Houston Dynamo at Seattle Sounders: Highlights, stats, and quotes
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The Houston Dynamo lost 1-0 on the road to the Seattle Sounders Saturday night. Paul Rothrock scored for Seattle for the third straight match against Houston.
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 1-0 Houston Dynamo FC
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Venue: Lumen Field - Seattle, Washington
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistants: Mitchell Barwegen, Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho
Fourth Official: Brad Jensen
VAR: Geoff Gamble
Attendance: not announced
Weather: 59 degrees, cloudy skies
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA: Paul Rothrock (unassisted) 22’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
HOU: Griffin Dorsey (caution; foul) 28’
HOU: Franco Escobar (caution; foul) 49’
SEA: Yeimar Gomez (caution; other) 62’
HOU: Coco Carrasquilla (caution; foul) 78’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei (C); Nouhou Tolo, Jackson Ragen, Yeimar Gomez, Alex Roldan; Obed Vargas (Josh Atencio 84’), Cristian Roldan, Paul Rothrock (Georgi Minoungou 84’), Albert Rusnak, Pedro de la Vega (Reed Baker-Whiting 64’); Jordan Morris
Unused Substitutes: Nathan, Jon Bell, Danny Musovski, Andrew Thomas, Dany Leyva, Dylan Teves
Total shots: 10 (three players tied with 2)
Shots on goal: 4 (Albert Rusnak 2)
Fouls: 7 (Yeimar Gomez 3)
Offside: 1 (Paul Rothrock 1)
Corner kicks: 3
Saves: 1 (Stefan Frei 1)
Houston Dynamo FC: Steve Clark (C); Franco Escobar, Micael, Erik Sviatchenko, Griffin Dorsey (Gabe Segal 80’); Aliyu Ibrahim (McKinze Gaines 45’), Sebastian Kowalczyk, Artur (Jan Gregus 89’), Coco Carrasquilla, Amine Bassi (Brooklyn Raines 80’); Sebastian Ferriera (Brad Smith 72’)
Unused substitutes: Ethan Bartlow, Daniel Steres, Andrew Tarbell, Tate Schmitt
Total shots: 7 (Amine Bassi 2)
Shots on goal: 1 (Griffin Dorsey 1)
Fouls: 10 (Coco Carrasquilla 3)
Offside: 0
Corner kicks: 5
Saves: 2 (Steve Clark 2)
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On clinching a playoff spot:
“We are excited about being in the postseason. That’s a big deal, and these guys have worked hard for it all year. That’s definitely a positive. Now we have a tough team in New England coming into town, so we have to rest, get back to work and start focusing on Wednesday.”
On the result:
“We’re disappointed with not getting something out of tonight’s game. We worked extremely hard, and it was a good first twenty minutes, but then Seattle started to take over, which is when they scored. The second half was even, and we had control of the game, but we were a little loose in the final third. Seattle is a good defensive, well-balanced team, so you have to be dynamic, quick and sharp with decisions to get past them. We’ll turn the page quickly.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO DEFENDER ERIK SVIATCHENKO
On clinching a playoff spot:
“We are in the playoffs, which is what we aimed for when we started this season. I am proud of that. In tonight’s game, we were doing okay, but then Seattle scored a goal. Overall, it was a tight game, and they played well, but we defended well. We fought for the win, but we didn’t have it in the final third to get an equalizer. It’s a quick turnaround, and we will push to get the three points against New England.”
On pushing to move up the table:
“We are far from done and have a lot to prove to ourselves and the world that we can finish strong. In my world, it would be a dream to finish with all nine points because that kind of momentum would be great going into the playoffs. It was a close game tonight, but sometimes you just lose a game. It’s about how you react, and we will be ready for Wednesday.”
