Houston Dynamo vs Minnesota United: Highlights, stats, and quotes
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Sebas Ferreira scored a late equalizer to save a point for the Houston Dynamo in a 1-1 draw against Minnesota United Saturday night at Shell Energy Stadium.
MATCH SUMMARY
Houston Dynamo FC 1 - 1 Minnesota United FC
Saturday, July 13, 2024
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas
Referee: Jon Freemon
Assistants: Ian McKay, Felisha Marsical
Fourth Official: Gerald Flores
VAR: Ricardo Montero
Attendance: 17,142
Weather: 83 degrees, cloudy skies
SCORING SUMMARY
MIN: Robin Lod (Joseph Rosales) 70’
HOU: Sebastian Ferreira (Erik Sviatchenko) 82’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
HOU: Griffin Dorsey (caution; foul) 36’
HOU: Amine Bassi (caution; foul) 87’
MIN: Devin Padelford (caution; foul) 90+4’
LINEUPS & STATS
Houston Dynamo FC: Steve Clark; Daniel Steres (Tate Schmitt 71’), Micael, Erik Sviatchenko, Griffin Dorsey (McKinze Gaines 92’), Artur; Héctor Herrera (C), Aliyu Ibrahim (Sebastian Kowalczyk 76’), Amine Bassi; Adalberto Carrasquilla, Sebastián Ferreira
Unused Substitutes: Brad Smith, Ethan Bartlow, Andrew Tarbell, Latif Blessing, Gabe Segal, Brooklyn Raines
Total shots: 22 (Sebastian Ferreira 5)
Shots on goal: 6 (Aliyu Ibrahim and Artur tied with 2)
Fouls: 11 (three players tied with 2)
Offside: 4 (Amine Bassi 2)
Corner kicks: 8
Saves: 1 (Steve Clark 1)
Minnesota United FC: Alec Smir; Miguel Tapias, Michael Boxall, Carlos Harvey, Devin Padelford; Jeong Sang-Bin (Caden Clark 65’), Joseph Rosales (Jordan Adebayo-Smith 84’), Hassani Dotson, Alejandro Bran (Teemu Pukki 59’); Robin Lod, Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Franco Fragapane 65’)
Unused substitutes: Zarek Valentin, Morris Duggan, Francesco Montali
Total shots: 6 (Joseph Rosales and Robin Lod tied with 2)
Shots on goal: 2 (Joseph Rosales and Robin Lod tied with 1)
Fouls: 11 (eleven players tied with 1)
Offside: 1 (Robin Lod)
Corner kicks: 4
Saves: 5 (Alec Smir 5)
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the performance:
“It is not the result we wanted at home. We handled the transitions well throughout the night, but the set pieces caught us, and we gave one up for the goal. The group showed good resilience to get a goal back, and the subs came on and did a good job. Overall, we had enough chances to win the game.”
On the energy from the stadium:
“Once we started pushing, the energy in the building was great, and the guys played as hard as they could tonight. It was a wild week for Houston, and our thoughts are with the people that have passed away and everyone who is still without power. This is my first time in Houston with this kind of natural disaster, and the sense of community is real. Hopefully, we can all get back to normal soon.”
On the team’s energy shift after conceding:
“Anytime you go down a goal but you come back with the right response, it’s a positive thing. This team has that ability, particularly at home, and we’ve been able to do that for most of the year.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO MIDFIELDER ARTUR
On the performance:
“I'm happy with the comeback. We put a lot of effort into the game, but we always want to win at home. Minnesota came here with a plan to defend and counter. We should have done better on the goal we conceded because we knew they were looking for set piece opportunities. We’re going to keep pushing to get better on that.”
On how to break teams down:
“It's difficult to go through the middle, and they knew that we could connect and play within the midfield. We need more movement in behind and a better final ball. It’s difficult when they defend with so many players behind the ball, but we found some space behind the line. We need to connect all the way through the final ball and be killers with those chances.”
On the challenges the storm presented this week:
“It was a bit different at the beginning of the week with no power, but I thank God that none of us had any major issues. We had all the support from the Club to recover, rest well and everything else we needed. Overall, the storm did not influence anything on our side, and it is not an excuse. Tonight, we were prepared. I just hope everybody continues to recover as we continue to support each other around Houston.”
