Houston Dynamo recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome SJ Earthquakes 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

HOUSTON. Houston Dynamo succeeded in reverse the score against SJ Earthquakes to win 2-1.

By
John Ross
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Houston Dynamo recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome SJ Earthquakes 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

HOUSTON. Houston Dynamo found a way to reverse the score against SJ Earthquakes to win 2-1. It was SJ Earthquakes to strike first with an early goal of Bruno Wilson at the 1′. Then it was a goal in the 81′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Franco Escobar gave the win to Houston Dynamo in the 84′ minute. Houston Dynamo was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (81%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Preston Judd received a red card (34′)​. This red card was one of the reason why SJ Earthquakes lost the match.

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 Ismir Pekmic who had the assistance of Logan Brown and Diego Blas. The 4th official was Ricardo Fierro. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was hot at 26.86 degrees Celsius or 80.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Houston Dynamo

2 - 1

Team 1

SJ Earthquakes

  • ! 81 Ball Possession 19
Shots
  • 15 Total 2
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 3 Off Target 0
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 163 Attack 37
  • 120 Dangerous attack 20
  • 76 Ball safe 56
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 2
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Houston Dynamo was in firm control of the ball 81% while SJ Earthquakes was struggling with a 19% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Houston Dynamo had a more offensive attitude with 120 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Houston Dynamo won the match​.

Houston Dynamo shot 15 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, SJ Earthquakes shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Houston Dynamo received 2 yellow cards (Sebastián Ferreira and A. Carrasquilla). Regarding the opposition, SJ Earthquakes received 4 yellow cards (Carlos Akapo, Jackson Yueill , Paul Marie and Carlos Gruezo).

Also, SJ Earthquakes didn’t end the match with 11 players after Preston Judd (SJ Earthquakes) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (34′).

Match Timeline

1'
Bruno Wilson(goal)C. Espinoza
9'
Paul Marie- Yellow
33'
Preston Judd(VAR_CARD)
34'
Preston Judd- Red
40'
Tanner Beason- sub ->N. Tsakiris
A. Carrasquilla- Yellow
45'
46'
Carlos Akapo- sub ->Paul Marie
46'
Carlos Gruezo- sub ->Alfredo Morales
56'
J. Ricketts- sub ->Vítor Costa
Brad Smith- sub ->Erik Sviatchenko
56'
Sebastian Kowalczyk- sub ->Ján Greguš
71'
76'
Carlos Akapo- Yellow
Amine Bassi(VAR)
76'
78'
Jeremy Ebobisse- sub ->Benjamin Kikanović
Sebastián Ferreira(goal)Artur
81'
Franco Escobar(goal)Ibrahim Aliyu
84'
Sebastián Ferreira- Yellow
87'
87'
Jackson Yueill - Yellow
Gabriel Segal- sub ->Sebastián Ferreira
90'
90'
Jackson Yueill (yellowredcard)
90'
Carlos Gruezo- Yellow

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter Miami
27
13
Cincinnati
24
12
New York RB
20
12
Toronto
19
12
New York City
17
12
Charlotte
17
12
DC United
17
12
Columbus Crew
15
11
Philadelphia Union
14
11
Atlanta United
12
11
Orlando City
12
11
CF Montréal
12
11
Nashville SC
11
11
Chicago Fire
10
12
New England
7
11

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Salt Lake
22
12
Minnesota United
20
10
LA Galaxy
20
12
Vancouver Whitecaps
18
11
Los Angeles FC
18
12
Colorado Rapids
18
12
Houston Dynamo
17
11
Austin
16
12
St. Louis City
16
11
Seattle Sounders
13
12
Dallas
11
11
Sporting KC
11
12
SJ Earthquakes
10
12
Portland Timbers
10
12

After playing this encounter, Houston Dynamo has 10 points like Vancouver Whitecaps, Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, SJ Earthquakes will stays with 3 points like Dallas to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

Houston Dynamo – Formation

Houston Dynamo
G
Steve Clark 12.United States
7.0
D
Franco Escobar 2.Argentina
8.9
Goals84'
D
Griffin Dorsey 25.United States
7.3
D
Erik Sviatchenko 28.Denmark
7.3
56'
D
Micael 31.Brazil
7.3
M
Artur 6.Brazil
8.5
M
Amine Bassi 8.Morocco
7.5
M
Ibrahim Aliyu 18.Nigeria
7.0
M
A. Carrasquilla 20.Panama
7.5
45'
M
Ján Greguš 21.Slovakia
7.0
71'
F
Sebastián Ferreira 11.Paraguay
7.3
90' 87' Goals81'
Substitutes
G
Andrew Tarbell 13.United States
D
Brad Smith 3.Australia
7.1
56'
D
Ethan Bartlow 4.United States
D
Daniel Steres 5.United States
D
Tate Schmitt 22.United States
M
Latif Blessing 15.Ghana
M
Sebastian Kowalczyk 27.Poland
7.0
71'
M
B. Raines 35.United States
F
Gabriel Segal 17.United States
6.7
90'

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 (7.0), Griffin Dorsey (7.3), Erik Sviatchenko (7.3), Micael (7.3), Franco Escobar (8.9), Artur (8.5), Ján Greguš (7.0), A. Carrasquilla (7.5), Amine Bassi (7.5), Ibrahim Aliyu (7.0) and Sebastián Ferreira (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Brad Smith (7.1), Daniel Steres, Andrew Tarbell, Latif Blessing, Gabriel Segal (6.7), Tate Schmitt, B. Raines, Ethan Bartlow and Sebastian Kowalczyk (7.0).

Houston Dynamo could not rely on the presence of Gabriel Segal (injured).

Substitutions

Houston Dynamo made 3 changes: Erik Sviatchenko for Brad Smith (56′), Sebastián Ferreira for Gabriel Segal (90′) and Ján Greguš for Sebastian Kowalczyk (71′).

Player of the match: Franco Escobar​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Houston Dynamo was Franco Escobar.

His rating is 8.9 with 1 goal, 96 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

SJ Earthquakes – Formation

SJ Earthquakes
G
William Yarbrough 25.United States
7.5
D
Paul Marie 3.France
7.0
46' 9'
D
Bruno Wilson 4.Portugal
7.8
Goals1'
D
Rodrigues 26.Brazil
6.7
D
Vítor Costa 94.Brazil
6.8
56'
M
Alfredo Morales 6.United States
7.0
46'
M
Jackson Yueill  14.United States
6.4
87'
M
N. Tsakiris 30.United States
6.4
40'
F
C. Espinoza 10.Argentina
6.8
F
Preston Judd 19.United States
5.4
34'
F
Benjamin Kikanović 28.United States
6.7
78'
Substitutes
G
E. Ochoa 41.United States
D
J. Ricketts 2.
6.3
56'
D
Tanner Beason 15.United States
6.4
40'
D
Tommy Thompson 22.United States
D
Carlos Akapo 29.Equatorial Guinea
6.8
46' 76'
M
Carlos Gruezo 7.Ecuador
6.3
46' 90'
M
Michael Baldisimo 55.Canada
F
Jeremy Ebobisse 11.Cameroon
6.4
78'
F
O. Bouda 17.Burkina Faso

SJ Earthquakes started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Luchi Gonzalez played with: William Yarbrough (7.5), Paul Marie (7.0), Bruno Wilson (7.8), Rodrigues (6.7), Vítor Costa (6.8), Jackson Yueill  (6.4), Alfredo Morales (7.0), N. Tsakiris (6.4), C. Espinoza (6.8), Preston Judd (5.4) and Benjamin Kikanović (6.7).

They had on the bench: J. Ricketts (6.3), Tanner Beason (6.4), O. Bouda, Tommy Thompson, Carlos Akapo (6.8), E. Ochoa, Michael Baldisimo, Carlos Gruezo (6.3) and Jeremy Ebobisse (6.4).

SJ Earthquakes could not rely on the presence of J. Ricketts (injured).

Substitutions

SJ Earthquakes made 5 changes: N. Tsakiris for Tanner Beason (40′), Paul Marie for Carlos Akapo (46′), Vítor Costa for J. Ricketts (56′), Alfredo Morales for Carlos Gruezo (46′) and Benjamin Kikanović for Jeremy Ebobisse (78′).

Player of the match: Bruno Wilson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for SJ Earthquakes was Bruno Wilson.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 14 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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