Houston Dynamo vs St. Louis CITY SC: Highlights, stats, and quotes
(image via Billy Mears)
The Houston Dynamo advanced to the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16 after beating St. Louis CITY SC 1-0 in the second leg of their Round One match up. Erik Sviatchenko scored the goal that made the aggregate 2-2, but the Dynamo won the tiebreaker with their away goal in the first leg. Houston will now move on to play Columbus Crew on March 6 and 12.
MATCH SUMMARY
Houston Dynamo FC 1-0 St. Louis CITY SC
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas
Referee: Marco Ortiz
Assistants: Enrique Bustos, Jorge Sanchez
Fourth Official: Juan Gabriel Calderon
VAR: Erick Miranda
Attendance: 5,007
Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy skies
SCORING SUMMARY
HOU: Erik Sviatchenko (Daniel Steres) 6’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
STL: Jake Nerwinski (caution; foul) 42’
STL: Michael Wentzel (caution; foul) 90’
HOU: Franco Escobar (caution; foul) 90+3’
LINEUPS & STATS
Houston Dynamo FC: Steve Clark; Daniel Steres (Franco Escobar 61’), Micael (Erik Sviatchenko 46’), Ethan Bartlow, Griffin Dorsey (Tate Schmitt 81’); Jan Gregus, Artur, Adalberto Carrasquilla (Amine Bassi 61’); Brad Smith (Aliyu Ibrahim 75’), Gabe Segal, Sebastian Kowalczyk
Unused Substitutes: Andrew Tarbell, Xavier Valdez, Brooklyn Raines, Diego Gonzalez, Stephen Annor, Kieran Sargeant, Ousmane Sylla
Total shots: 13 (Gabe Segal 3)
Shots on goal: 5 (Jan Gregus 2)
Fouls: 9 (Gabe Segal 3)
Offside: 3 (Daniel Steres, Adalberto Carrasquilla, and Gabe Segal tied with 1)
Corner kicks: 4
Saves: 3 (Steve Clark 3)
St. Louis CITY SC: Roman Bürki; Jake Nerwinski, Joakim Nilsson (Anthony Markanich 44’), Indiana Vassilev (Celio Pompeu 58’), Michael Wentzel; Chris Durkin, Akil Watts, Hosei Kijima; Tomáš Ostrák; João Klauss, Samuel Adeniran (Noekkvi Thorisson 72’)
Unused substitutes: Christian Olivares, Benjamin Lundt, Njabulo Blom, Eduard Löwen, Tomas Totland, Josh Yaro, Aziel Jackson, Tim Parker, Nikolas Dyhr
Total shots: 5 (Samuel Adeniran 2)
Shots on goal: 3 (three players tied with 1)
Fouls: 13 (Michael Wentzel 4)
Offside: 1 (Samuel Adeniran 1)
Corner kicks: 4
Saves: 4 (Roman Bürki 4)
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the performance and the team advancing in the tournament:
“We have a busy calendar, but this team expects to win at home. At times, that means we must show some resiliency, and that is part of the culture we want to build in Houston. We want Shell Energy Stadium to be a tough place to play, and that’s regardless of how much time we have in-between games.”
On midfielder Artur:
“Artur is such a critical piece to what we do. He had a lovely game again tonight, keeping the ball moving and breaking up plays. His soccer and composure are underrated, which lets us play forward and combine with other players. He's also a joy to coach and a leader in that locker room. Artur is just a guy you need on the field.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO MIDFIELDER AMINE BASSI
Sobre su regreso al equipo:
"Me sentí bien hoy porque en francia trabajé para mantenerme listo. Y ahora voy a jugar un poquito más y un poquito más y con eso puedo mejorar”.
HOUSTON DYNAMO GOALKEEPER STEVE CLARK
On facing the Columbus Crew in the next round:
“Columbus (Crew) are the reigning MLS Cup champions, so we are obviously going to prepare for them, but really this game on Saturday is our focus at the moment. We have a short turnaround and a big team coming for points. We need to win at home. It’s going to be a difficult game on Saturday, but we will be ready.”
