Major League Soccer: Montreal Impact defeats Houston Dynamo 3-2

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HOUSTON. Montreal Impact prevailed over Houston Dynamo.

HOUSTON. Montreal Impact bested 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 who had the assistance of Meghan Mullen and Diego Blas. The 4th official was Katja Koroleva. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 19.9 degrees Celsius or 67.84 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 59%.​

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in 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.

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

Houston Dynamo shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Montreal Impact shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

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

After this match, Houston Dynamo will stay with 25 points to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Montreal Impact will have 43 points to move down in the 2nd place.

Match Events

  • 12'
    12'

    S. Ferreira

  • 14'
    14'

    R. Quioto (Penalty)

  • 28'
    28'

    A. Johnston

  • 36'
    36'

    D. Steres

    M. Rodriguez

  • 45'
    45'

    R. Quioto

  • 46'
    46'

    Micael

    M. Rodriguez

  • 46'
    46'

    J. Torres

    I. Kone

  • 59'
    59'

    Z. Brault-Guillard

    R. Camacho

  • 62'
    62'

    G. Corbo

  • 67'
    67'

    A. Johnston

  • 69'
    69'

    L. Lappalainen

  • 70'
    70'

    A. Lundqvist

    S. Junqua

  • 70'
    70'

    G. Dorsey

    Z. Valentin

  • 71'
    71'

    R. Quioto

  • 77'
    77'

    K. Kamara

    R. Quioto

  • 78'
    78'

    V. Wanyama

    M. Choiniere

  • 78'
    78'

    R. Thorkelsson

    L. Lappalainen

  • 80'
    80'

    Micael

  • 84'
    84'

    T. Ulfarsson

    F. Picault

  • 84'
    84'

    C. Baird

    D. Quintero

  • 86'
    86'

    A. Carrasquilla

  • 86'
    86'

    A. Carrasquilla

Next match

In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Houston Dynamo will play away against Colorado Rapids on the 21st of August with a 15-11 head to head record in favor of Colorado Rapids (11 draws).

Montreal Impact will host New England on the 20th of August with a 15-10 head to head in favor of New England (3 draws).

Houston Dynamo: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura chose to play with the following team: Steve Clark (6.1), Zarek Valentin (6.5), Daniel Steres (7.1), Ethan Bartlow (6.9), Sam Junqua (6.6), Adalberto Carrasquilla (6.1), Héctor Herrera (7.9), Memo Rodríguez (6.5), Fafà Picault (6.5), Sebastián Ferreira (7.6) and Darwin Quintero (6.7).

Substitutes

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′).

Top player: Héctor Herrera

Probably the most impressive player in Houston Dynamo was Héctor Herrera.

His rating is (7.9) with 59 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Montreal Impact: Formation and Lineups

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

On the other side, Wilfried Nancy played with: James Pantemis (6.7), Gabriele Corbo (6.6), Rudy Camacho (6.3), Kamal Miller (6.8), Alistair Johnston (7.4), Mathieu Choinière (6.8), Samuel Piette (7.0), Lassi Lappalainen (7.8), Ismael Koné (6.4), Djordje Mihailović (7.5) and Romell Quioto (6.8).

Substitutes

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′).

Top player: Lassi Lappalainen

The player who no doubt impressed Montreal Impact the most 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.

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