FORT LAUDERDALE. Houston Dynamo defeats Inter Miami 3-1. Houston Dynamo got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from D. Quintero (49′) and F. Picault (57′). Inter Miami tried to recover with a goal from G. Higuain (66′). Notwithstanding, the contest was closed by a goal (90′) scored by F. Picault for Houston Dynamo.
The match was played at the Lockhart Stadium stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday and it started at 9:55 pm local time. The referee was Allen Chapman with the collaboration of Jeffrey Greeson and Andrew Bigelow. The 4th official was Joshua Encarnación. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22 degrees Celsius or 71.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 24 Total 12
- 5 On Target 5
- 19 Off Target 7
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 103 Attack 92
- 50 Dangerous attack 26
- 70 Ball safe 66
- 1 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Inter Miami was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Houston Dynamo that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Inter Miami had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Houston Dynamo was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Inter Miami shot 24 times, 5 on target, 19 off target. Regarding the opposition, Houston Dynamo shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Inter Miami received 3 yellow cards (A. Lassiter, N. Marsman and Gregore). Regarding the opposition, Houston Dynamo received 4 yellow cards (A. Lundqvist, T. Hadebe, C. Baird and F. Picault).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this encounter, Inter Miami will stay with 1 points to hold in the 27th place. Regarding the opposition, Houston Dynamo will have 8 points like Austin, Columbus Crew, Dallas, Orlando City, Colorado Rapids and Minnesota United to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Inter Miami will host Montreal Impact on the 8th of October with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Montreal Impact (0 draws).
Houston Dynamo will host LA Galaxy on the 9th of October with a 14-12 head to head statistic in favor of LA Galaxy (10 draws).
Inter Miami – Formation
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Inter Miami adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Phil Neville decided to play with the following team: .
Inter Miami could not rely on the presence of M. Adams (injured).
Substitutions
Inter Miami made 3 changes: R. Robinson for L. Campana (81′), J. Mota for M. Adams (82′) and A. Lassiter for E. Rodriguez (82′).
Houston Dynamo – Formation
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Also Houston Dynamo adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura played with: .
Substitutions
Houston Dynamo made 5 changes: M. Rodriguez for A. Carrasquilla (71′), S. Ferreira for T. Ulfarsson (76′), D. Quintero for T. Pasher (76′), G. Vera for S. Junqua (84′) and C. Baird for D. Ceren (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Sporting KC – 1-0
- Minnesota United – Seattle Sounders – 1-2
- Portland Timbers – LA Galaxy – 1-3
- Colorado Rapids – Real Salt Lake – 1-1
- Inter Miami – Houston Dynamo – 1-3