Houston Dash at Bay FC: Highlights, stats, and quotes
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The Houston Dash picked up their first win of 2024 with a 3-2 victory on the road against Bay FC Saturday night. Diana Ordóñez scored twice and Havana Solaun scored in stoppage time to give head coach Fran Alonso his first win in NWSL.
MATCH SUMMARY
Bay FC 2-3 Houston Dash
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Venue: PayPal Park - San Jose, California
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
Assistants: Christian Clerc, Seth Martin
Fourth Official: Iryna Petrunok
VAR: Shawn Tehini
Attendance: 18,000
Weather: 60 degrees, cloudy skies
SCORING SUMMARY
BAY: Deyna Castellanos (unassisted) 19’
HOU: Diana Ordóñez (María Sánchez) 66’
HOU: Diana Ordóñez (unassisted) 87’
BAY: Racheal Kundananji (unassisted) 90+3’
HOU: Havana Solaun (unassisted) 90+10’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
BAY: Asisat Oshoala (caution; foul) 16’
HOU: Sarah Puntigam (caution; foul) 44’
HOU: Avery Patterson (caution; foul) 90+2’
BAY: Deyna Castellanos (caution; foul) 90+12’
LINEUPS & STATS
Bay FC: Lysianne Proulx; Savy King, Kayla Sharples, Emily Menges, Caprice Dydasco, Alex Loera, Joelle Anderson (Dorian Bailey 80’), Deyna Castellanos, Scarlett Camberos (Princess Marfo 80’), Asisat Oshoala (Racheal Kundananji 62’), Tess Boade
Unused Substitutes: Jen Beattie, Maya Doms, Jamie Shepherd, Alyssa Malonson, Kiki Pickett, Katelyn Rowland
Total shots: 15 (Deyna Castellanos and Asisat Oshoala tied with 3)
Shots on goal: 5 (Deyna Castellanos 2)
Fouls: 9 (Asisat Oshoala and Racheal Kundananji tied with 2)
Offside: 1 (Savy King 1)
Corner kicks: 7
Saves: 2 (Lysianne Proulx 2)
Houston Dash: Jane Campbell (c); Sarah Puntigam, Sophie Schmidt, Courtney Petersen, María Sánchez, Elin Rubensson (Havana Solaun 68’), Andressa (Barbara Olivieri 60’), Kiki Van Zanten (Avery Patterson 60’), Diana Ordóñez, Amanda West (Bell Briede 81’), Michelle Alozie (Yuki Nagasato 81’)
Unused substitutes: Emily Alvarado, Sophie Hirst, Croix Soto, Jyllissa Harris
Total shots: 15 (Diana Ordóñez 7)
Shots on goal: 5 (Diana Ordóñez 3)
Fouls: 11 (Sarah Puntigam and Michelle Alozie tied with 3)
Offside: 1 (Amanda West 1)
Corner kicks: 4
Saves: 3 (Jane Campbell 3)
HOUSTON DASH HEAD COACH FRAN ALONSO
On the victory:
"It's a very special day for the team. I thought the atmosphere created today was incredible. Both teams tried to get the win. At the end we got an amazing reward. They kept fighting and the players got the reward that I thought we deserved. Absolutely delighted for the players and very, very proud of them."
On the changes in the second half:
"Obviously we made a very important change. We swapped both center backs. I thought that gave us a very clean path to play out. Which was very, very important for us. We made them run a lot. They committed so many players to the first line of pressing. We were able to exploit a times the space they left behind. I highlight more the desire of the team. Even when the score was 2-2 in the 93rd minute, everyone was shouting from the bench, we wanted to win the game. The game was there for the taking and we we wanted to gamble, to be brave and not settle for a draw."
HOUSTON DASH FORWARD DIANA ORDONEZ
On scoring her first goals of the season:
"Really important. Coming off last year, my goal this year was to just build my confidence and trust the player that I am. The player that I showed that I could be my rookie year. Coming off a tough year last year, it feels really good to be able to come out of this game with two goals and well on my way to how many I scored last year. Personally, it felt really good. There's a lot of work to do and it doesn't matter who scores as long as we get the results."
On building her confidence:
"My confidence definitely took a hit last year. It was hard coming off a year like my rookie year. I knew I was probably never going to repeat that back-to-back. That's the goal in this league, to be consistent. I didn't do that last year. Obviously, a big part of my faith in my Christianity is making sure that I keep the first thing first and that my identity in Christ is what I focus on. Last year I attached my identity and my worth to how many goals I scored and how I was performing. I was in a really bad way for it. The focus going into this year was just remembering how many goals I score or what I do on the field doesn't define me, but it's more the way that I interact with people, the way that I speak the gospel, the way that I am in my quiet time and staying close to the Lord. Those things are, are going to take me way further than soccer will."
