Houston Dynamo FC vs Charlotte FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSIbrahim Aliyu scores early as Dynamo edge Charlotte FC 1-0
Ibrahim Aliyu's fifth-minute goal held up as the deciding score in Houston Dynamo FC's 1-0 win over visiting Charlotte FC on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Charlotte FC 0. Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Ferreira with a through ball.
- 8': Attempt saved. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
- 8': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Steve Clark.
- 9': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 9': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sebastián Ferreira.
- 11': Hand ball by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 13': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
- 13': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
- 16': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 16': Micael (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liel Abada with a cross.
- 19': Delay in match because of an injury Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 25': Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 27': Foul by Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC).
- 27': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Attempt saved. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 29': Attempt saved. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerwin Vargas.
- 30': Delay in match (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Attempt missed. Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 34': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 34': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 39': Attempt missed. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Liel Abada.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 43': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Brandt Bronico.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+2': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 45'+5': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Ibrahim Aliyu is caught offside.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, Charlotte FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 1, Charlotte FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Nikola Petkovic replaces Ben Bender.
- 46': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC).
- 47': Attempt blocked. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Artur.
- 47': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Brandt Bronico.
- 47': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
- 48': Attempt missed. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Amine Bassi following a corner.
- 50': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Nikola Petkovic (Charlotte FC).
- 52': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 52': Nikola Petkovic (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Micael.
- 54': Delay in match (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 63': Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 67': Hand ball by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 67': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Iuri Tavares replaces Patrick Agyemang.
- 68': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastian Kowalczyk replaces Latif Blessing.
- 68': Foul by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 68': Iuri Tavares (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt missed. Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jere Uronen following a set piece situation.
- 71': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 71': Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt missed. Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Attempt saved. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iuri Tavares with a through ball.
- 76': Attempt missed. Nikola Petkovic (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 77': Delay in match (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 78': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brad Smith replaces Sebastián Ferreira.
- 79': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brooklyn Raines replaces Héctor Herrera.
- 79': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Scott Arfield replaces Djibril Diani.
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Attempt missed. Iuri Tavares (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liel Abada with a cross.
- 82': Foul by Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 82': Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brad Smith with a cross.
- 87': Delay in match (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 87': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Tyger Smalls replaces Jere Uronen.
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Daniel Steres replaces Griffin Dorsey.
- 89': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Gabriel Segal replaces Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 90'+1': Foul by Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+1': Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 90'+2': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Segal (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Smith with a cross.
- 90'+6': Foul by Nikola Petkovic (Charlotte FC).
- 90'+6': Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Iuri Tavares (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adilson Malanda.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, Charlotte FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, Charlotte FC 0.
Statistics
 CLT |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 30.9 | Possession | 69.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 280 | Accurate Passes | 681 |
| 334 | Passes | 750 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 10 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 14 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 15,321
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 15,321
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | +30 | 74 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 34 | +32 | 66 |
| 3 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | +10 | 59 |
| 4 | Orlando City SC | 34 | +9 | 52 |
Line-Ups
Houston Dynamo FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Steve Clark (GK) |
| 31 | Micael |
| 28 | Erik Sviatchenko |
| 2 | Franco Escobar  |
| 25 | Griffin Dorsey |
| 8 | Amine Bassi |
| 16 | Héctor Herrera |
| 6 | Artur |
| 11 | Sebastián Ferreira |
| 18 | Ibrahim Aliyu |
| 15 | Latif Blessing |
Charlotte FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kristijan Kahlina (GK) |
| 34 | Andrew Privett |
| 29 | Adilson Malanda |
| 21 | Jere Uronen |
| 14 | Nathan Byrne |
| 15 | Benjamin Bender |
| 28 | Djibril Diani |
| 13 | Brandt Bronico |
| 33 | Patrick Agyemang |
| 18 | Kerwin Vargas |
| 11 | Liel Abada |
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