HOUSTON. Montreal Impact beat Houston Dynamo.

R. Quioto missed a penalty (45′) for Montreal Impact.​

The match was played at the BBVA Compass Stadium stadium in Houston on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Guido Gonzalez with the collaboration of Meghan Mullen and Diego Blas. The 4th official was Katja Koroleva. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.9 degrees Celsius or 67.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Houston Dynamo

2 - 3

Montreal Impact

• 51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

• 9 Total 14
• 6 On Target 8
• 3 Off Target 6
• 1 Shots blocked 5

• 113 Attack 93
• 30 Dangerous attack 63
• 99 Ball safe​ 83

• 0 Penalties 2
• 5 Corners 4
• 4 Off Sides 1

Fouls

• 13 Total 14
• 2 Yellow Cards 3
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 6 Substitutions 8

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Houston Dynamo was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Montreal Impact that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Montreal Impact was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Montreal Impact won the encounter.​

Houston Dynamo shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Montreal Impact shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Houston Dynamo received 2 yellow cards (Micael and A. Carrasquilla). On the other side, Montreal Impact received 3 yellow cards (G. Corbo, A. Johnston and R. Quioto).

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Houston Dynamo will host LA Galaxy on the 9th of October with a 14-13 head to head statistic in favor of LA Galaxy (10 draws).

Montreal Impact will play away agasint Inter Miami on the 8th of October with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Montreal Impact (1 draw).

Houston Dynamo – Formation

Houston Dynamo

G

Steve Clark 12.USA

6.6

D

Zarek Valentin 4.USA

6.5

70'

D

Daniel Steres 2.USA

7.1

36'

D

Ethan Bartlow 13.USA

6.8

D

Sam Junqua 29.USA

6.7

70'

M

Héctor Herrera 16.Mexico

7.6

M

Memo Rodríguez 8.USA

6.5

46'

M

Adalberto Carrasquilla Alcázar 20.Panama

6.3

86'

F

Fafà Picault 10.USA

6.4

84'

F

C. Quintero Villalba 23.Colombia

6.7

84'

F

Sebastián Ferreira 9.Paraguay

7.4

12'

Substitutes

G

Michael Nelson 26.USA

D

Adam Lundqvist 3.Sweden

6.4

70'

D

Zeca 37.Brazil

D

Micael dos Santos Silva 57.Brazil

6.7

46' 80'

M

Griffin Dorsey 25.USA

6.4

70'

M

D. Cerén 24.El Salvador

M

Matías Vera 22.Argentina

M

Corey Baird 11.USA

6.7

84'

F

Þorleifur Úlfarsson 34.Iceland

6.6

84'

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

The manager Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura decided to play with the following team: Steve Clark (6.6), Zarek Valentin (6.5), Daniel Steres (7.1), Ethan Bartlow (6.8), Sam Junqua (6.7), Adalberto Carrasquilla (6.3), Héctor Herrera (7.6), Memo Rodríguez (6.5), Fafà Picault (6.4), Sebastián Ferreira (7.4) and Darwin Quintero (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Þorleifur Úlfarsson (6.6), Griffin Dorsey (6.4), Adam Lundqvist (6.4), Darwin Cerén, Zeca, Matías Vera, Michael Nelson, Corey Baird (6.7) and Micael (6.7).

Substitutions

Houston Dynamo made 5 changes: M. Rodriguez for Micael (46′), S. Junqua for A. Lundqvist (70′), Z. Valentin for G. Dorsey (70′), F. Picault for T. Ulfarsson (84′) and D. Quintero for C. Baird (84′).

Best player: Héctor Herrera​

The player that probably impressed the most for Houston Dynamo was Héctor Herrera.

His rating is (7.6) with 67 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Montreal Impact – Formation

Montreal Impact

G

James Pantemis 41.Canada

6.7

D

Rudy Camacho 4.France

6.3

59'

D

Kamal Miller 3.Canada

6.8

D

Gabriele Corbo 5.Italy

6.5

63'

M

Alistair Johnston 22.Canada

7.4

67' 28'

M

Samuel Piette 6.Canada

6.8

M

Lassi Lappalainen 21.Finland

7.8

78' 69'

M

Mathieu Choinière 29.Canada

7.0

78'

F

Djordje Mihailovic 8.USA

7.2

F

Ismael Koné 28.Côte d'Ivoire

6.2

46'

F

Romell Quioto 30.Honduras

6.8

77' 71' 15'

Substitutes

G

Sebastian Breza 1.Canada

D

Zachary Brault Guillard 15.Canada

6.7

59'

D

Zohran Bassong 19.Canada

D

Róbert Þorkelsson 26.Iceland

6.7

78'

M

Victor Wanyama 2.Kenya

6.8

78'

M

Joaquin Torres 10.Argentina

7.2

46'

M

Matko Miljevic 11.Argentina

F

Mason Toye 13.USA

F

Kei Kamara 23.Sierra Leone

6.2

77'

Montreal Impact started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Wilfried Nancy played with: James Pantemis (6.7), Gabriele Corbo (6.5), Rudy Camacho (6.3), Kamal Miller (6.8), Alistair Johnston (7.4), Mathieu Choinière (7.0), Samuel Piette (6.8), Lassi Lappalainen (7.8), Ismael Koné (6.2), Djordje Mihailović (7.2) and Romell Quioto (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Zachary Brault Guillard (6.7), Zorhan Bassong, Victor Wanyama (6.8), Joaquín Torres (7.2), Mason Toye, Kei Kamara (6.2), Róbert Orri Þorkelsson (6.7), Matko Miljevic and Sebastian Breza.

Montreal Impact could not rely on the presence of Z. Brault-Guillard (injured) and K. Kamara (injured).

Substitutions

Montreal Impact made 5 changes: I. Kone for J. Torres (46′), R. Camacho for Z. Brault-Guillard (59′), R. Quioto for K. Kamara (77′), M. Choiniere for V. Wanyama (78′) and L. Lappalainen for R. Thorkelsson (78′).

Best player: Lassi Lappalainen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Montreal Impact was Lassi Lappalainen.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 37 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Los Angeles FC – Charlotte – 5-0
• LA Galaxy – Vancouver Whitecaps – 5-2
• Colorado Rapids – Columbus Crew – 1-1
• Houston Dynamo – Montreal Impact – 2-3
• Dallas – SJ Earthquakes – 4-1
• Austin – Sporting KC – 4-3
• Inter Miami – New York City – 3-2