante (Austin FC).
- 87': Foul by Besard Sabovic (Austin FC).
- 87': Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Diego Rubio (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. CJ Fodrey (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nicolás Lodeiro replaces Ezequiel Ponce.
- 90'+2': Femi Awodesu (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by CJ Fodrey (Austin FC).
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amine Bassi with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 90'+5': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+5': Nicolás Dubersarsky (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Daniel Steres replaces Amine Bassi.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Júnior Urso replaces Jack McGlynn.
- 90'+7': Foul by Oleksandr Svatok (Austin FC).
- 90'+7': Nicolás Lodeiro (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+7': Foul by Daniel Steres (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+7': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Besard Sabovic (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Julio Cascante (Austin FC) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic following a set piece situation.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 2, Austin FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 2, Austin FC 0.
Statistics
 ATX |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 49.4 | Possession | 50.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 378 | Accurate Passes | 408 |
| 440 | Passes | 463 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 19 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 12 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 16 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 17,808
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 17,808
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 10 | +13 | 23 |
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 10 | +5 | 18 |
| 3 | Austin FC | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | 10 | +2 | 16 |
Line-Ups
Houston Dynamo FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Jonathan Bond (GK) |
| 24 | Obafemi Awodesu |
| 28 | Erik Sviatchenko |
| 2 | Franco Escobar  |
| 25 | Griffin Dorsey |
| 6 | Artur |
| 35 | Brooklyn Raines |
| 9 | Ondrej Lingr |
| 21 | Jack McGlynn |
| 8 | Amine Bassi |
| 10 | Ezequiel Ponce |
Austin FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
| 18 | Julio Cascante |
| 5 | Oleksandr Svatok |
| 29 | Guilherme Biro |
| 17 | Jon Gallagher |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez |
| 33 | Owen Wolff |
| 8 | Dani Pereira |
| 10 | Myrto Uzuni |
| 7 | Jáder Obrian |
| 11 | Osman Bukari |
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