SAINT PAUL. Houston Dynamo beat Minnesota United to win 2-1. It was Houston Dynamo to strike first with a goal of Alejandro Bran at the 38′. Then it was a goal in the 70′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Sebastian Kowalczyk gave the win to Houston Dynamo in the 77′ minute with a goal. Minnesota United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Allianz Field stadium in Saint Paul on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Filip Dujic with the collaboration of Stefan Tanaka-Freundt and Jeffrey Greeson. The 4th official was Calin Radosav. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.27 degrees Celsius or 66.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 27%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 24 Total 7
- 7 On Target 3
- 12 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 113 Attack 75
- 73 Dangerous attack 27
- 80 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Minnesota United was in firm control of the ball 57% while Houston Dynamo was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Minnesota United was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Houston Dynamo was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Minnesota United shot 24 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Houston Dynamo shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Minnesota United received 1 yellow card (Michael Boxall). Talking about the opposition, Houston Dynamo received 4 yellow cards (Daniel Steres, Sebastian Kowalczyk, Micael and A. Carrasquilla).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this encounter, Minnesota United stays with 11 points like Los Angeles FC and St. Louis City to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Houston Dynamo will has 13 points like Vancouver Whitecaps to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Minnesota United – Formation
Minnesota United
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Minnesota United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Eric Ramsay decided to play with the following team: Dayne St. Clair , D.J. Taylor , Michael Boxall , Hugo Bacharach , Devin Padelford , Alejandro Bran , Wil Trapp , Sang-bin Jeong , Robin Lod , Bongokuhle Hlongwane and Teemu Pukki .
The home team had on the bench: Clint Irwin, Franco Fragapane , Tani Oluwaseyi , Kervin Arriaga, Victor Eriksson, Moses Nyeman, Jordan Adebayo-Smith , Caden Clark and Hassani Dotson .
Substitutions
Minnesota United made 5 changes: Alejandro Bran for Hassani Dotson (46′), Bongokuhle Hlongwane for Franco Fragapane (65′), Teemu Pukki for Tani Oluwaseyi (65′), Wil Trapp for Jordan Adebayo-Smith (81′) and D.J. Taylor for Caden Clark (85′).
Player of the match: Robin Lod
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Minnesota United was Robin Lod.
His rating is with 51 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 12 duels out of 22. He performed 3 crosses.
Houston Dynamo – Formation
Houston Dynamo
Also Houston Dynamo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ben Olsen played with: Steve Clark , Griffin Dorsey , Erik Sviatchenko , Ethan Bartlow , Daniel Steres , A. Carrasquilla , Artur , Latif Blessing , Amine Bassi , Ibrahim Aliyu and Sebastian Kowalczyk .
These were the players on the bench: Brad Smith , Andrew Tarbell, Gabriel Segal, Tate Schmitt, K. Sargeant, O. Sylla, Micael , B. Raines and Ján Greguš.
Houston Dynamo could not rely on the presence of Micael (injured).
Substitutions
Houston Dynamo made 3 changes: Erik Sviatchenko for Micael (34′), Latif Blessing for Brad Smith (71′) and Amine Bassi for B. Raines (85′).
Player of the match: Steve Clark
The most impressive player for Houston Dynamo was the goalkeeper: Steve Clark. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Dallas – Seattle Sounders – 0-0
- Sporting KC – Inter Miami – 2-3
- Minnesota United – Houston Dynamo – 1-2
- Real Salt Lake – Columbus Crew – 0-0
- Vancouver Whitecaps – LA Galaxy – 1-3
- SJ Earthquakes – Colorado Rapids – 0-3
- Atlanta United – Philadelphia Union – 2-2
- St. Louis City – Austin – 1-0
