Austin steals a 2-1 win against Houston Dynamo 2-1

Austin beat Houston Dynamo to win 2-1. An own goal from J. Cascante was decisive in the 90min.

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Austin steals a 2-1 win against Houston Dynamo 2-1

Austin bested Houston Dynamo to win 2-1. An own goal from J. Cascante was decisive in the 90min. It was Austin to strike first with an early goal of M. Maric at the 7′. Then S. Driussi scored again for Austin in the 45′ minute with a goal. Eventually, J. Cascante reduced the distance for Houston Dynamo with an own goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​

C. Dominguez missed a penalty (7′) for Austin.​

The match was played on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Timothy Ford with the assistance of Jason White and Adam Garner. The 4th official was Luis Guardia.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Austin

2 - 1

Team 1

Houston Dynamo

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 21 Total 16
  • 7 On Target 7
  • 14 Off Target 9
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 88 Attack 95
  • 53 Dangerous attack 53
  • 65 Ball safe 65
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 10
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Austin was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Houston Dynamo that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Austin was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Austin won the match​.

Austin shot 21 times, 7 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Houston Dynamo shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Austin received 3 yellow cards (D. Pereira, Z. Kolmanic and S. Driussi). On the opposite side, Houston Dynamo received 2 yellow cards (D. Ceren and G. Vera).

Match Timeline

7'
7'
11'
Daniel Pereira- Yellow
38'
Sebastián Driussi (goal)A. Ring
45'
46'
Sebastián Driussi - Yellow
47'
Zan Kolmanic- Yellow
54'
66'
66'
A. Carrasquilla- sub ->D. Ceren
68'
Orrin McKinze Gaines II.- sub ->M. K. Djitte
68'
74'
76'
84'
J. Gallagher- sub ->A. Ring
89'
Julio Cascante(own-goal)
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
New England
73
34
Philadelphia Union
54
34
Nashville SC
54
34
New York City
51
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Orlando City
51
34
New York RB
48
34
DC United
47
34
Columbus Crew
47
34
CF Montréal
46
34
Inter Miami
41
34
Chicago Fire
34
34
Toronto
28
34
Cincinnati
20
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Colorado Rapids
61
34
Seattle Sounders
60
34
Sporting KC
58
34
Portland Timbers
55
34
Minnesota United
49
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
49
34
Real Salt Lake
48
34
LA Galaxy
48
34
Los Angeles FC
45
34
SJ Earthquakes
41
34
Dallas
33
34
Austin
31
34
Houston Dynamo
30
34

After this match, Austin will have 28 points to stay in the 26th place. Regarding the opposition, Houston Dynamo will stay with 30 points to stay in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Austin will play away with Dallas on the 31st of October with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Dallas (0 draws).

Houston Dynamo will host Colorado Rapids on the 31st of October with a 14-11 head to head statistic in favor of Colorado Rapids (10 draws).

Austin – Formation

Austin
G
Brad Stuver 41.United States
7.9
D
Julio Cascante 18.Costa Rica
7.5
D
Jhohan Romaña 3.Colombia
6.9
D
Nick Lima 24.United States
7.1
D
Héctor Jiménez 16.United States
6.8
M
Alexander Ring 8.Finland
7.2
89'
M
Diego Fagúndez 14.Uruguay
7.6
M
Daniel Pereira 15.Venezuela
6.5
38'
M
C. Domínguez 10.Paraguay
7.7
68'
M
Sebastián Driussi  25.Argentina
7.7
84' 47' Goals45'
F
M. Djitté 99.Senegal
7.0
68'
Substitutes
G
Andrew Tarbell 31.United States
D
Zan Kolmanic 21.Slovenia
54'
M
Tomás Pochettino 7.Argentina
6.6
84'
M
Owen Wolff 33.United States
M
Sebastian Berhalter 6.United States
F
Orrin McKinze Gaines II. 27.United States
6.6
68'
F
Rodney Redes 11.Paraguay
6.6
68'
F
K. Manneh 23.USA
F
J. Gallagher 17.Republic of Ireland
89'

Austin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Josh Wolff decided to play with the following team: Brad Stuver (7.9), Nick Lima (7.1), Julio Cascante (7.5), Jhohan Romaña (6.9), Héctor Jimenez (6.8), Alexander Ring (7.2), Daniel Pereira Gil (6.5), Cecilio Domínguez (7.7), Sebastián Driussi (7.7), Diego Fagúndez (7.6) and Moussa Djitté (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Tomás Pochettino (6.6), Orrin McKinze Gaines II. (6.6), Owen Wolff, Rodney Redes (6.6), Žan Kolmanič, Kekuta Manneh, Sebastian Berhalter, Jon Gallagher and Andrew Tarbell.

Austin could not rely on the presence of R. Redes (injured).

Substitutions

Austin made 4 changes: M. K. Djitte for O. McKinze Gaines II (68′), C. Dominguez for R. Redes (68′), S. Driussi for T. Pochettino (84′) and A. Ring for J. Gallagher (89′).

Best player: Brad Stuver​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Austin was the goalkeeper: Brad Stuver. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.

Houston Dynamo – Formation

Houston Dynamo
G
Marko Marić 1.Croatia
7.7
D
Zarek Valentin 4.Puerto Rico
6.4
46'
D
A. Lundkvist 3.Sweden
6.4
D
T. Parker 5.United States
7.1
D
Sam Junqua 29.United States
7.4
M
Darwin Cerén 24.El Salvador
6.5
66' 11'
M
Matías Vera 22.Argentina
6.4
74'
M
Griffin Dorsey 25.United States
6.9
76'
M
Fafà Picault 10.Haiti
6.6
66'
F
C. Quintero Villalba 23.Colombia
7.7
F
Maximiliano Urruti  37.Argentina
7.4
Substitutes
G
Michael Nelson 26.United States
D
M. Figueroa 15.Honduras
M
Ó. García 27.Honduras
M
Joe Corona 14.United States
M
Memo Rodríguez 8.United States
M
A. Carrasquilla 20.Panama
7.1
66'
M
Ian Hoffmann 30.United States
6.8
46'
F
Ariel Lassiter 11.Costa Rica
6.7
66'
F
Tyler Pasher 19.Canada
6.6
76'

Houston Dynamo started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the opposite side, Tabaré Ramos Ricciardi played with: Marko Marić (7.7), Zarek Valentin (6.4), Tim Parker (7.1), Sam Junqua (7.4), Adam Lundqvist (6.4), Griffin Dorsey (6.9), Matías Vera (6.4), Darwin Cerén (6.5), Fafà Picault (6.6), Darwin Quintero (7.7) and Maximiliano Urruti (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Boniek García, Maynor Figueroa, Michael Nelson, Joe Corona, Memo Rodríguez, Adalberto Carrasquilla (7.1), Ariel Lassiter (6.7), Tyler Pasher (6.6) and Ian Hoffman (6.8).

Substitutions

Houston Dynamo made 4 changes: Z. Valentin for I. Hoffmann (46′), F. Picault for A. Lassiter (66′), D. Ceren for A. Carrasquilla (66′) and G. Dorsey for T. Pasher (76′).

Best player: Marko Marić​

The player that probably impressed the most for Houston Dynamo was the goalkeeper: Marko Marić. His rating is 7.65. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​