Houston Dynamo vs FC Dallas: Highlights, stats, and quotes
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The Houston Dynamo earned a point with a 0-0 draw against FC Dallas Saturday night at Shell Energy Stadium. Houston will be back in action Wednesday night as they travel north to take on CF Montreal.
MATCH SUMMARY
Houston Dynamo FC 0 - 0 FC Dallas
Saturday, September 30, 2023
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistants: Jeffrey Greeson, Matthew Nelson
Fourth Official: Jair Marrufo
VAR: Sorin Stoica
Attendance: 18,175
Weather: 85 degrees, clear skies
SCORING SUMMARY
None
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
HOU: Teenage Hadebe (caution; foul) 8’
HOU: Iván Franco (caution; foul) 29’
DAL: Nkosi Tafari (caution; foul) 41’
HOU: Adalberto Carrasquilla (caution; dissent) 71’
HOU: Héctor Herrera (caution; foul) 52’
LINEUPS & STATS
Houston Dynamo FC: Steve Clark; Micael, Teenage Hadebe, Erik Sviatchenko (Ethan Bartlow 81’), Franco Escobar; Brad Smith (Nelson Quiñónes 58’), Héctor Herrera, Artur; Amine Bassi, Corey Baird (Aliyu Ibrahim 87’), Iván Franco (Adalberto Carrasquilla 59’)
Unused Substitutes: Andrew Tarbell, Daniel Steres, Sebastian Kowalczyk, Thorleifur Úlfarsson, Brooklyn Raines
Total shots: 17 (Iván Franco 5)
Shots on goal: 5 (Héctor Herrera 2)
Fouls: 12 (Micael 4)
Offside: 3 (Corey Baird 2)
Corner kicks: 6
Saves: 3 (Steve Clark 3)
FC Dallas: Maarten Paes; Sam Junqua, Nkosi Tafari, Sebastien Ibeagha, Marco Farfan; Facundo Quignon (Paxton Pomykal 66’), Asier Illarramendi; Ema Twumasi; Alan Velasco (Jáder Obrian 80’), Jesús Ferreira (Jesús Jiménez 90+3’), Paul Arriola (Liam Fraser 80’)
Unused substitutes: Jimmy Maurer, José Martínez, Dante Sealy, Amet Korça, Bernard Kamungo
Total shots: 4 (Alan Velasco 2)
Shots on goal: 2 (Alan Velasco and Paul Arriola tied with 1)
Fouls: 10 (Facundo Quignon 4)
Offside: 2 (Marco Farfan and Ema Twumasi tied with 1)
Corner kicks: 2
Saves: 5 (Maarten Paes 5)
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the game:
“We played well enough to get all three points. We just didn't have the final play tonight. That happens in soccer, another shutout, which is good. We continue to be a good defensive team. A little bit off in the attacking third and making the final play. After Wednesday night, to come in here and play at the level we played at, it’s pretty good. I don't have a lot of negatives, other than we just didn't reward ourselves with a goal and there wasn't a ton of chances, but 17 shots, five on target, eight inside the box. So again, a good game but not enough points.”
On returning to league play:
“Our message for the players over the last couple of days, what type of team do we want to be, a team that can win and enjoy ourselves afterwards on the plane ride and still show up and be pros and go after this. Yeah, let’s be that type of team. Tonight they were and to get a point, it keeps moving us forward. We may drop a place or two right now. This was always going to be a tough match. They're a good team. They're hot. They've been on a roll. I'm not too much of a stats guy. If you look down at those stats after Wednesday night, and the emotion of it all, is pretty good. We just didn't reward ourselves with the goal.”
On the intensity of the match:
“Coming off Wednesday and not knowing what to expect energy-wise. We asked a lot from guys that had a lot of minutes the other night, you know whether it's (Amine) Bassi and Hector (Herrera), Artur and some of that backline, Corey (Baird). Ivan (Franco) had a good performance. He gave us some fresh legs. Then Brad (Smith) did a good job. I'm okay with the decisions that I made. I feel like they could have put us in a situation to win the game. They're good on the ball. You could tell that they had some real possession that put us under pressure and a great forward but overall, it was ours to win.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO DEFENDER TEENAGE HADEBE
On takeaways from the match:
“We are happy with the clean sheet, but it was not the results we want. That’s how it goes when you play El Clásico (rivalry). It was a good measure against a tough opponent. We will take the point and move on. It’s not over until it’s over.”
On the performance of Houston’s backline:
“We fought as a team. Jesús Ferreira is a great striker, but I'm happy that we managed to stop him in front of goal. Now we move onto the next one.”
On goalkeeper Steve Clark leading the league in clean sheets:
“(GK) Steve (Clark) is a great leader with quality. He’s always talking with us, just constantly communicating. I have a good relationship with him. I think that's why we are doing so well at the back. Not only at the back, but we’re defending as a team together. We are grateful for that. We are always doing extra work too, so we’ll keep on moving.”
