Sporting KC 1-0 Houston Dynamo: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by R. Walter
KANSAS CITY. Sporting KC defeats Houston Dynamo 1-0 after R. Walter scored just 1 goal (60').
KANSAS CITY. Sporting KC overcomes Houston Dynamo 1-0 after R. Walter scored just 1 goal (60′). Sporting KC took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Children’s Mercy Park stadium in Kansas City on Saturday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 22.9 degrees Celsius or 73.27 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 53%.
Match Statistics
Sporting KC was in firm control of the ball 57% while Houston Dynamo was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Sporting KC was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Sporting KC won the contest.
Sporting KC shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Houston Dynamo shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Sporting KC received 1 yellow card (R. Espinoza). On the other side, Houston Dynamo received 3 yellow cards (D. Ceren, D. Quintero and ).
After playing this match, Sporting KC has 0 points to occupy the 24th place in the table. while Houston Dynamo stays with 1 points (14th).
Match Events
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55'55'
D. Ceren
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60'60'
R. Walter
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65'65'
A. Carrasquilla
D. Ceren
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66'66'
D. Quintero
M. Rodriguez
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76'76'
T. Pasher
C. Baird
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76'76'
T. Ulfarsson
S. Ferreira
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77'77'
M. Tzionis
K. Shelton
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82'82'
C. Duke
F. Hernandez
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83'83'
R. Espinoza
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86'86'
D. Quintero
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86'86'
Zeca
Z. Valentin
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90'90'
G. Vera
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Sporting KC will play away with Colorado Rapids on the 13th of March with a 14-11 head to head stats in favor of Sporting KC (12 draws).
Houston Dynamo will host Vancouver Whitecaps on the 12th of March with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Vancouver Whitecaps (5 draws).
Sporting KC: Formation and Lineups
Sporting KC adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Peter Vermes chose to play with the following team: Timothy Melia , Graham Zusi , Nicolas Isimat-Mirin , Andreu Fontàs , Logan Ndenbe , Roger Espinoza , Rémi Walter , Felipe Hernández , Johnny Russell , Khiry Shelton and Dániel Sallói .
Substitutes
Sporting KC made 2 changes: K. Shelton for M. Tzionis (77′) and F. Hernandez for C. Duke (82′).
Top player: Rémi Walter
Probably the most impressive player in Sporting KC was Rémi Walter.
His rating is with 1 goal, 52 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.
Houston Dynamo: Formation and Lineups
Also Houston Dynamo adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura played with: Steve Clark , Zarek Valentin , Tim Parker , Daniel Steres , Adam Lundqvist , Darwin Cerén , Matías Vera , Memo Rodríguez , Corey Baird , Sebastián Ferreira and Fafà Picault .
Substitutes
Houston Dynamo made 5 changes: D. Ceren for A. Carrasquilla (65′), M. Rodriguez for D. Quintero (66′), C. Baird for T. Pasher (76′), S. Ferreira for T. Ulfarsson (76′) and Z. Valentin for Zeca (86′).
Top player: Daniel Steres
Probably the most impressive player in Houston Dynamo was Daniel Steres.
His rating is with 48 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.
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