T. Fountas scores a double to give a 2-0 win to DC United over Houston Dynamo. HIGHLIGHTS

WASHINGTON. DC United beats Houston Dynamo 2-0 after T. Fountas scores a double.

By
soccertonic
-
T. Fountas scores a double to give a 2-0 win to DC United over Houston Dynamo. HIGHLIGHTS

WASHINGTON. DC United tops Houston Dynamo 2-0 after T. Fountas scores a double.

The match was played at the Audi Field stadium in Washington on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Jon Freemon who had the assistance of Adam Wienckowski and Ben Pilgrim. The 4th official was Lukasz Szpala. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

DC United

2 - 0

Team 1

Houston Dynamo

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 14 Total 7
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 8 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 115 Attack 112
  • 68 Dangerous attack 36
  • 74 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. DC United was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Houston Dynamo that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

DC United had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why DC United won the match​.

DC United shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Houston Dynamo shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

DC United received 2 yellow cards (R. Canouse and C. Durkin). On the opposite side, Houston Dynamo received 3 yellow cards (D. Quintero, A. Carrasquilla and M. Rodriguez).

Match Timeline

35'
43'
45'
49'
Russell Canouse- Yellow
55'
67'
67'
67'
66'
67'
77'
77'
84'
84'
87'
A. Carrasquilla- Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

After this match, DC United will have 12 points like Houston Dynamo, Columbus Crew, Colorado Rapids and Nashville SC to go down in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Houston Dynamo will stay with 12 points like Columbus Crew, Colorado Rapids and Nashville SC to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, DC United will host Cincinnati on the 8th of October with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of DC United (4 draws).

Houston Dynamo will host LA Galaxy on the 9th of October with a 14-12 head to head in favor of LA Galaxy (10 draws).

DC United – Formation

DC United
G
B. Hamid 28.USA
6.3
49'
D
Brendan Hines-Ike 4.United States
7.4
D
Steve Birnbaum 15.United States
7.8
D
Donovan Pines 23.United States
7.5
M
Brad Smith 5.Australia
7.1
M
Julian Gressel 31.Germany
7.8
77'
M
Russell Canouse 6.United States
6.2
55'
M
Sofiane Djeffal 13.France
7.0
66'
F
É. Flores 10.Peru
6.5
F
Taxiarchis Fountas 11.Greece
9.0
77' Goals35', 43'
F
Michael Estrada 7.Ecuador
6.1
67'
Substitutes
G
R. Romo 1.Venezuela
6.7
49'
M
C. Durkin 8.United States
6.8
66' 90'
M
Theodore Ku-DiPietro 35.United States
M
D. Skundrich 12.USA
6.6
77'
M
Jackson Hopkins 25.United States
F
Ola Kamara 9.Norway
6.8
67'
F
G. Yow 22.United States
6.6
77'

DC United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Hernán Pablo Losada decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

DC United made 5 changes: B. Hamid for R. Romo (49′), S. Djeffal for C. Durkin (66′), M. Estrada for O. Kamara (67′), J. Gressel for D. Skundrich (77′) and T. Fountas for J. Hopkins (77′).

Houston Dynamo – Formation

Houston Dynamo
G
Steve Clark 12.United States
6.4
D
Zeca 37.Brazil
6.8
84'
D
T. Parker 5.United States
6.8
D
Teenage Hadebe 17.Zimbabwe
7.1
D
A. Lundkvist 3.Sweden
7.2
M
A. Carrasquilla 20.Panama
6.5
87'
M
Matías Vera 22.Argentina
6.6
84'
M
Griffin Dorsey 25.United States
6.5
67'
M
C. Quintero Villalba 23.Colombia
7.0
67' 45'
M
Tyler Pasher 19.Canada
6.6
67'
F
Sebastián Ferreira 9.Paraguay
6.6
Substitutes
G
Michael Nelson 26.United States
D
Zarek Valentin 4.Puerto Rico
D
Ethan Bartlow 13.United States
D
Sam Junqua 29.United States
6.2
84'
M
Memo Rodríguez 8.United States
6.4
67' 90'
M
Darwin Cerén 24.El Salvador
M
Corey Baird 11.United States
6.2
67'
F
Þorleifur Úlfarsson 34.Iceland
7.0
67'
F
Thiaguinho 7.Brazil
6.2
84'

Houston Dynamo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura played with: .

Substitutions

Houston Dynamo made 5 changes: G. Dorsey for C. Baird (66′), D. Quintero for M. Rodriguez (66′), T. Pasher for T. Ulfarsson (66′), G. Vera for Thiago (84′) and Zeca for S. Junqua (84′).

Results of the day

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