Major League Soccer: Houston Dynamo tops New England 3-1
PORTSMOUTH. Houston Dynamo defeats New England 3-1.
PORTSMOUTH. 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 PMC Stadium stadium in Portsmouth on Wednesday and it started at 1:30 am local time. The referee was Ismail Elfath with the assistance of Corey Parker and Kyle Atkins. The 4th official was Lukasz Szpala. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant around 15.7 degrees Celsius or 60.19 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 96%.
Match Statistics
New England was in firm control of the ball 57% while Houston Dynamo was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
New England was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Houston Dynamo found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Houston Dynamo shot 22 times, 12 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, New England shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Houston Dynamo received 2 yellow cards (F. Picault and D. Ceren). On the other side, New England received 2 yellow cards (A. Farrell and T. McNamara).
After this match, Houston Dynamo will have 30 points like SJ Earthquakes to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, New England will stay with 38 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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31'31'
A. Farrell
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33'33'
S. Ferreira
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38'38'
D. Quintero
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46'46'
I. Gil
W. Kaptoum
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46'46'
E. Boateng
L. Maciel
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46'46'
J. Bell
B. Bye
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51'51'
F. Picault
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63'63'
C. Gil (Penalty)
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64'64'
M. Rodriguez
D. Quintero
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67'67'
D. Ceren
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73'73'
T. Ulfarsson
S. Ferreira
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74'74'
T. McNamara
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76'76'
F. Picault (Penalty)
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77'77'
G. Vrioni
D. Jones
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85'85'
F. Picault
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86'86'
N. Buck
E. Boateng
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87'87'
N. Quinones
F. Picault
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88'88'
S. Junqua
C. Baird
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Houston Dynamo will play away with Los Angeles FC on the 19th of September with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Los Angeles FC (4 draws).
New England will host Montreal Impact on the 17th of September with a 15-11 head to head record in favor of New England (3 draws).
Houston Dynamo: Formation and Lineups
Houston Dynamo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura chose to play with the following team: Steve Clark , Griffin Dorsey , Tim Parker , Teenage Hadebe , Adam Lundqvist , Darwin Cerén , Adalberto Carrasquilla , Corey Baird , Darwin Quintero , Fafà Picault and Sebastián Ferreira .
Substitutes
Houston Dynamo made 4 changes: D. Quintero for M. Rodriguez (64′), S. Ferreira for T. Ulfarsson (73′), F. Picault for N. Quinones (87′) and C. Baird for S. Junqua (88′).
Top player: Corey Baird
The player who no doubt impressed Houston Dynamo the most was Corey Baird even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 26 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
New England: Formation and Lineups
New England started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
On the opposite side, Bruce Arena played with: Đorđe Petrović , Brandon Bye , Andrew Farrell , Henry Kessler , DeJuan Jones , Wilfrid Kaptoum , Matt Polster , Maciel , Carles Gil , Tommy McNamara and Gustavo Bou .
Substitutes
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 7.65. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 6 saves.
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