HOUSTON. Houston Dynamo conquers Sporting KC 1-0 after F. Escobar scored just 1 goal (39′). Houston Dynamo capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Shell Energy Stadium stadium in Houston on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. In front of 20,319 spectators. The referee was Guido Gonzalez who was helped by Ian McKay and Jeffrey Greeson. The 4th official was Lukasz Szpala. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.67 degrees Celsius or 54.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 4 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 138 Attack 77
- 55 Dangerous attack 39
- 87 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Houston Dynamo had a superior ball possession 60% while Sporting KC was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Houston Dynamo was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Houston Dynamo won the match.
Houston Dynamo shot 15 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sporting KC shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Houston Dynamo received 1 yellow card (Adalberto Carrasquilla). Regarding the opposition, Sporting KC received 1 yellow card (Tim Leibold).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Houston Dynamo will have 51 points to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Sporting KC will stay with 44 points like SJ Earthquakes to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
Houston Dynamo – Formation
Houston Dynamo
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85'
68'
Houston Dynamo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ben Olsen decided to play with the following team: Steve Clark , Griffin Dorsey , Erik Sviatchenko , Micael , Franco Escobar , Artur , Héctor Herrera , Adalberto Carrasquilla , Amine Bassi , Nelson Quiñones and Corey Baird .
The home team had on the bench: Bradley Smith , Daniel Steres, Iván Franco, Andrew Tarbell, Teenage Hadebe, Ibrahim Aliyu , Luis Caicedo , Sebastian Kowalczyk and Þorleifur Úlfarsson.
Substitutions
Houston Dynamo made 3 changes: Amine Bassi for Luis Caicedo (85′), Nelson Quiñones for Bradley Smith (77′) and Corey Baird for Ibrahim Aliyu (77′).
Player of the match: Héctor Herrera
The player that probably impressed the most for Houston Dynamo was Héctor Herrera even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 102 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 15. He performed 7 crosses.
Sporting KC – Formation
Sporting KC
Sporting KC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Peter Vermes played with: Timothy Melia , Jacob Davis , Dany Rosero , Andreu Fontàs , Tim Leibold , Rémi Walter , Nemanja Radoja , Gadi Kinda , Johnny Russell , Alan Pulido and Dániel Sallói .
The following players were sitting on the bench: John Pulskamp, Graham Zusi , Khiry Shelton, Róger Espinoza , Robert Castellanos, Felipe Hernández, William Agada , Erik Thommy and Marinos Tzionis.
Substitutions
Sporting KC made 4 changes: Gadi Kinda for Erik Thommy (70′), Jacob Davis for Graham Zusi (84′), Rémi Walter for William Agada (84′) and Tim Leibold for Róger Espinoza (89′).
Player of the match: Andreu Fontàs
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting KC was Andreu Fontàs.
His rating is with 39 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
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