Colorado Rapids beats Houston Dynamo 1-0 after D. Badji scored just 1 goal (58′). Houston Dynamo lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Guido Gonzalez who was helped by Felisha Mariscal and Gjovalin Bori. The 4th official was Nima Saghafi.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 13 Total 11
- 6 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 129 Attack 90
- 61 Dangerous attack 41
- 73 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Houston Dynamo had a strong ball possession 60% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Houston Dynamo was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Colorado Rapids succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Houston Dynamo shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Colorado Rapids shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Houston Dynamo received 3 yellow cards (J. Corona, M. Rodriguez and A. Carrasquilla). On the other side, Colorado Rapids received 3 yellow cards (A. Shinyashiki, C. Bassett and D. Badji).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this encounter, Houston Dynamo will stay with 29 points to stay in the 22nd place. On the opposite side, Colorado Rapids will have 48 points like Sporting KC to move down in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Colorado Rapids will host Los Angeles FC on the 7th of November with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Los Angeles FC (0 draws).
Houston Dynamo – Formation
Houston Dynamo
73'
53'
Houston Dynamo started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Tabaré Ramos Ricciardi decided to play with the following team: Michael Nelson , Alejandro Fuenmayor , Tim Parker , Sam Junqua , Ian Hoffman , Adalberto Carrasquilla , Joe Corona , Adam Lundqvist , Griffin Dorsey , Ariel Lassiter and Memo Rodríguez .
The home team had on the bench: Darwin Quintero , Zarek Valentin, Boniek García , Marko Marić, Darwin Cerén, Maynor Figueroa, Maximiliano Urruti , Tyler Pasher and Juan Castilla.
Houston Dynamo could not rely on the presence of J. Castilla (injured).
Substitutions
Houston Dynamo made 5 changes: A. Carrasquilla for B. Garcia (64′), G. Dorsey for T. Pasher (64′), J. Corona for D. Quintero (73′), A. Lassiter for M. Urruti (73′) and M. Rodriguez for J. Castilla (89′).
Best player: Adalberto Carrasquilla
The most impressive player for Houston Dynamo was Adalberto Carrasquilla.
His rating is with 35 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Colorado Rapids – Formation
Colorado Rapids
58'
Colorado Rapids started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the other side, Robin Fraser played with: William Yarbrough , Steven Beitashour , Lalas Abubakar , Danny Wilson , Auston Trusty , Lucas Esteves , Younes Namli , Jack Price , Mark-Anthony Kaye , Michael Barrios and Dominique Badji .
These were the players on the bench: Diego Rubio , Cole Bassett , Clint Irwin, Nicolás Mezquida, Jeremy Kelly, Drew Moor , Andre Shinyashiki , Collen Warner and Jonathan Lewis .
Substitutions
Colorado Rapids made 5 changes: L. Abubakar for J. Lewis (61′), M. Kaye for C. Bassett (62′), Y. Namli for D. Rubio (62′), D. Badji for A. Shinyashiki (69′) and M. Barrios for D. Moor (76′).
Best player: William Yarbrough
The player that probably impressed the most for Colorado Rapids was the goalkeeper: William Yarbrough. His rating is 8.60. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Dallas – Austin – 2-1
- Minnesota United – Sporting KC – 2-1
- Houston Dynamo – Colorado Rapids – 0-1
- Orlando City – Nashville SC – 1-1
- Philadelphia Union – Cincinnati – 2-0
