Houston Dynamo at Chicago Fire: Highlights, stats, and quotes
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The Houston Dynamo lost 2-1 to the Chicago Fire Saturday night at Soldier Field. Aliyu Ibrahim scored in the second half to tie the game, but Chicago later scored a winner to leave the Dynamo with no points.
MATCH SUMMARY
Chicago Fire FC 2-1 Houston Dynamo FC
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Venue: Soldier Field - Chicago, Illinois
Referee: Malik Badawi
Assistants: Corey Parker, Gianni Facchini
Fourth Official: Allen Chapman
VAR: Sorin Stoica
Attendance: 18,844
Weather: 42 degrees, clear skies
SCORING SUMMARY
CHI: Xherdan Shaqiri (penalty kick) 10’
HOU: Aliyu Ibrahim (Amine Bassi) 65’
CHI: Brian Gutierrez (Xherdan Shaqiri) 78’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
HOU: Erik Sviatchenko (caution; foul) 44’
CHI: Rafael Czichos (caution; foul) 68’
LINEUPS & STATS
Chicago Fire FC: Chris Brady; Arnaud Souquet (Jonathan Dean 69’), Rafael Czichos, Tobaias Salquist, Allan Arigoni; Maren Haile-Selassie, Chris Mueller (Brian Gutierrez 69’), Xherdan Shaqiri (c) (Federico Navarro 83’); Fabian Herbers, Kellyn Acosta (Mauricio Pineda 88’), Hugo Cuypers (Georgios Koutsias 83’)
Unused Substitutes: Tom Barlow, Wyatt Omsberg, Spencer Richey, Gaston Gimenez
Total shots: 8 (three players tied with 2)
Shots on goal: 6 (Fabian Herbers and Brian Gutierrez tied with 2)
Fouls: 14 (Kellyn Acosta and Chris Mueller tied with 3)
Offside: 1 (Tobias Salquist 1)
Corner kicks: 5
Saves: 3 (Chris Brady 3)
Houston Dynamo FC: Steve Clark (c); Franco Escobar, Ethan Bartlow, Griffin Dorsey, Erik Sviatchenko (Tate Schmitt 84’); Artur (Gabe Segal 90’), Adalberto Carrasquilla, Jan Gregus (Brad Smith 61’); Aliyu Ibrahim, Amine Bassi, Sebastian Kowalczyk (Latif Blessing 84’)
Unused substitutes: Daniel Steres, Andrew Tarbell, Kieran Sargeant, Ousmane Sylla, Brooklyn Raines
Total shots: 14 (five players tied with 2)
Shots on goal: 4 (Franco Escobar 2)
Fouls: 12 (Franco Escobar and Griffin Dorsey tied with 3)
Offside: 1 (Aliyu Ibrahim 1)
Corner kicks: 7
Saves: 4 (Steve Clark 4)
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the game:
"We had enough chances to get something out of this game. We played really well in the second half and put ourselves in a position to get a goal back. It was a great goal from (Aliyu) Ibrahim, who continues to stay hot. It is tough loss, but the effort was there, and it just wasn't our night."
On the energy in the locker room after the game:
"We’re frustrated and disappointed, but we also understand that we have a big test next weekend. Again, we played well, and there was a particularly good responses in the second half. The subs came in and played well and looked sharp, but we also had an off night."
HOUSTON DYNAMO DEFENDER GRIFFIN DORSEY
On the final minutes of the game:
"It shows the fight that’s in this group, but we don't want to find ourselves in those environments. That's something that all of us collectively need to work on, but we're never going to shy away from a battle."
On players filling in as needed week-to-week:
"It's a testament to the way we train and the way that the group works as a unit through and through. Look at the impact the subs have made throughout this stretch of games to start the season. For example, Brad (Smith) and Tate (Schmitt) tonight. They have given us some big moments, and we train so that everyone is ready to come in and impact the game.”
