Houston Dynamo FC vs Real Salt Lake, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
- 27': Amine Bassi
- 45'+3': Griffin Dorsey
- 75': Sebastian Kowalczyk
- 80': Ezequiel Ponce
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
Dynamo bury Real Salt Lake 4-1, move into fifth in West
Four different players scored and Coco Carrasquilla added two assists as Houston Dynamo FC swamped visiting Real Salt Lake 4-1 on Saturday night in a late-season Western Conference match.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Brook.
- 6': Attempt saved. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 7': Foul by Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake).
- 7': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Steve Clark.
- 8': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Amine Bassi.
- 9': Daniel Steres (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
- 11': Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 12': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Luna with a cross.
- 13': Delay in match (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Foul by Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 14': Lachlan Brook (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 15': Attempt missed. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 20': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Justen Glad.
- 21': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
- 22': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
- 23': Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Daniel Steres (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 23': Daniel Steres (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Real Salt Lake 0. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 28': Delay in match (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake).
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake).
- 31': Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey with a cross.
- 35': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Javain Brown.
- 37': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 37': Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake).
- 38': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandros Katranis.
- 40': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Micael.
- 43': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
- 44': Attempt saved. Lachlan Brook (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Luna.
- 44': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexandros Katranis with a cross.
- 45'+3': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, Real Salt Lake 0. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Brook (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Javain Brown.
- 45'+6': Attempt saved. Lachlan Brook (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emeka Eneli.
- 45'+6': Delay in match (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45'+6': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastian Kowalczyk replaces Héctor Herrera because of an injury.
- 45'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+7': Foul by Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45'+7': Javain Brown (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 2, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 2, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 45': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bode Hidalgo replaces Javain Brown.
- 47': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Ibrahim Aliyu is caught offside.
- 48': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Ibrahim Aliyu is caught offside.
- 49': Own Goal by Erik Sviatchenko, Houston Dynamo FC. Houston Dynamo FC 2, Real Salt Lake 1.
- 50': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 53': Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 56': Attempt blocked. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 56': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Justen Glad.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves following a fast break.
- 58': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 58': Lachlan Brook (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 62': Attempt saved. Lachlan Brook (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandros Katranis with a cross.
- 63': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 63': Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Lachlan Brook.
- 64': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Andrew Brody replaces Alexandros Katranis.
- 66': Attempt missed. Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Braian Ojeda.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezequiel Ponce.
- 67': Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 68': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Latif Blessing replaces Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 68': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
- 70': Attempt saved. Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
- 75': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 3, Real Salt Lake 1. Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 76': Delay in match (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 76': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Dominik Marczuk replaces Diego Luna.
- 76': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Noel Caliskan replaces Emeka Eneli.
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 4, Real Salt Lake 1. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Latif Blessing with a through ball.
- 83': Attempt missed. Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bode Hidalgo with a cross.
- 83': Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 86': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 87': Attempt missed. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Noel Caliskan.
- 88': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. McKinze Gaines replaces Ezequiel Ponce.
- 88': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastián Ferreira replaces Amine Bassi.
- 88': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brooklyn Raines replaces Artur.
- 89': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Dominik Marczuk is caught offside.
- 89': Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by McKinze Gaines (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90': Attempt missed. Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake).
- 90'+1': Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Andrew Brody.
- 90'+4': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 90'+6': Foul by Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake).
- 90'+6': Micael (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 4, Real Salt Lake 1.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 4, Real Salt Lake 1.
Statistics
 RSL |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 42.6 | Possession | 57.4 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 361 | Accurate Passes | 515 |
| 430 | Passes | 597 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 17 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 16 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 24 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 15,862
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 15,862
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 29 | +17 | 55 |
| 2 | LAFC | 27 | +14 | 48 |
| 3 | Colorado Rapids | 28 | +9 | 47 |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 28 | +14 | 47 |
Line-Ups
Houston Dynamo FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Steve Clark (GK) |
| 31 | Micael |
| 28 | Erik Sviatchenko |
| 5 | Daniel Steres  |
| 25 | Griffin Dorsey |
| 8 | Amine Bassi |
| 16 | Héctor Herrera |
| 6 | Artur |
| 10 | Ezequiel Ponce |
| 18 | Ibrahim Aliyu |
| 20 | Adalberto Carrasquilla |
Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 35 | Gavin Beavers (GK) |
| 26 | Philip Quinton |
| 15 | Justen Glad |
| 98 | Alexandros Katranis |
| 91 | Javain Brown |
| 10 | Diogo Gonçalves |
| 6 | Braian Ojeda |
| 14 | Emeka Eneli |
| 9 | Cristian Arango |
| 8 | Diego Luna |
| 17 | Lachlan Brook |
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