Houston Dynamo at Portland Timbers: Highlights, stats, and quotes
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The Houston Dynamo suffered another defeat, losing 3-1 to the Portland Timbers Sunday night.
MATCH SUMMARY
Portland Timbers 3-1 Houston Dynamo FC
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Venue: Providence Park - Portland, Oregon
Referee: Pierre Luc-Lauziere
Assistants: Meghan Mullen, Stephen McGonagle
Fourth Official: Elton Garcia
VAR: Jonathan Johnson
Attendance: Not listed
Weather: 56 degrees, rainy
SCORING SUMMARY
POR: Felipe Mora (Santiago Moreno) 6’
HOU: Franco Escobar (Jack McGlynn) 12’
POR: Antony (Felipe Mora) 23’
POR: Antony (Felipe Mora) 71’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
POR: Diego Chara (caution; foul) 11’
HOU: Daniel Steres (caution; foul) 31’
POR: Felipe Mora (caution; foul) 34’
POR: Jimer Fory (caution; dissent) 43’
HOU: Griffin Dorsey (caution; foul) 55’
LINEUPS & STATS
Portland Timbers: James Pantemis; Jimer Fory (Ian Smith 73’), Juan Mosquera (Claudio Bravo 88’), Finn Surman, Kamal Miller, Antony (Ariel Lassiter 80’); Santiago Moreno, David Ayala (Joao Ortiz 80’), Diego Chara, David Da Costa; Felipe Mora (Kevin Kelsy 73’)
Unused substitutes: Maxime Crepeau, Dario Zuparic, Cristhian Paredes, Zachery McGraw
Total shots: 16
Shots on goal: 9
Fouls: 12
Offside: 2
Corner kicks: 7
Saves: 0
Houston Dynamo FC: Blake Gillingham; Franco Escobar, Daniel Steres (Erik Sviatchenko 46’), Femi Awodesu, Griffin Dorsey; Artur, Jack McGlynn (Aliyu Ibrahim 86’), Nico Lodeiro (Júnior Urso 73’); Sebastian Kowalczyk, Ezequiel Ponce, Amine Bassi (Andy Batioja 81’)
Unused Substitutes: Pedro Cruz, Erik Dueñas, Gabe Segal, Michael Halliday, Brooklyn Raines
Total shots: 10
Shots on goal: 1
Fouls: 8
Offside: 1
Corner kicks: 8
Saves: 6
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On how the team will move on:
“We are going to be honest with each other, and we are going to stay together. We are going to push each other, and we are going to rev it up in training. We will get back to work, and that is really all I know to do. That is where we are at this moment, so we will keep grinding and find ways to get results. It was not our finest hour, but I’m an optimist, and for the first time this year, I saw a good glimpse of what this team can look like as we came out of halftime. That is how we can be effective – by passing on teams and making good decisions in the opponent’s half.”
On Blake Gillingham’s performance in his first start:
“I thought Blake (Gillingham) did very well. There were probably a couple moments of uneasiness, but overall, he made some big saves, and I felt calm with him in there. It was pretty impressive for him to put that type of performance on tonight.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO MIDFIELDER ARTUR
Sobre que se necesita para resultados positivos:
“Son los momentos decisivos. Desde el primer partido contras Dallas, nosotros jugamos buen fútbol y en uno o dos momentos perdimos el partido. Nosotros tenemos que aprender de esos momentos y el partido de hoy paso más o menos lo mismo. Tenemos que ser un poco más físicos en esos momentos importantes y un poco más duros en la disputa del balón. Eso hace la diferencia. En lo positivo, acá estuvimos afuera de casa contra un buen equipo y con un buen ataque, y nosotros creamos chances y tuvimos más posesión del balón. Pero tenemos que mejora en la defensa, hacer un poco más físico, más atento en el ataque y tomar mejores decisiones.”
On what is needed to get better results (translated from Spanish):
“Being better in the defining moments. Since our first match against Dallas, we’ve played good soccer, but in one or two key moments, we’ve lost games. We have to learn from these experiences. We have to be more physical in those critical moments and tougher when fighting for the ball. These are the type of moments that can determine the outcome of our games. On a positive note, we created chances today and controlled good possession on the road against a good attacking team. However, we have to focus in being more physical, more attentive in attack and better in decision-making.”
