Houston Dash vs Angel City FC: Highlights, stats, and quotes
(image via Houston Dash)
The Houston Dash drew 0-0 with Angel City FC Saturday night at Shell Energy Stadium. Jane Campbell saved a penalty kick to help Houston keep a clean sheet and pick up a point at home.
MATCH SUMMARY
Houston Dash 0-0 Angel City FC
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas
Referee: Eric Tattersall
Assistants: Cameron Siler, Seth Martin
Fourth Official: Jamie Padilla
VAR: Shawn Tehini
Attendance: 6,517
Weather: 90 degrees, cloudy skies
SCORING SUMMARY
None
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
ACFC: Lily Nabet (caution; foul) 6’
HOU: Barbara Olivieri (caution; foul) 52’
HOU: Paige Nielsen (caution; foul) 85’
LINEUPS & STATS
Houston Dash: Jane Campbell (C); Paige Nielsen, Natalie Jacobs, Tariane, Courtney Petersen, Sarah Puntigam (Andressa 90+4’), Sophie Schmidt, Barbara Olivieri (Elin Rubensson 79’), Avery Patterson, Ramona Bachmann (Amanda West 61’), Michelle Alozie (Diana Ordonez 60’
Unused Substitutes: Yuki Nagasato, Belle Briede, Madison Ayson, Jyllissa Harris, Erin, McKinney
Total shots: 9 (Natalie Jacobs and Barbara Olivieri tied with 2)
Shots on goal: 1 (Amanda West 1)
Fouls: 14 (Ramona Bachmann 3)
Offside: 1 (Barbara Olivieri 1)
Corner kicks: 2
Saves: 5 (Jane Campbell 5)
Angel City FC: DiDi Haracic; Jasmyne Spencer, Sarah Gorden (C) (Megan Reid 63’), Madison Curry, Gisele Thompson (Meritt Mathias 73’) Madison Hammond (Messiah Bright 73’), Lily Nabet, Clarie Emslie (M.A. Vigola 63’), Clarisse Le Bihan (Kennedy Fuller 86’), Alyssa Thompson, Sydney Leroux
Unused substitutes: Rocky Rodriguez, Meggie Dougherty Howard, Angelina Anderson, Elizabeth Eddy
Total shots: 14 (Jasmyne Spencer and Claire Emslie tied with 3)
Shots on goal: 5 (Messiah Bright 2)
Fouls: 17 (Lily Nabet 4)
Offside: 2 (Sydney Leroux and Messiah Bright tied with 1)
Corner kicks: 6
Saves: 1 (Didi Haracic)
HOUSTON DASH HEAD COACH FRAN ALONSO
On the match:
“We had a great performance, especially in the first half. We had a couple of average chances. But then we didn't have much in the final third. They managed to play most of the first half in our half of the field, that's something we always try to avoid. We changed our approach in the second half, and I thought the game was going well. We were growing into the game. We were also put under a lot of pressure, not really big, big chances, but still. Probably the only big chance of the game was with the penalty. I think overall, in my opinion, maybe a positive result, but we wanted the three points. So, for that point, disappointed but when you have a penalty against you, and we saved it, then it's a point earned. I'm pleased that we got something from the game.”
Sobre la actuacion de Jane Campbell:
“Nosotros sabemos que cuando el contrario tiene ocasiones, lo tienen que hacer muy bien para vencer a Jane (Campbell). Ella es una porteraza y hoy nos ha ayudado como ha hecho en muchas otras ocasiones, para eso juega y estamos muy contentos de tener una portera de la calidad de Jane.”
Sobre la tapada de Jane Campbell en la seguna mitad:
“Si soy sincero no lo vi. Lo vi en la pantalla, estábamos muy lejos. No sabía si era una falta o estaban revisando penalti. No sabía exactamente lo que estaban revisando. No sé, no le he visto. Parece que hay gente que opina que el balón ha potencialmente entrado o no ha entrado. Pero bueno, el árbitro que es el importante piensa que no ha entrado y tendré que verlo para cambiar de opinión”.
HOUSTON DASH MIDFIELDER SOPHIE SCHMIDT
On the match:
“We got lucky with the PK and on the last play. We came out strong. We created a lot of chances in the first half, we took the pressure off and they got more possession. We needed to be more clinical with our chances in the final third. There were a lot of promising moments; disappointed we didn't get a goal but happy to not concede one.”
On the positives from the match:
“Jane (Campbell) is clutch, she's keeping us in the game. We need to find ways to be better in front of the goal – hit the frame and at least make the goalkeeper make a save. There are moments where we were getting into good spaces, but we've got to find a way to be more clinical.”
On pushing further up the field compared to the start of the season:
“That's probably my inner child wanting to be a forward. The partnership with Sarah (Puntigam); it allows me to go more forward because she has that defensive instinct.”
