Houston Dynamo vs New England Revolution: Highlights, stats, and quotes
(image via Ricky Vega)
The Houston Dynamo scored twice in the second half to secure a 2-1 win over the New England Revolution Wednesday night at Shell Energy Stadium. Ezequiel Ponce and Erik Sviatchenko got the goals for Houston to earn a valuable three points.
MATCH SUMMARY
Houston Dynamo FC 2-1 New England Revolution
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Assistants: Jeremy Kieso, Felisha Marsical
Fourth Official: Joe Dickerson
VAR: Ismail Elfath
Attendance: 15,358
Weather: 78 degrees, clear skies
SCORING SUMMARY
HOU: Ezequiel Ponce (Coco Carrasquilla) 80’
NE: Carles Gil (penalty kick) 54’
HOU: Erik Sviatchenko (Coco Carrasquilla) 68’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
HOU: Daniel Steres (caution; foul) 7’
NE: Peyton Miller (caution; foul) 68’
HOU: Ezequiel Ponce (caution; foul) 90+6’
LINEUPS & STATS
Houston Dynamo FC: Steve Clark (C); Franco Escobar (Ethan Bartlow 94’), Daniel Steres (Tate Schmitt 87’), Erik Sviatchenko, Micael, Artur; Amine Bassi (Ezequiel Ponce 46’), Latif Blessing (Junior Moreno 77’), Coco Carrasquilla; Sebastian Kowalczyk, Ibrahim Aliyu (McKinze Gaines 77’)
Unused Substitutes: Brad Smith, Sebastian Ferreira, Andrew Tarbell, Brooklyn Raines
Total shots: 22 (Sebastian Kowalczyk 5)
Shots on goal: 8 (three players tied with 2)
Fouls: 14 (Coco Carrasquilla and Daniel Steres tied with 3)
Offside: 1 (Latif Blessing 1)
Corner kicks: 5
Saves: 3 (Steve Clark 3)
New England Revolution: Aljaz Ivacic; Dave Romney, Xavier Arreaga (Tim Parker 84’), Brandon Bye, Peyton Miller (Nacho Gil 84’); Matthew Polster (Ian Harkes 78’), Carles Gil (C), Alhassan Yusuf, Bobby Wood (Giacomo Vrioni 74’); Luca Langoni (Emmanuel Boateng (73’), Esmir Bajraktarevic
Unused substitutes: Nick Lima, Mark Anthony Kaye, Earl Edwards Jr., Andrew Farrell
Total shots: 17 (Alhassan Yusf 4)
Shots on goal: 4 (Carles Gil 2)
Fouls: 14 (Peyton Miller and Brandon Bye tied with 3)
Offside: 0
Corner kicks: 5
Saves: 6 (Aljaz Ivacic 6)
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the result:
“It was a wild one. New England entered the match with real desperation and fire, and we were lucky to have kept it scoreless in the first half. Steve Clark had a big hand in that with a great performance tonight. The second half still wasn't our best soccer, but it was better because we played more like ourselves and got the win. Now we have to patch ourselves up for another difficult task in St. Louis, but this win is massive as we try to move up the table.”
On the goals scored:
“It was a great performance from both (Ezequiel Ponce and Erik Sviatchenko). We benefited from Ezequiel coming on because he gave us a different element. His goal was a thing of beauty, and Erik’s goal was too. One came from open play and the other from a set piece, which (interim assistant coach) Kenny Bundy has helped us out with a lot.”
On Coco Carrasquilla’s performance:
“The way we build up with Coco (Carrasquilla) is slightly different from Héctor (Herrera), but he has different qualities. Coco can still drive with the ball, and he also has that power to put himself in situations where he's past defenders and can play the ball. One of his great qualities is that we can play him in the middle, and he can also deliver out wide. Coco has great quality in the holding spot, and he put in a great shift tonight.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO DEFENDER ERIK SVIATCHENKO
On his goal:
“It was the best goal I’ve scored in my career. Normally I'm over on the other side, but then it just happened that I decided to take it down, and it was perfect for a volley. It is a nice feeling.”
On Ezequiel Ponce:
“(Ezequiel Ponce) is a key player for us. We should appreciate a finish from that far outside of the box. I don't know how he does it, but that was incredible.”
On how this match sets the mentality:
“We’ll finish this week with the mindset of securing another three points after getting this win at home. My mind is set on continuing to build the momentum and that run of confidence going into playoffs. It is very crucial.”
