Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake: Highlights, stats, and quotes
(image via Diego Martinez)
The Houston Dynamo scored three first half goals to take down Real Salt Lake 3-0 and advance to the Round of 32 in the 2024 Leagues Cup. Houston will host Toluca on Friday at Shell Energy Stadium in the Round of 32.
MATCH SUMMARY
Houston Dynamo FC 3 - 0 Real Salt Lake
Monday, August 5, 2024
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas
Referee: Keylor Herrera Villalobos
Assistants: William Chow Berrios, Victor Fabian Ramirez Fonseca
VAR: Allen Chapman
Attendance: 11,062
Weather: 89 degrees, clear skies
SCORING SUMMARY
HOU: Hector Herrera (unassisted) 7’
HOU: Micael (Hector Herrera) 25’
HOU: Justen Glad (own goal) 42’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
HOU: Ezequiel Ponce (caution; foul) 62’
LINEUPS & STATS
Houston Dynamo FC: Andrew Tarbell; Franco Escobar, Artur, Amine Bassi (Sebastian Kowalczyk 70’), Ezequiel Ponce (Gabe Segal 95’), Latif Blessing (Daniel Steres 95’); Hector Herrera, Ibrahim Aliyu (Lawrence Ennali 60), Griffin Dorsey; Erik Sviatchenko, Micael
Unused Substitutes: Brad Smith, Ethan Bartlow, Sebastian Ferreira, Steve Clark, McKinze Gaines, Jan Gregus, Tate Schmitt
Total shots: 13 (Ezequiel Ponce 3)
Shots on goal: 7 (Ezequiel Ponce 2)
Fouls: 21 (Ezequiel Ponce 6)
Offside: 0
Corner kicks: 1
Saves: 6 (Andrew Tarbell 6)
Real Salt Lake: Gavin Beavers; Brayan Vera, Braian Ojeda (Emeka Eneli 46’), Diego Luna, Andres Gomez, Nelson Palacio (Noel Caliskan 81’); Justen Glad (C), Bode Hidalgo, Matt Crooks (Benjamin Michel 66’); Anderson Julio (Cristian Arango 46’), Alexandros Katranis (Andrew Brody 46’)
Unused substitutes: Bryan Oviedo, Maikel Chang, Zac MacMath, Phillip Quinton, Fernando Delgado
Total shots: 14 (Cristian Arango 3)
Shots on goal: 7 (seven players tied with 1)
Fouls: 21 (Diego Luna 4)
Offside: 0
Corner kicks: 9
Saves: 5 (Gavin Beavers 5)
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the match:
“We were efficient in front of the goal tonight, and we made the plays that mattered on both ends. It was an even match, and both teams were very similar on the stats sheet. I’m proud of the guys for stepping up to this challenge, which wasn’t easy after putting ourselves behind with the Atlas result. It was nice to get an emphatic win at home to entertain the fans and send them home happy. It’s always a fun battle playing Real Salt Lake.”
On the level of this performance:
“It was close to our best performance of the year. It wasn't our greatest game with the ball, but in front of the goal, it was good and sharp. Defensively it was very sound, and it was a really great effort defending the box and looking after each other to keep a talented team off the board. We talked all week about getting more numbers, commitment and actions into the box, and we saw the result of that tonight.”
On captain Hector Herrera’s performance:
“Héctor (Herrera) brought what he brings every time he steps on the field. That is leadership, calmness, patience and quality. He's a winner, and it was nice to watch him play tonight. The goal itself is icing for him. It was a great night for him and Artur, and it’s still fun to watch their relationship continue to grow. We go as Héctor goes.”
