Major League Soccer: Houston Dynamo demolishes SJ Earthquakes 4-3 with 2 goals from S. Ferreira
HOUSTON. Houston Dynamo had a narrow win over SJ Earthquakes. The hero of the match was S. Ferreira who scored in the 8th and 68th minute.
HOUSTON. Houston Dynamo had a narrow win over SJ Earthquakes. The hero of the match was S. Ferreira who scored in the 8th and 68th minute. SJ Earthquakes was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Reliant Stadium stadium in Houston on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ismir Pekmic who was helped by Gianni Facchini and Corey Parker. The 4th official was Rubiel Vazquez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 20.9 degrees Celsius or 69.58 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 69%.
Match Statistics
SJ Earthquakes was in firm control of the ball 67% while Houston Dynamo was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
SJ Earthquakes was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Houston Dynamo found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Houston Dynamo shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, SJ Earthquakes shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Houston Dynamo received 6 yellow cards (D. Quintero, S. Ferreira, T. Hadebe, F. Picault, and ). On the opposite side, SJ Earthquakes received 3 yellow cards (P. Marie, M. Lopez and ).
After this contest, Houston Dynamo will have 8 points like Austin, Dallas, Columbus Crew, Colorado Rapids and Minnesota United to move down in the 12th place. On the other side, SJ Earthquakes will stay with 2 points to stay in the 28th place.
Match Events
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8'8'
S. Ferreira
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18'18'
D. Quintero
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19'19'
P. Marie
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22'22'
M. Lopez
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25'25'
J. Ebobisse
C. Cowell
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26'26'
S. Ferreira
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28'28'
J. Ebobisse
J. Gregus
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43'43'
D. Quintero
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57'57'
T. Hadebe
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58'58'
T. Hadebe
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63'63'
F. Picault
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64'64'
E. Remedi
P. Marie
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64'64'
T. Thompson
M. Lopez
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68'68'
S. Ferreira
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69'69'
O. Bouda
C. Cowell
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71'71'
M. Rodriguez
D. Quintero
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72'72'
T. Ulfarsson
S. Ferreira
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75'75'
C. Baird
T. Pasher
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77'77'
T. Thompson
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82'82'
S. Haji
T. Beason
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88'88'
D. Ceren
A. Carrasquilla
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88'88'
T. Parker
T. Hadebe
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89'89'
D. Ceren
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90'90'
J. Yueill
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90'90'
E. Bartlow
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Houston Dynamo will host Portland Timbers on the 16th of April with a 9-6 head to head in favor of Portland Timbers (7 draws).
SJ Earthquakes will host Nashville SC on the 16th of April with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
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 , Griffin Dorsey , Ethan Bartlow , Teenage Hadebe , Adam Lundqvist , Darwin Quintero , Matías Vera , Adalberto Carrasquilla , Tyler Pasher , Sebastián Ferreira and Fafà Picault .
Substitutes
Houston Dynamo made 5 changes: D. Quintero for M. Rodriguez (71′), S. Ferreira for T. Ulfarsson (72′), T. Pasher for C. Baird (75′), A. Carrasquilla for D. Ceren (88′) and T. Hadebe for T. Parker (88′).
Top player: Sebastián Ferreira
Probably the most impressive player in Houston Dynamo was Sebastián Ferreira.
His rating is with 2 goals, 16 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 12.
SJ Earthquakes: Formation and Lineups
SJ Earthquakes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Matías Jesús Almeyda played with: James Marcinkowski , Paul Marie , Tanner Beason , Francisco Calvo , Marcos López , Ján Greguš , Jackson Yueill , Cristian Espinoza , Jamiro Monteiro , Cade Cowell and Jeremy Ebobisse .
Substitutes
SJ Earthquakes made 4 changes: P. Marie for E. Remedi (64′), M. Lopez for T. Thompson (64′), C. Cowell for O. Bouda (69′) and T. Beason for S. Haji (82′).
Top player: Jeremy Ebobisse
The player who no doubt impressed SJ Earthquakes the most was Jeremy Ebobisse.
His rating is with 2 goals, 22 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7.
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