This Sunday, November 3 at the Shell Energy Stadium, Houston Dynamo faces the Seattle Sounders for him Game 2 best of three First Round of the Western Conferenceof the MLS.
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— World Affairs Council of Greater Houston (@WACHouston) October 31, 2024
For the first commitment, held on October 28 at the Lumen Fieldthere was a 0-0 draw. For the visit, the Panamanian Adalberto Carrrasquilla He was sent off at minute 66. Everything had to be decided on penalties, with the local team winning 5-4 thanks to the Peruvian’s perfect collections. Raúl Ruidíazthe Slovak Albert Rusnak, Jackson Ragen, Cristian Roldan and the Salvadoran Alex Roldanwhile the Danish Eric Sviatchenko was the only one that failed of the orange. And The Green Delirium wins again this Sunday, he will get his ticket to the semifinals.
#EventSpotlight The Houston Dynamo are in the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs! Don’t miss their Round One home playoffs match on Sunday, November 3 at 5:30pm vs. the Seattle Sounders. Tickets are on sale now. pic.twitter.com/kitGq3KI6e
— World Affairs Council of Greater Houston (@WACHouston) October 31, 2024
Prior to that, their last confrontation took place on September 28, with Seattle Sounders winning at home by the minimum of Paul Rothrock.
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When? Sunday, November 3
Where? Houston, Texas
Estadio: Shell Energy Stadium
Time: 5:30 p.m. (Mexico), 6:30 p.m. (ET), 3:30 p.m. (PT)
Canal: Apple TV
Streaming: MLS Season Pass en Apple TV
Without a doubt the decrease in Adalberto Carrasquilla will hit hard on the orange team, since he has recently been named the Best Player of the Year 2023-2024 in CONCACAF. The Panamanian received the red card for alleged violent behavior after a confrontation with a rival element. He OUR He had to intervene and after review, it was decided to send him to the showers.
The most important thing now is to find the goal. And for this, the technician Ben Olsen He will have to advance the team a little more and be finer in front of goal. In it Game 1 They had fewer chances than their rival, but what they did have, they didn’t know how to take advantage of, something they ended up paying for.
Dynamo is one of the toughest rivals to face, because although it has figures such as Coco Carrasquilla and the Mexican Hector Herrerastands out much more for collective work than for individual work, since it has a perfect combination of quality players with those seasoned veterans who leave every last drop of sweat on the field.
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— The North Insiders | (@TheNorthInsider) October 31, 2024
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Goalie: Steve Clark
Defenses: Micael Santos, Erik Sviatchenko, Franco Escobar, Griffin Dorsey
Midfielders: Héctor Herrera, Artur Lima, Amine Bassi
Forwards: Ibrahim Aliyu, Ezequiel Ponce, Latif Blessing
Substitutes: Sebastian Kowalczyk, Brooklyn Raines, Daniel Steres, Andrew Tarbell, Ethan Bartlow, Sebastián Ferreira, McKinze Gaines, Tate Schmitt, Jan Gregus
After winning the victory, the coach Brian Schmetzer launched: “Right now it doesn’t matter how we play, really. We are in control and we win”.
“This was going to be a tight series because both teams are very good defensively. We have had challenges this year scoring goals at times. Do we create enough? They are valid questions. Again, I would just repeat that those guys put in the effort. We were close on a couple of occasions.”he added.
During the Game 1their top scorer, Jordan Morrisfelt tension in his thigh, which forced him to leave the duel early, and for this weekend, the coach does not want to risk it.
“Jordan has some tightness in his thigh and we’re not going to risk it. If Jordan wakes up and they tell me the tension is gone, he’ll play. And if he can’t play, then Raúl (Ruidíaz) will be very happy to play and I will be happy for Raúl.”explained the helmsman.
Schmetzer has ruled Jordan Morris as ‘doubtful’ for the second game against Houston, and will assess his situation after more information is known after an MRI.
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— House of Sounders (@HouseOfSounders) October 30, 2024
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— Seattle Sounders FC (@SoundersFC) October 31, 2024
Goalie: Stefan Frei
Defenses: Jackson Ragen, Yeimar Gómez, Alex Roldan, Nouhou Tolo
Midfielders: Joao Paulo, Cristián Roldan, Albert Rusnák
Forwards: Pedro de la Vega, Paul Rothrock, Raúl Ruidíaz
Substitutes: Reed Baker-Whiting, Daniel Leyva, Daniel Musovski, Georgi Minoungou, Jordan Morris, Nathan Cardoso, Andy Thomas, Joshua Atencio, Jon Bell
Houston Dynamo 0-1 Seattle Sounders
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