Houston Dynamo FC vs FC Dallas, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSDynamo, FC Dallas settle for draw in key conference match
Houston Dynamo FC and FC Dallas, each playing their third match in an eight-day stretch, split the points after a scoreless draw on Saturday in Houston in a key late-season Western Conference match between the two Copa Tejas rivals.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Paul Arriola.
- 5': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Marco Farfan.
- 8': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 8': Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Attempt saved. Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 12': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 14': Hand ball by Facundo Quignon (FC Dallas).
- 16': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Facundo Quignon (FC Dallas).
- 16': Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Alan Velasco (FC Dallas).
- 21': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Facundo Quignon (FC Dallas).
- 23': Attempt missed. Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 28': Attempt saved. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 29': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 29': Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 31': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Teenage Hadebe tries a through ball, but Brad Smith is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt missed. Brad Smith (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 35': Attempt missed. Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Corey Baird.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 35': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Asier Illarramendi.
- 36': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas).
- 37': Attempt saved. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 38': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Jesús Ferreira.
- 39': Attempt missed. Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas).
- 41': Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Steve Clark tries a through ball, but Corey Baird is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, FC Dallas 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 0, FC Dallas 0.
- 51': Foul by Facundo Quignon (FC Dallas).
- 51': Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Iván Franco (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Héctor Herrera following a set piece situation.
- 53': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Sam Junqua.
- 56': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Brad Smith (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 58': Attempt missed. Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
- 58': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nelson Quiñónes replaces Brad Smith.
- 59': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Adalberto Carrasquilla replaces Iván Franco.
- 60': Foul by Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas).
- 60': Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Marco Farfan (FC Dallas).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Attempt saved. Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 65': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Maarten Paes.
- 65': Attempt missed. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, FC Dallas. Paxton Pomykal replaces Facundo Quignon.
- 66': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 71': Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 72': Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 73': Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Offside, FC Dallas. Alan Velasco tries a through ball, but Ema Twumasi is caught offside.
- 76': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Sam Junqua (FC Dallas).
- 76': Foul by Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas).
- 76': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 78': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 78': Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt saved. Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
- 79': Attempt saved. Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 80': Substitution, FC Dallas. Liam Fraser replaces Paul Arriola.
- 80': Substitution, FC Dallas. Jáder Obrian replaces Alan Velasco.
- 81': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ethan Bartlow replaces Erik Sviatchenko.
- 82': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 82': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Offside, FC Dallas. Asier Illarramendi tries a through ball, but Marco Farfan is caught offside.
- 83': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Héctor Herrera.
- 84': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Ethan Bartlow tries a through ball, but Corey Baird is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Aliyu Ibrahim replaces Corey Baird.
- 87': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
- 88': Attempt saved. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 88': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Maarten Paes.
- 89': Attempt missed. Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amine Bassi following a corner.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Artur.
- 90'+3': Substitution, FC Dallas. Jesús Jiménez replaces Jesús Ferreira.
- 90'+3': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+3': Liam Fraser (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nelson Quiñónes.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, FC Dallas 0.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, FC Dallas 0.
Statistics
 DAL |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 37.5 | Possession | 62.5 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 325 | Accurate Passes | 583 |
| 385 | Passes | 644 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 14 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 21 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 18,175
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 18,175
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAFC | 6 | +14 | 16 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 6 | +13 | 15 |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 6 | +9 | 15 |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 6 | +4 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Houston Dynamo FC (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Steve Clark (GK) |
| 17 | Teenage Hadebe  |
| 31 | Micael |
| 28 | Erik Sviatchenko |
| 16 | Héctor Herrera |
| 6 | Artur |
| 3 | Brad Smith |
| 2 | Franco Escobar |
| 11 | Corey Baird |
| 8 | Amine Bassi |
| 7 | Ivan Franco |
FC Dallas (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Maarten Paes (GK) |
| 17 | Nkosi Tafari |
| 29 | Samuel Junqua |
| 25 | Sebastien Ibeagha |
| 5 | Facundo Quignón |
| 14 | Asier Illarramendi |
| 4 | Marco Farfan |
| 22 | Ema Twumasi |
| 10 | Jesús Ferreira |
| 20 | Alan Velasco |
| 7 | Paul Arriola |
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