HOUSTON. New York RB was capable to turn the tables against Houston Dynamo to win 2-1. It was Houston Dynamo to strike first with an early goal of Ibrahim Aliyu at the 7′. Then it was a goal in the 43′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Lewis Morgan gave the win to New York RB in the 59′ minute. Houston Dynamo lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
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 16,516 spectators. The referee was Lorenzo Hernandez with the help of and Jose Landa. The 4th official was . The weather was mist. The temperature was pleasant at 23.07 degrees Celsius or 73.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 13 Total 12
- 5 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 94 Attack 71
- 84 Dangerous attack 74
- 90 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 14
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Houston Dynamo had a superior ball possession 56% while New York RB was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Houston Dynamo was more pushing with 84 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, New York RB found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Houston Dynamo shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, New York RB shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Houston Dynamo received 4 yellow cards (Ibrahim Aliyu, Griffin Dorsey, Franco Escobar and Steve Clark). Regarding the opposition, New York RB received 2 yellow cards (Cameron Harper and Frankie Amaya).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this contest, Houston Dynamo stays with 1 points to occupy the 10th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, New York RB has 4 points (4th).
Next matches
In the next match in the New York RB will play away against Cincinnati on the 10th of November with a 5-5 head to head statistic.
Houston Dynamo – Formation
Houston Dynamo
36'
46'
7'
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 , Tate Schmitt , Brooklyn Raines , Artur , Sebastian Kowalczyk , Adalberto Carrasquilla , Gabriel Segal and Ibrahim Aliyu .
The home team had on the bench: Bradley Smith , Ethan Bartlow, Daniel Steres, Andrew Tarbell, Ján Greguš , K. Sargeant, Ousmane Sylla, Franco Escobar and Amine Bassi .
Substitutions
Houston Dynamo made 4 changes: Brooklyn Raines for Ján Greguš (46′), Tate Schmitt for Franco Escobar (46′), Gabriel Segal for Amine Bassi (68′) and Sebastian Kowalczyk for Bradley Smith (68′).
Player of the match: Ibrahim Aliyu
The most impressive player for Houston Dynamo was Ibrahim Aliyu.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 17.
New York RB – Formation
New York RB
New York RB started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Sandro Schwarz played with: Carlos Miguel , Dylan Nealis , Sean Nealis , N. Eile , John Tolkin , Peter Stroud , Frankie Amaya , Daniel Edelman , Emil Forsberg , Elias Manoel and Dante Vanzeir .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Anthony Marcucci, Andres Reyes , Lewis Morgan , Cameron Harper , Wikelman Carmona, Raold Mitchell, Mohammed Sofo, Omar Valencia and Ronald Donkor.
New York RB could not rely on the presence of Lewis Morgan (injured).
Substitutions
New York RB made 3 changes: Peter Stroud for Lewis Morgan (34′), Dante Vanzeir for Cameron Harper (62′) and Elias Manoel for Andres Reyes (82′).
Player of the match: Frankie Amaya
The most impressive player for New York RB was Frankie Amaya even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 50 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Charlotte – 1-1
- Chicago Fire – Cincinnati – 1-2
- Dallas – CF Montréal – 1-2
- Houston Dynamo – New York RB – 1-2
- Sporting KC – Philadelphia Union – 1-1
- St. Louis City – New York City – 2-0
- Colorado Rapids – Nashville SC – 1-1
- Portland Timbers – DC United – 2-2
- SJ Earthquakes – LA Galaxy – 1-3
- Seattle Sounders – Austin – 0-0
- New England – Toronto – 0-1
