Houston Dynamo at CF Montreal: Highlights, stats, and quotes
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The Houston Dynamo had to settle for just one point in Montreal Wednesday night after a last gasp equalizer denied them the win. Houston managed to clinch a playoff spot later in the night when LAFC beat Minnesota United.
MATCH SUMMARY
CF Montreal 1 - 1 Houston Dynamo FC
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Venue: Stade Saputo - Montreal, Quebec
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Assistants: Chantal Boudreau, Gianni Facchini
Fourth Official: Renzo Villanueva
VAR: Greg Dopka
Attendance: 13,509
Weather: 72 degrees, clear skies
SCORING SUMMARY
HOU: Artur (Sebastian Kowalczyk) 10’
MTL: Lassi Lappalainen (unassisted) 90+6’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
HOU: Aliyu Ibrahim (caution; foul) 18’
MTL: Samuel Piette (caution; foul) 33’
HOU: Ethan Bartlow (caution; foul) 56’
HOU: Adalberto Carrasquilla (caution; foul) 62’
HOU: Nelson Quinones (caution; foul) 84’
HOU: Franco Escobar (caution; foul) 90+3’
HOU: Corey Baird (caution; foul) 90+3’
LINEUPS & STATS
CF Montreal: Jonathan Sirois; Fernando Alvarez (Chinonso Offor 75’), Zachary Brault-Guillard, Joel Waterman, George Campbell, Samuel Piette (Sunusi Ibrahim 45’), Nathan-Dylan Saliba, Mathieu Choiniere, Kwadwo Opoku (Lassi Lappalainen 75’), Ariel Lassiter, Romell Quioto
Unused Substitutes: Victor Wanyama, Bryce Duke, Mason Toye, Jojea Kwizera, Ousman Jabang, James Pantemis
Total shots: 16 (Romell Quioto 4)
Shots on goal: 7 (Romell Quioto 3)
Fouls: 9 (Samuel Piette 4)
Offside: 1 (Romell Quioto 1)
Corner kicks: 5
Saves: 3 (Jonathon Sirois 3)
Houston Dynamo FC: Steve Clark; Ethan Bartlow, Daniel Steres (Franco Escobar 71’) Teenage Hadebe, Griffin Dorsey, Artur, Coco Carrasquilla (Ivan Franco 86’), Luis Caicedo, Aliyu Ibrahim (Corey Baird 53’), Nelson Quinones (Brad Smith 86’), Sebastian Kowalczyk (Amine Bassi 71’)
Unused substitutes: Andrew Tarbell, Micael dos Santos, Thor Ulfarsson, Brooklyn Raines
Total shots: 9 (Griffin Dorsey 2)
Shots on goal: 4 (four players tied with 1)
Fouls: 16 (Luis Caicedo 4)
Offside: 2 (Nelson Quinones and Sebastian Kowalczyk tied with 1)
Corner kicks: 5
Saves: 6 (Steve Clark 6)
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the game:
“It's a point on the road and it keeps moving us forward. We're a group that's very disappointed right now that we did not get all three points. However, I thought we defended very well for the majority of the night. We can't expect our team to just put-up shutouts on the road when teams are that aggressive. We have to stick the knife in the other way as well. There were plenty of chances to hurt them and see the game out during that second half, but we didn't. When you let a team hang around and they throw on big boys and get extremely aggressive. You can only hold that off for so long. Again, they had a courageous defensive performance and plenty of looks, and I love how the expectations are changing. This is a very tough place to come, in the history of this league, and I thought we had a better game and better chances. We have to talk, but we are disappointed. We still have some opportunities tonight to get into playoffs. That's still the objective.”
On the changes to the lineup for the game:
“I thought Ethan (Bartlow) was great, he had a really great night. Daniel (Steres) did his job, Luis (Caicedo) was a machine. Ibrahim (Aliyu) also had a good night; he was a handful. Plus, Sebastian (Kowalczyk) had his best game. I was happy he got the assist. Artur, obviously, I was happy for him to get a goal, some good performances tonight. Hopefully, we can get everybody rested and healed up for the weekend. We got in at 3:30 AM this morning, and it was a long journey to get here. It was a seven-hour delay and then more delays on the plane. We finally arrived here in the wee hours of the morning. So, considering all that, to get something out of today was impressive from the guys.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO MIDFIELDER ARTUR
On the game:
"We came here with the right mentality. We started the game well. The first part of the game was really fast. The second half was expected. They needed to win at home. They put some pressure. We defended well overall. It was unlucky for us to concede the goal in the last minute. The team is going in the right direction. I'm happy for my first goal and we just need to keep pushing."
On his goal:
"I saw that we had a good opportunity when Ibrahim (Aliyu) won the ball and created a counterattack. Once I received it, I knew that I needed to shoot. I had the spot where I wanted to finish in mind. I'm glad I could finish it the right way.”
On the mentality of the team after the match:
"We always want more, a point on the road is not enough. We need to keep pushing, of course every game is different. That's how we need to keep our mentality. We always need to keep pushing for more. We had one goal; we got the tie. It still helps us, that point, but the mentality of the team is that we always want to be at our best."
