Houston Dynamo liquidates Colorado Rapids 5-1 with a superb performance. HIGHLIGHTS

HOUSTON. Houston Dynamo demolishes Colorado Rapids 5-1 with goals of

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John Ross
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Houston Dynamo liquidates Colorado Rapids 5-1 with a superb performance. HIGHLIGHTS

HOUSTON. Houston Dynamo wipes out Colorado Rapids 5-1 with goals of Nelson Quiñones (3′), Amine Bassi (8′), Nelson Quiñones (28′), Corey Baird (41′) and Artur (84′). Talking about the opposition, Colorado Rapids scored with ​Cole Bassett (53′). Houston Dynamo was much better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Shell Energy Stadium stadium in Houston on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 16,430 spectators.​ The referee was Tori Penso who had the assistance of Logan Brown and Katie Nesbitt. The 4th official was Katja Koroleva. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.78 degrees Celsius or 74.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 24%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Houston Dynamo

5 - 1

Team 1

Colorado Rapids

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 14 Total 10
  • 10 On Target 1
  • 2 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 98 Attack 74
  • 53 Dangerous attack 49
  • 90 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Houston Dynamo was in firm control of the ball 66% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Houston Dynamo was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Houston Dynamo won the match​.

Houston Dynamo shot 14 times, 10 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Colorado Rapids shot 10 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Houston Dynamo received 1 yellow card (Griffin Dorsey). On the other side, Colorado Rapids received 3 yellow cards (Lalas Abubakar, Ralph Priso-Mbongue and Cole Bassett).

Match Timeline

N. Quiñónes(goal)Griffin Dorsey
3'
Amine Bassi(goal)Corey Baird
8'
N. Quiñónes(goal)Héctor Herrera
28'
41'
46'
46'
Griffin Dorsey- Yellow
48'
53'
Cole Bassett(goal)Connor Ronan
56'
J. Lewis- sub ->Diego Rubio
57'
Lalas Abubakar- Yellow
63'
Cole Bassett- Yellow
Ibrahim Aliyu- sub ->Corey Baird
78'
78'
Daniel Steres- sub ->Franco Escobar
80'
Artur(goal)Amine Bassi
84'
86'
88'
Sebastian Kowalczyk- sub ->Amine Bassi
88'
Brad Smith- sub ->Nelson Quiñones
88'
90'

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 playing this encounter, Houston Dynamo will have 48 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Colorado Rapids will stay with 26 points to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Houston Dynamo will play away with Portland Timbers on the 22nd of October with a 10-7 head to head in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).

Colorado Rapids will host Real Salt Lake on the 22nd of October with a 28-15 head to head record in favor of Real Salt Lake (13 draws).

Houston Dynamo – Formation

Houston Dynamo
G
Steve Clark 12.United States
6.6
D
Franco Escobar 2.Argentina
7.5
80'
D
Griffin Dorsey 25.United States
7.5
48'
D
Erik Sviatchenko 28.Denmark
6.7
D
Micael 31.Brazil
7.1
M
Artur 6.Brazil
7.5
Goals84'
M
Amine Bassi 8.Morocco
8.8
88' Goals8'
M
H. Herrera 16.Mexico
7.8
M
A. Carrasquilla 20.Panama
7.3
88'
M
N. Quiñónes 21.Colombia
8.1
88' Goals3', 28'
F
Corey Baird 11.United States
8.1
78' Goals41'
Substitutes
G
Andrew Tarbell 13.United States
D
Brad Smith 3.Australia
88'
D
Daniel Steres 5.United States
6.4
80'
D
Teenage Hadebe 17.Zimbabwe
M
I. Franco 7.Paraguay
88'
M
Luis Caicedo 27.Colombia
M
Sebastian Kowalczyk 32.Poland
88'
F
Ibrahim Aliyu 18.Nigeria
6.4
78'

Houston Dynamo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ben Olsen decided to play with the following team: Steve Clark (6.6), Griffin Dorsey (7.5), Erik Sviatchenko (6.7), Micael (7.1), Franco Escobar (7.5), Artur (7.5), Héctor Herrera (7.8), Adalberto Carrasquilla (7.3), Amine Bassi (8.8), Nelson Quiñones (8.1) and Corey Baird (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Bradley Smith, Daniel Steres (6.4), Iván Franco, Andrew Tarbell, Teenage Hadebe, Ibrahim Aliyu (6.4), Luis Caicedo and Sebastian Kowalczyk.

Substitutions

Houston Dynamo made 5 changes: Corey Baird for Ibrahim Aliyu (78′), Franco Escobar for Daniel Steres (80′), Adalberto Carrasquilla for Iván Franco (88′), Amine Bassi for Sebastian Kowalczyk (88′) and Nelson Quiñones for Bradley Smith (88′).

Best player: Amine Bassi​

The most impressive player for Houston Dynamo was Amine Bassi.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 90 passes (98% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Colorado Rapids – Formation

Colorado Rapids
G
Marko Ilic 1.Serbia
6.3
D
Keegan Rosenberry 2.United States
6.0
90'
D
Andreas Maxsø 5.Denmark
6.0
D
Lalas Abubakar 6.Ghana
5.8
57'
D
Andrew Gutman 13.United States
7.1
M
Diego Rubio 11.Chile
6.7
56'
M
Calvin Harris 14.England
6.4
46'
M
Connor Ronan 20.Republic of Ireland
6.7
78'
M
Cole Bassett 23.United States
7.5
63' Goals53'
M
Sam Nicholson 28.Scotland
6.0
46'
F
Rafael Navarro 9.Brazil
7.0
Substitutes
G
Abraham Rodriguez 26.United States
D
Danny Wilson 4.Scotland
6.6
46'
D
Steven Beitashour 33.Iran
M
Danny Leyva 15.United States
6.3
78'
M
Braian Galván 29.Argentina
90'
M
Ralph Priso 97.Canada
7.0
46' 86'
F
J. Lewis 7.United States
6.4
56'
F
Luis Díaz 12.Costa Rica
F
Kévin Cabral 91.France

Also Colorado Rapids adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Chris Little played with: Marko Ilic (6.3), Keegan Rosenberry (6.0), Lalas Abubakar (5.8), Andreas Maxsö (6.0), Andrew Gutman (7.1), Connor Ronan (6.7), Cole Bassett (7.5), Sam Nicholson (6.0), Diego Rubio (6.7), Calvin Harris (6.4) and Rafael Navarro (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Danny Wilson (6.6), Jonathan Lewis (6.4), Luis Díaz, Danny Leyva (6.3), Abraham Rodriguez, Braian Galván, Steven Beitashour, Kévin Cabral and Ralph Priso-Mbongue (7.0).

Substitutions

Colorado Rapids made 5 changes: Sam Nicholson for Danny Wilson (46′), Calvin Harris for Ralph Priso-Mbongue (46′), Connor Ronan for Danny Leyva (78′), Diego Rubio for Jonathan Lewis (56′) and Keegan Rosenberry for Braian Galván (90′).

Best player: Cole Bassett​

The player that probably impressed the most for Colorado Rapids was Cole Bassett.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 40 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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