Houston Dynamo defeats New England 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

HOUSTON. Houston Dynamo beats New England 3-1.

By
Mark Hall
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Houston Dynamo defeats New England 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

HOUSTON. Houston Dynamo tops New England 3-1. New England lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

S. Ferreira missed a penalty (33′) for Houston Dynamo.​

The match was played at the BBVA Compass Stadium stadium in Houston on Tuesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ismail Elfath with the help of Corey Parker and Kyle Atkins. The 4th official was Lukasz Szpala. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.7 degrees Celsius or 60.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Houston Dynamo

3 - 1

Team 1

New England

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 22 Total 15
  • 12 On Target 5
  • 10 Off Target 10
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 85 Attack 101
  • 30 Dangerous attack 49
  • 98 Ball safe 90
  • 2 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

New England had a strong ball possession 57% while Houston Dynamo was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

New England had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Houston Dynamo succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Houston Dynamo shot 22 times, 12 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, New England shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Houston Dynamo received 2 yellow cards (F. Picault and D. Ceren). Talking about the opposition, New England received 2 yellow cards (A. Farrell and T. McNamara).

Match Timeline

31'
Andrew Farrell- Yellow
Sebastián Ferreira- missed penalty
33'
37'
46'
Nacho Gil- sub ->W. Kaptoum
46'
Emmanuel Boateng- sub ->L. Maciel
46'
51'
63'
Carles Gil(penalty)
64'
67'
73'
74'
Tommy McNamara- Yellow
76'
77'
Giacomo Vrioni- sub ->D. Jones
85'
86'
N. Buck- sub ->E. Boateng
N. Quiñónes- sub ->F. Picault
86'
88'

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 playing this match, Houston Dynamo will have 33 points to sit in the 13th place. On the other side, New England will stay with 38 points to climb in the 10th place.

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 in favor of LA Galaxy (10 draws).

New England will play away agasint Chicago Fire on the 8th of October with a 23-18 head to head statistic in favor of Chicago Fire (14 draws).

Houston Dynamo – Formation

Houston Dynamo
G
Steve Clark 12.United States
6.9
D
A. Lundkvist 3.Sweden
7.1
D
T. Parker 5.United States
6.6
D
Teenage Hadebe 17.Zimbabwe
7.7
D
Griffin Dorsey 25.United States
7.3
M
Darwin Cerén 24.El Salvador
7.0
67'
M
Fafà Picault 10.Haiti
8.1
86' 51' Goals76', 85'
M
Corey Baird 11.United States
8.3
88'
M
A. Carrasquilla 20.Panama
6.9
M
C. Quintero Villalba 23.Colombia
7.6
64' Goals37'
F
Sebastián Ferreira 9.Paraguay
6.1
73'
Substitutes
G
Michael Nelson 26.United States
D
Sam Junqua 29.United States
6.4
88'
D
Zarek Valentin 4.Puerto Rico
D
Zeca 37.Brazil
D
Ethan Bartlow 13.United States
M
Memo Rodríguez 8.United States
6.8
64'
F
N. Quiñónes 21.Colombia
6.7
86'
F
Þorleifur Úlfarsson 34.Iceland
6.8
73'
F
Roberto Avila 14.United States

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

The manager Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura decided to play with the following team: Steve Clark (6.9), Griffin Dorsey (7.3), Tim Parker (6.6), Teenage Hadebe (7.7), Adam Lundqvist (7.1), Darwin Cerén (7.0), Adalberto Carrasquilla (6.9), Corey Baird (8.3), Darwin Quintero (7.6), Fafà Picault (8.1) and Sebastián Ferreira (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Sam Junqua (6.4), Nelson Quiñones (6.7), Memo Rodríguez (6.8), Zarek Valentin, Zeca, Michael Nelson, Ethan Bartlow, Þorleifur Úlfarsson (6.8) and Roberto Avila.

Substitutions

Houston Dynamo made 4 changes: D. Quintero for M. Rodriguez (64′), S. Ferreira for T. Ulfarsson (73′), F. Picault for N. Quinones (86′) and C. Baird for S. Junqua (88′).

Best player: Corey Baird​

The most impressive player for Houston Dynamo was Corey Baird even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 26 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

New England – Formation

New England
G
Djordje Petrovic 99.Serbia
7.8
D
Andrew Farrell 2.United States
6.0
31'
D
Henry Kessler 4.United States
6.8
D
Brandon Bye 15.United States
6.4
46'
D
DeJuan Jones 24.United States
6.8
77'
M
Tommy McNamara 26.United States
6.4
74'
M
Carles Gil 10.Spain
7.3
Goals63'
M
Wilfrid Kaptoum 5.Cameroon
6.2
46'
M
Matt Polster 8.United States
7.0
M
Maciel 13.Brazil
6.6
46'
F
Gustavo Bou 7.Argentina
6.9
Substitutes
G
Earl Edwards Jr. 36.United States
D
Christian Makoun 6.Venezuela
D
Mikolaj Luczak 3.United States
D
Jon Bell 23.Jamaica
6.4
46'
M
N. Buck 29.England
6.2
86'
M
Emmanuel Boateng 11.Ghana
6.8
46'
M
Nacho Gil 31.Spain
6.8
46'
F
Justin Rennicks 12.United States
F
Giacomo Vrioni 9.Albania
6.4
77'

New England started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

Bruce Arena played with: Đorđe Petrović (7.8), Brandon Bye (6.4), Andrew Farrell (6.0), Henry Kessler (6.8), DeJuan Jones (6.8), Wilfrid Kaptoum (6.2), Matt Polster (7.0), Maciel (6.6), Carles Gil (7.3), Tommy McNamara (6.4) and Gustavo Bou (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Noel Buck (6.2), Earl Edwards Jr., Justin Rennicks, Christian Makoun, Omar Gonzalez, Emmanuel Boateng (6.8), Jonathan Bell (6.4), Giacomo Vrioni (6.4) and Nacho Gil (6.8).

New England could not rely on the presence of G. Vrioni (injured).

Substitutions

New England made 5 changes: W. Kaptoum for I. Gil (46′), L. Maciel for E. Boateng (46′), B. Bye for J. Bell (46′), D. Jones for G. Vrioni (77′) and E. Boateng for N. Buck (86′).

Best player: Đorđe Petrović​

The player that probably impressed the most for New England was the goalkeeper: Đorđe Petrović. His rating is 7.84. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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