HOUSTON. Sporting KC and Houston Dynamo draw 1-1. E. Thommy scored the first goal (61′) for Sporting KC. G. Segal made it even (69′). Houston Dynamo was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Shell Energy Stadium stadium in Houston on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Jaime Herrera Garduño. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 24.54 degrees Celsius or 76.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 12 Total 6
- 5 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 114 Attack 79
- 49 Dangerous attack 21
- 104 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Houston Dynamo was in firm control of the ball 60% while Sporting KC was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Houston Dynamo had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Houston Dynamo to win the match.
Houston Dynamo shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting KC shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Houston Dynamo received 1 yellow card (Ben Olsen). Regarding the opposition, Sporting KC received 2 yellow cards (Erik Thommy and Johnny Russell).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Houston Dynamo has 1 points to occupy the 6th place in the standings. On the other side, Sporting KC has 1 points (7th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Sporting KC will play away against St. Louis City on the 11th of November with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting KC (0 draws).
Houston Dynamo – Formation
Houston Dynamo
67'
69'
Houston Dynamo started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Ben Olsen decided to play with the following team: Steve Clark , Erik Sviatchenko , Micael , Tate Schmitt , Griffin Dorsey , Adalberto Carrasquilla , Artur , Brooklyn Raines , Bradley Smith , Sebastian Kowalczyk and Ibrahim Aliyu .
The home team had on the bench: Daniel Steres, Andrew Tarbell, Gabriel Segal , Stephen Annor Gyamfi, K. Sargeant, Obafemi Awodesu, Diego Gonzalez, Ousmane Sylla and Ján Greguš .
Substitutions
Houston Dynamo made 2 changes: Brooklyn Raines for Ján Greguš (67′) and Bradley Smith for Gabriel Segal (67′).
Player of the match: Adalberto Carrasquilla
The player that probably impressed the most for Houston Dynamo was Adalberto Carrasquilla.
His rating is with 46 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Sporting KC – Formation
Sporting KC
67'
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 , Erik Thommy , Johnny Russell , Alan Pulido and Dániel Sallói .
The following players were sitting on the bench: John Pulskamp, Robert Voloder, Memo Rodríguez , Robert Castellanos, Alenis Vargas , Felipe Hernández, Zorhan Bassong , William Agada and Stephen Afrifa .
Substitutions
Sporting KC made 4 changes: Erik Thommy for Memo Rodríguez (73′), Alan Pulido for William Agada (59′), Johnny Russell for Stephen Afrifa (59′) and Tim Leibold for Zorhan Bassong (74′).
Player of the match: Dany Rosero
The most impressive player for Sporting KC was Dany Rosero.
His rating is with 59 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Charlotte – New York City – 1-0
- DC United – New England – 3-1
- Orlando City – CF Montréal – 0-0
- Philadelphia Union – Chicago Fire – 2-2
- Austin – Minnesota United – 1-2
- Dallas – SJ Earthquakes – 2-1
- Houston Dynamo – Sporting KC – 1-1
- St. Louis City – Real Salt Lake – 1-1
- Portland Timbers – Colorado Rapids – 4-1
- Cincinnati – Toronto – 0-0
- Nashville SC – New York RB – 0-0
