Houston Dynamo tops Seattle Sounders 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

Houston Dynamo overcome Seattle Sounders to win 2-1.

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Houston Dynamo tops Seattle Sounders 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

Houston Dynamo beat Seattle Sounders to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Houston Dynamo to strike first with a goal of M. Urruti at the 15′. Then D. Quintero scored again for Houston Dynamo in the 20′ minute with a goal. Eventually, J. Medranda reduced the distance for Seattle Sounders with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​ Seattle Sounders lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played on Sunday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Nima Saghafi who had the assistance of Brian Poeschel and Corey Rockwell. The 4th official was Rosendo Mendoza.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Houston Dynamo

2 - 1

Team 1

Seattle Sounders

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 13 Total 12
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 9
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 84 Attack 141
  • 50 Dangerous attack 58
  • 85 Ball safe 84
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 13 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Seattle Sounders was in firm control of the ball 58% while Houston Dynamo was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Seattle Sounders was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Houston Dynamo succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Houston Dynamo shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Seattle Sounders shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Houston Dynamo received 1 yellow card (M. Figueroa). On the other side, Seattle Sounders received 3 yellow cards (X. Arreaga, J. Paulo and J. Paulo).

Match Timeline

15'
20'
41'
54'
Xavier Arreaga- Yellow
54'
63'
63'
74'
Léo Chú- sub ->F. Montero
74'
N. Tolo- sub ->J. Medranda
78'
78'
79'
87'
Álex Roldán- sub ->S. O\'Neill
90'
90'
João Paulo - Yellow

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
New England
73
34
Philadelphia Union
54
34
Nashville SC
54
34
New York City
51
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Orlando City
51
34
New York RB
48
34
DC United
47
34
Columbus Crew
47
34
CF Montréal
46
34
Inter Miami
41
34
Chicago Fire
34
34
Toronto
28
34
Cincinnati
20
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Colorado Rapids
61
34
Seattle Sounders
60
34
Sporting KC
58
34
Portland Timbers
55
34
Minnesota United
49
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
49
34
Real Salt Lake
48
34
LA Galaxy
48
34
Los Angeles FC
45
34
SJ Earthquakes
41
34
Dallas
33
34
Austin
31
34
Houston Dynamo
30
34

After playing this encounter, Houston Dynamo will have 30 points to stay in the 22nd place. On the opposite side, Seattle Sounders will stay with 57 points to move down in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Houston Dynamo will host LA Galaxy on the 21st of October with a 13-12 head to head statistic in favor of LA Galaxy (10 draws).

Seattle Sounders will play away agasint Colorado Rapids on the 21st of October with a 22-7 head to head in favor of Seattle Sounders (3 draws).

Houston Dynamo – Formation

Houston Dynamo
G
Michael Nelson 26.United States
6.6
D
Zarek Valentin 4.Puerto Rico
6.5
D
T. Parker 5.United States
7.0
D
Teenage Hadebe 18.Zimbabwe
6.9
54'
M
Sam Junqua 29.United States
7.2
M
A. Carrasquilla 20.Panama
6.3
63'
M
Matías Vera 22.Argentina
7.0
M
Griffin Dorsey 25.United States
7.0
78'
F
C. Quintero Villalba 23.Colombia
9.7
Goals20'
F
Maximiliano Urruti  37.Argentina
7.2
78' Goals15'
F
Fafà Picault 10.Haiti
7.4
Substitutes
G
Marko Marić 1.Croatia
D
Alejandro Fuenmayor 2.Venezuela
D
M. Figueroa 15.Honduras
6.9
54' 79'
M
Memo Rodríguez 8.United States
M
Ian Hoffmann 30.United States
M
Darwin Cerén 24.El Salvador
7.0
63'
M
Joe Corona 14.United States
6.2
78' 90'
F
Ariel Lassiter 11.Costa Rica
F
Tyler Pasher 19.Canada
6.7
78'

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

The manager Tabaré Ramos Ricciardi decided to play with the following team: Michael Nelson (6.6), Tim Parker (7.0), Zarek Valentin (6.5), Teenage Hadebe (6.9), Griffin Dorsey (7.0), Matías Vera (7.0), Adalberto Carrasquilla (6.3), Sam Junqua (7.2), Darwin Quintero (9.7), Maximiliano Urruti (7.2) and Fafà Picault (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Alejandro Fuenmayor, Marko Marić, Memo Rodríguez, Ian Hoffman, Darwin Cerén (7.0), Ariel Lassiter, Maynor Figueroa (6.9), Joe Corona (6.2) and Tyler Pasher (6.7).

Houston Dynamo could not rely on the presence of M. Figueroa (injured).

Substitutions

Houston Dynamo made 4 changes: T. Hadebe for M. Figueroa (54′), A. Carrasquilla for D. Ceren (63′), G. Dorsey for J. Corona (78′) and M. Urruti for T. Pasher (78′).

Best player: Darwin Quintero​

The most impressive player for Houston Dynamo was Darwin Quintero.

His rating is (9.7) with 1 goal, 40 passes (77% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Seattle Sounders – Formation

Seattle Sounders
G
Stefan Frei  24.United States
6.2
D
Shane O'Neill 27.United States
6.9
87'
D
Xavier Arreaga 3.Ecuador
6.3
54'
D
Abdoulaye Cissoko 92.France
6.6
63'
M
Jimmy Medranda 94.Colombia
7.6
74' Goals41'
M
João Paulo  6.Brazil
7.3
90'
M
Kelyn Rowe 22.United States
6.8
M
Josh Atencio 84.United States
6.5
F
Cristian Roldán 7.United States
6.7
F
Fredy Montero 12.Colombia
7.0
74'
F
Will Bruin 17.United States
6.7
Substitutes
G
S. Richey 18.United States
G
Stefan Cleveland 30.United States
D
N. Tolo 5.Cameroon
6.8
74'
M
Ethan Dobbelaere 45.United States
M
Nicolas Benezet 20.France
6.7
63'
M
Léo Chú 23.Brazil
6.3
74'
M
Álex Roldán 16.El Salvador
6.7
87'
M
O. Vargas 73.United States

Seattle Sounders started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

On the other side, Brian Schmetzer played with: Stefan Frei (6.2), Shane O’Neill (6.9), Xavier Arreaga (6.3), Abdoulaye Cissoko (6.6), Kelyn Rowe (6.8), Josh Atencio (6.5), João Paulo (7.3), Jimmy Medranda (7.6), Fredy Montero (7.0), Cristian Roldán (6.7) and Will Bruin (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ethan Dobbelaere, Nicolas Benezet (6.7), Léo Chú (6.3), Nouhou Tolo (6.8), Alex Roldan (6.7), Obed Vargas, Spencer Richey and Stefan Cleveland.

Substitutions

Seattle Sounders made 4 changes: A. Cissoko for N. Benezet (63′), F. Montero for L. Chu (74′), J. Medranda for N. Tolo (74′) and S. O’Neill for A. Roldan (87′).

Best player: Jimmy Medranda​

The most impressive player for Seattle Sounders was Jimmy Medranda.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 33 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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