MLS

FT Saturday, May 24, 2025
Houston Dynamo FC LWWLD 3
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San Jose Earthquakes WDDWD 3
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SJ033
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Team Stats

19
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
11
5
Saves
1
43.5
Possession
56.5
10
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
256
Accurate Passes
351
342
Passes
442
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
8
16
Crosses
27
0.3
Cross %
0.3
56
Long Balls
61
20
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
6
23
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
13
39
Effective Clearances
16
39
Clearances
16

Head to Head

HOU leads series 4-1

Lineups

SJ · 3-4-2-1

  1. 36Earl EdwardsG
  2. 5Daniel MunieCD
  3. 12Dave RomneyCD-L
  4. 25Max FlorianiCD-R
  5. 6Ian HarkesCM-L
  6. 34Beau LerouxCM-R
  7. 94Vítor CostaLM
  8. 22DeJuan JonesRM
  9. 17Josef MartínezF
  10. 23Hernan LopezCF-L
  11. 10Cristian EspinozaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Mark-Anthony KayeSUB
  2. 19Preston JuddSUB
  3. 28Benjamin KikanovicSUB
  4. 7Amahl PellegrinoSUB
  5. 3Paul MarieSUB
  6. 24Nick LimaSUB
  7. 18Reid RobertsSUB
  8. 97Luca UlrichSUB
  9. 11Ousseni BoudaSUB

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Jonathan BondG
  2. 22Pablo OrtízCD-L
  3. 24Obafemi AwodesuCD-R
  4. 36Felipe AndradeLB
  5. 25Griffin DorseyRB
  6. 8Amine BassiAM
  7. 35Brooklyn RainesLM
  8. 6ArturRM
  9. 10Ezequiel PonceF
  10. 9Ondrej LingrAM-L
  11. 21Jack McGlynnAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Franco EscobarSUB
  2. 16Erik DueñasSUB
  3. 20Nicolás LodeiroSUB
  4. 12Toyosi OlusanyaSUB
  5. 17Gabriel SegalSUB
  6. 23Michael HallidaySUB
  7. 1Jimmy MaurerSUB
  8. 4Ethan BartlowSUB
  9. 27Sebastian KowalczykSUB

Timeline

  1. 31' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey with a cross.
  2. 50' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 0, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Felipe Andrade (Houston Dynamo FC) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  3. 53' Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 64' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Preston Judd replaces Hernán López.
  5. 65' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastian Kowalczyk replaces Ezequiel Ponce.
  6. 66' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 1, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by DeJuan Jones.
  7. 72' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 2, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ian Harkes with a cross.
  8. 76' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 3, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Daniel Munie (San Jose Earthquakes) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ian Harkes with a cross following a corner.
  9. 78' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda replaces Josef Martínez.
  10. 78' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Mark-Anthony Kaye replaces Beau Leroux.
  11. 78' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Franco Escobar replaces Felipe Andrade.
  12. 83' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nicolás Lodeiro replaces Brooklyn Raines.
  13. 83' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Toyosi Olusanya replaces Amine Bassi.
  14. 87' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Reid Roberts replaces Vítor Costa.
  15. 87' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Nick Lima replaces DeJuan Jones.
  16. 89' Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 89' Pablo Ortíz (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+1' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 3, Houston Dynamo FC 3. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Franco Escobar.
  19. 90'+7' Reid Roberts (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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