DENVER. Houston Dynamo snatched a late win Colorado Rapids 1-0 after B. Smith scored just 1 goal (90′).
The match was played at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park stadium in Denver on Sunday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was who had the assistance of Regis Cardoso and Bryan Conetta. The 4th official was . The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 19.05 degrees Celsius or 66.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 10 Total 6
- 3 On Target 2
- 2 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 0
- 136 Attack 60
- 81 Dangerous attack 17
- 71 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 0
- 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 15 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Colorado Rapids was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Houston Dynamo that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Colorado Rapids was putting more pressure with 81 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Houston Dynamo was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Colorado Rapids shot 10 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Houston Dynamo shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Colorado Rapids received 1 yellow card (Cole Bassett). On the other side, Houston Dynamo received 1 yellow card (Franco Escobar).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Colorado Rapids stays with 5 points to hold in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Houston Dynamo will has 7 points like Vancouver Whitecaps, St. Louis City, Portland Timbers, Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
Colorado Rapids – Formation
Colorado Rapids
66'
63'
Colorado Rapids adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Chris Armas decided to play with the following team: Zack Steffen , Keegan Rosenberry , Lalas Abubakar , Andreas Maxsö , Sam Vines , Oliver Larraz , Cole Bassett , Calvin Harris , Djordje Mihailovic , Omir Fernandez and Rafael Navarro .
The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Lewis , Lamine Diack, Sebastian Anderson, Kimani Stewart-Baynes , Adam Beaudry, Michael Edwards, Darren Yapi , Kévin Cabral and Jackson Travis.
Substitutions
Colorado Rapids made 4 changes: Calvin Harris for Kévin Cabral (63′), Omir Fernandez for Jonathan Lewis (63′), Oliver Larraz for Kimani Stewart-Baynes (82′) and Rafael Navarro for Darren Yapi (70′).
Player of the match: Cole Bassett
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Colorado Rapids was Cole Bassett.
His rating is with 64 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.
Houston Dynamo – Formation
Houston Dynamo
90'
Also Houston Dynamo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ben Olsen played with: Steve Clark , Griffin Dorsey , Ethan Bartlow , Micael , Franco Escobar , Ján Greguš , Artur , Brooklyn Raines , Sebastian Kowalczyk , Ibrahim Aliyu and Gabriel Segal .
These were the players on the bench: Bradley Smith , Daniel Steres, Sebastián Ferreira , Andrew Tarbell, Latif Blessing , Tate Schmitt, K. Sargeant and Ousmane Sylla.
Houston Dynamo could not rely on the presence of Latif Blessing (injured) and Bradley Smith (injured).
Substitutions
Houston Dynamo made 3 changes: Brooklyn Raines for Latif Blessing (82′), Gabriel Segal for Sebastián Ferreira (67′) and Ibrahim Aliyu for Bradley Smith (88′).
Player of the match: Micael
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Houston Dynamo was Micael even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 68 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Sporting KC – LA Galaxy – 2-3
- St. Louis City – DC United – 2-2
- Colorado Rapids – Houston Dynamo – 0-1
- Los Angeles FC – Nashville SC – 5-0
- Portland Timbers – Philadelphia Union – 1-3
- SJ Earthquakes – Seattle Sounders – 3-2
