Dynamo vs New York City FC: Highlights, stats, and quotes
(image via Houston Dynamo FC)
The Houston Dynamo beat New York City FC 2-0 on Saturday night for their second win in a row at Shell Energy Stadium. Amine Bassi scored from the penalty spot in consecutive games, which proved to be the difference in the match.
MATCH SUMMARY
Houston Dynamo FC 1 – 0 New York City FC
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Assistants: Brooke Mayo, Walt Heatherly
Fourth Official: Danielle Chesky
VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero
Attendance: 13,024
Weather: 82 degrees, clear skies
SCORING SUMMARY
HOU: Amine Bassi (penalty kick) 55’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
HOU: Artur (caution; foul) 18’
NYC: Keaton Parks (caution; foul) 29’
NYC: Santi Rodriguez (caution; dissent) 55’
HOU: Griffin Dorsey (caution; foul) 90’
NYC: Tayvon Gray (caution; foul) 90+3’
NYC: Luis Barraza (caution; foul) 90+8’
LINEUPS & STATS
Houston Dynamo FC: Steve Clark; Tate Schmitt, Teenage Hadebe, Ethan Bartlow, Daniel Steres; Artur, Brooklyn Raines (Griffin Dorsey 75), Héctor Herrera (c); Amine Bassi (Sebas Ferreira 84), Corey Baird, Nelson Quiñones (Luis Caicedo 66)
Unused Substitutes: Andrew Tarbell, Micael, Franco Escobar, Charles Auguste, Thor Úlfarsson
Total shots: 9 (Daniel Steres and Héctor Herrera tied with 2)
Shots on goal: 2 (Amine Bassi and Sebas Ferreira tied with 1)
Fouls: 15 (Brooklyn Raines 3)
Offside: 3 (Tate Schmitt, Corey Baird, and Amine Bassi tied with 1)
Corner kicks: 1
Saves: 1 (Steve Clark 1)
New York City FC: Luis Barraza; Braian Cufre (Kevin O’Toole 85), Thiago Martins (C), Tayvon Gray, James Sands; Alfredo Moralez (Thiago 78); Santiago Rodriguez, Gabriel Pereira (Richard Ledezma 68); Matias Pellegrini (Andres Jasson 85), Keaton Parks, Talle Mango
Unused substitutes: Malte Amundsen, Stephen Turnball, Matt Freese, Justin Haak, Tony Alfaro
Total shots: 5 (Santi Rodriguez 2)
Shots on goal: 1 (Tayvon Gray 1)
Fouls: 15 (Braian Cufre and Keaton Parks tied with 3)
Offside: 2 (Talles Magno 2)
Corner kicks: 5
Saves: 1 (Luis Barraza 1)
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the team’s confidence:
“Belief goes a long way, last week was a big step for this. This group and this staff, to get a win under our belt gave us of the confidence that we can continue getting results here. Crucial moments like that last 10 or 15 minutes where we don't fold. It’s a mentality and mentality is backed up with belief. You have to get those wins to get the belief. It's kind of a catch 22. So that win helped out today and hopefully we can continue picking up results and still have that mindset. We go onto the road now. That will be a different kind of challenge, maybe a different mindset going into San Jose. We will enjoy this. Two in a row at home. I'm happy for the fans. It's nice to see them off their feet, enjoying it, and it's a big part of this. We're still the entertainment business and we're going to entertain these people. I'd love to see more people coming to this I'd love to see another five or six grand in this building really make it even harder for other teams.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO MIDFIELDER ARTUR
On Brooklyn Raines making his first start in MLS:
“I'm very happy for him. Brooklyn is a kid that works hard every day and he's always pushing and trying to get better. He has potential. Me and some other guys in the group will try to help him the best way possible and giving him confidence. I think he did very well. I'm excited to see him keep improving and maybe get more minutes.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO FORWARD AMINE BASSI
On scoring two goals in two games:
"It feels good, but for me the most important thing is the team. It feels good to play well with the team. That is good enough for me. My goal is to work for the team."
DYNAMO DEFENDER TEENAGE HADEBE
On enjoying his time in Houston:
“If we keep on winning, they will see a different Teenage (Hadebe). I'm that guy that was always happy. Even if you ask my teammates, I'm always the guy who makes jokes, I just love to make everyone laugh, that's how I am. If we keep on winning, I'll be grateful to the fans. I want to dance with the fans, to show that we appreciate their support.”
DYNAMO GOALKEEPER STEVE CLARK
On the game plan:
“It's a real team effort starting with those strikers and the wingers, all the way back the backline was just a very, very good team defensive performance. We're super happy with the way we're training officially.”
