Houston Dynamo vs Seattle Sounders: Highlights, stats, and quotes
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The Houston Dynamo led by two goals after a first half brace from Latif Blessing but could not secure three points, instead drawing 2-2 against the visiting Seattle Sounders.
MATCH SUMMARY
Houston Dynamo FC 2 - 2 Seattle Sounders FC
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas
Referee: Drew Fischer
Assistants: Lyes Arfa, Walt Heatherly
Fourth Official: Gerald Flores
VAR: Kevin Terry Jr.
Attendance: 15,096
Weather: 81 degrees, rain showers
SCORING SUMMARY
HOU: Latif Blessing (Amine Bassi) 30’
HOU: Latif Blessing (Aliyu Ibrahim) 40’
SEA: Paul Rothrock (unassisted) 57’
SEA: Jackson Ragen (Albert Rusnak) 63’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
HOU: Aliyu Ibrahim (caution; foul) 7’
HOU: Brooklyn Raines (caution; foul) 89’
HOU: Daniel Steres (caution; foul) 90+3’
SEA: Raul Ruidiaz (caution; foul) 90+4’
LINEUPS & STATS
Houston Dynamo FC: Steve Clark; Franco Escobar (Daniel Steres 79’), Griffin Dorsey (Tate Schmitt 90’), Erik Sviatchenko, Micael (Ethan Bartlow 80’); Artur, Latif Blessing (Sebastian Ferreira 69’), Hector Herrera (C); Aliyu Ibrahim, Amine Bassi (Brooklyn Raines 80’), Sebastian Kowalczyk
Unused Substitutes: Brad Smith, Andrew Tarbell, Gabe Segal, Jan Gregus
Total shots: 18 (Sebastian Kowalczyk and Amine Bassi tied with 4)
Shots on goal: 5 (Latif Blessing 2)
Fouls: 12 (Aliyu Ibrahim 3)
Offside: 1 (Aliyu Ibrahim 1)
Corner kicks: 5
Saves: 3 (Steve Clark 3)
Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei (C); Jonathan Bell (Nathan 79’), Jackson Ragen, Yeimar Gomez Andrade (Nouhou Tolo 46’); Cristian Roldan, Josh Atencio (Danny Musovski 60’), Albert Rusnak; Paul Rothrock, Obed Vargas, Reed Baker-Whiting (Joao Paulo 88’), Jordan Morris (Raul Ruidiaz 60’)
Unused substitutes: Leo Chu, Andrew Thomas, Cody Baker, Danny Leyva
Total shots: 10 (Paul Rothrock and Jackson Ragen tied with 3)
Shots on goal: 5 (Paul Rothrock and Jackson Ragen tied with 2)
Fouls: 11 (Paul Rothrock 4)
Offside: 0
Corner kicks: 2
Saves: 3 (Stefan Frei 3)
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the result:
“It is a disappointing result, and it's happened too many times where we perform well and give away the points. We create chances, but then we let them back in the game with complacency. Getting one point has been a little bit of a reoccurring theme.”
On Latif Blessing’s performance:
“Latif has been great, and we're scoring goals. His energy and ability to find the back of the net has been impressive. He’s got five goals already this season, and that is almost as high as he’s ever scored in his career. Latif has been a nice addition for us.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO MIDFIELDER LATIF BLESSING
On this team’s championship aspirations:
“If we want to be champions, we have to focus. I’ve been a champion before. We have to focus on getting three points and playing our best each game. You are not going to win every game, but I think this was a must-win game because we created so many chances. This is still a very good team.”
On his time with Houston:
“I love these guys. I'm so happy to be in this group and family. Everybody respects each other. I’ve been in MLS for many years, and this group is the best I’ve ever had. Sometimes you're going to win, lose or draw, but we must put this game aside and focus on the next game. We'll do a good job and get three points on Saturday.”
