Cincinnati conquers Houston Dynamo 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

CINCINNATI. Cincinnati overcome Houston Dynamo to win 2-1.

By
Mark Hall
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Cincinnati conquers Houston Dynamo 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

CINCINNATI. Cincinnati overcame Houston Dynamo to win 2-1. It was Cincinnati to strike first with a goal of Sergio Santos at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Obinna Nwobodo gave the win to Cincinnati in the 48′ minute with a goal. Houston Dynamo was definitely better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Nippert Stadium stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 25,513 spectators.​ The referee was Chris Penso with the support of Jason White and Jeffrey Swartzel. The 4th official was Eduardo Jeff. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Cincinnati

2 - 1

Team 1

Houston Dynamo

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 14 Total 19
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 7 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 110 Attack 118
  • 36 Dangerous attack 45
  • 77 Ball safe 100
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 13 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Houston Dynamo had a strong ball possession 62% while Cincinnati was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Houston Dynamo had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyway, Cincinnati managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Cincinnati shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Houston Dynamo shot 20 times, 8 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Cincinnati received 1 yellow card (Álvaro Barreal). On the other side, Houston Dynamo received 2 yellow cards (Artur and Tate Schmitt).

Match Timeline

10'
Artur- Yellow
Sergio Santos(goal)Álvaro Barreal
19'
45'
Tate Schmitt(goal)Héctor Herrera
Obinna Nwobodo(goal)
48'
62'
71'
Griffin Dorsey- sub ->Franco Escobar
72'
N. Quiñónes- sub ->Corey Baird
Ian Murphy- sub ->Y. Mosquera
73'
78'
81'
Tate Schmitt- Yellow
84'
Raymon Gaddis- sub ->Álvaro Barreal
86'
Yuya Kubo- sub ->Obinna Nwobodo
87'
Alvas Powell- sub ->Santiago Arias
87'
90'
B. Raines- sub ->I. Franco

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After this contest, Cincinnati has 3 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Houston Dynamo stays with 0 points (6th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Cincinnati will host Atlanta United on the 20th of October with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).

Houston Dynamo will play away agasint Portland Timbers on the 20th of October with a 10-6 head to head in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).

Cincinnati – Formation

Cincinnati
G
Roman Celentano 18.United States
8.2
D
S. Arias 13.Colombia
7.4
87'
D
Nick Hagglund 4.United States
7.1
D
M. Miazga 21.United States
7.0
D
Yerson Mosquera 15.Colombia
6.5
73'
D
Á. Barreal 31.Argentina
7.6
86' 84'
M
Obinna Nwobodo 5.Nigeria
7.1
87' Goals48'
M
L. Acosta 10.Argentina
7.0
M
J. Moreno 93.Venezuela
6.8
F
Brandon Vazquez 19.United States
7.1
F
Sergio Santos 17.Brazil
6.9
62' Goals19'
Substitutes
G
Evan Louro 36.United States
D
Ian Murphy 32.United States
6.2
73'
D
Alvas Powell 2.Jamaica
6.7
87'
D
Raymon Gaddis 28.United States
6.8
86'
M
Marco Angulo 8.Ecuador
F
Yuya Kubo 7.Japan
6.2
87'
F
Brenner 9.Brazil
6.5
62'
F
A. Ordóñez 29.Guatemala
F
D. Badji 14.Senegal

Cincinnati started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Pat Noonan decided to play with the following team: Roman Celentano (8.2), Santiago Arias (7.4), Nick Hagglund (7.1), Matthew Miazga (7.0), Yerson Mosquera (6.5), Álvaro Barreal (7.6), Obinna Nwobodo (7.1), Luciano Acosta (7.0), Júnior Moreno (6.8), Brandon Vazquez (7.1) and Sergio Santos (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Evan Louro, Ian Murphy (6.2), Alvas Powell (6.7), Raymon Gaddis (6.8), Yuya Kubo (6.2), Marco Angulo, Brenner (6.5), Arquimides Ordonez and Dominique Badji.

Cincinnati could not rely on the presence of Brenner (injured).

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 5 changes: Sergio Santos for Brenner (62′), Y. Mosquera for Ian Murphy (73′), Álvaro Barreal for Raymon Gaddis (86′), Obinna Nwobodo for Yuya Kubo (87′) and Santiago Arias for Alvas Powell (87′).

Best player: Roman Celentano​

The most impressive player for Cincinnati was the goalkeeper: Roman Celentano. His rating is 8.24. He performed 7 saves.

Houston Dynamo – Formation

Houston Dynamo
G
Steve Clark 12.United States
6.1
D
Tate Schmitt 22.United States
7.6
81' Goals45'
D
Teenage Hadebe 17.Zimbabwe
6.5
D
Ethan Bartlow 4.United States
6.8
D
Franco Escobar 2.Argentina
6.4
71'
M
Artur 6.Brazil
7.1
10'
M
A. Carrasquilla 20.Panama
6.8
M
Corey Baird 11.United States
6.0
72'
M
I. Franco 7.Paraguay
6.4
90'
M
H. Herrera 16.Mexico
7.8
F
Sebastián Ferreira 9.Paraguay
7.0
78'
Substitutes
G
Andrew Tarbell 13.United States
D
Daniel Steres 5.United States
D
Micael 31.Brazil
M
Griffin Dorsey 25.United States
6.8
71'
M
Charles Auguste 19.Haiti
M
B. Raines 35.United States
90'
F
N. Quiñónes 21.Colombia
6.4
72'
F
Roberto Avila 14.United States
F
Þorleifur Úlfarsson 34.Iceland
7.0
78'

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

Ben Olsen played with: Steve Clark (6.1), Franco Escobar (6.4), Ethan Bartlow (6.8), Teenage Hadebe (6.5), Tate Schmitt (7.6), Artur (7.1), Héctor Herrera (7.8), Corey Baird (6.0), Adalberto Carrasquilla (6.8), Iván Franco (6.4) and Sebastián Ferreira (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Andrew Tarbell, Griffin Dorsey (6.8), Daniel Steres, Micael, Nelson Quiñones (6.4), Charles Auguste, Brooklyn Raines, Roberto Avila and Þorleifur Úlfarsson (7.0).

Substitutions

Houston Dynamo made 4 changes: Franco Escobar for Griffin Dorsey (71′), Corey Baird for Nelson Quiñones (72′), S. Ferreira for Þorleifur Úlfarsson (78′) and I. Franco for Brooklyn Raines (90′).

Best player: Héctor Herrera​

The player that probably impressed the most for Houston Dynamo was Héctor Herrera.

His rating is (7.8) with 81 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 20. He performed 12 crosses.

Results of the day

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