MLS

St. Louis CITY SC vs Houston Dynamo FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
St. Louis CITY SC
  • 14': Simon Becher
  • 47': Simon Becher
  • 90'+2': Jakob Nerwinski
FT
3 - 0
Houston Dynamo FC
  • Red Card 79': Franco Escobar

About

St. Louis CITY SC are hosting Houston Dynamo FC at Energizer Park, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jannes Horn.
  • 3': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
  • 4': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Cedric Teuchert (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 7': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Ibrahim Aliyu is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Klauss.
  • 10': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Henry Kessler.
  • 14': Goal! St. Louis City SC 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cedric Teuchert.
  • 17': Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC).
  • 19': Foul by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 19': Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
  • 27': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Akil Watts.
  • 29': Foul by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 29': Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Artur.
  • 32': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Ibrahim Aliyu is caught offside.
  • 33': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC).
  • 34': Cedric Teuchert (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 35': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Henry Kessler (St. Louis City SC).
  • 36': Foul by Cedric Teuchert (St. Louis City SC).
  • 36': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Marcel Hartel is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Tomas Totland (St. Louis City SC).
  • 39': Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Tomas Totland (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Foul by Ethan Bartlow (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 40': João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Akil Watts (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 41': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 41': Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Artur.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Jannes Horn (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Henry Kessler following a corner.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Becher.
  • 44': Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Cedric Teuchert (St. Louis City SC).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC).
  • 45'+1': Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Erik Sviatchenko is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 45'+3': Henry Kessler (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, St. Louis City SC 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins St. Louis City SC 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
  • 46': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Akil Watts (St. Louis City SC).
  • 47': Goal! St. Louis City SC 2, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Hartel with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 51': Foul by Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 51': Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Offside, St. Louis City SC. João Klauss is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brooklyn Raines.
  • 54': Foul by Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 54': Tomas Totland (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Simon Becher is caught offside.
  • 55': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 56': Foul by Ethan Bartlow (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 56': Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
  • 62': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. McKinze Gaines replaces Ibrahim Aliyu.
  • 62': Foul by Henry Kessler (St. Louis City SC).
  • 62': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Tomas Totland.
  • 65': Foul by Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 65': Tomas Totland (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Jannes Horn.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brooklyn Raines.
  • 70': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Nökkvi Thórisson replaces João Klauss.
  • 70': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Rasmus Alm replaces Cedric Teuchert.
  • 70': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastián Ferreira replaces Ezequiel Ponce.
  • 70': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Latif Blessing replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey with a cross.
  • 72': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Roman Bürki.
  • 75': Foul by Rasmus Alm (St. Louis City SC).
  • 75': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Henry Kessler.
  • 76': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastián Ferreira is caught offside.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
  • 77': Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC).
  • 78': Ethan Bartlow (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC).
  • 79': Foul by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 79': Rasmus Alm (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Second yellow card to Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) for a bad foul.
  • 81': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Tomas Totland.
  • 83': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Tate Schmitt replaces Sebastian Kowalczyk.
  • 83': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Junior Moreno replaces Artur.
  • 83': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Jake Nerwinski replaces Jannes Horn.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Erik Sviatchenko with a cross.
  • 84': Foul by Nökkvi Thórisson (St. Louis City SC).
  • 84': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Foul by Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC).
  • 85': Latif Blessing (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Henry Kessler.
  • 86': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Marcel Hartel.
  • 86': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Marcel Hartel is caught offside.
  • 87': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Kyle Hiebert replaces Joakim Nilsson.
  • 87': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Indiana Vassilev replaces Eduard Löwen.
  • 88': Attempt saved. McKinze Gaines (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tate Schmitt.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Latif Blessing (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 89': Foul by Junior Moreno (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 89': Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Junior Moreno (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastián Ferreira.
  • 90'+2': Goal! St. Louis City SC 3, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcel Hartel with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Tate Schmitt is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. McKinze Gaines is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, St. Louis City SC 3, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
  • 0': Match ends, St. Louis City SC 3, Houston Dynamo FC 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 14
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 4
9 Corner Kicks 5
0 Saves 4
58.7 Possession 41.3
9 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
468 Accurate Passes 313
525 Passes 375
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
29 Crosses 13
0.1 Cross % 0.3
36 Long Balls 51
22 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 11
13 Effective Clearances 30
13 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Energizer Park
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 22,423

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 34 +40 64
2 FC Dallas 34 +11 58
3 St. Louis CITY SC 34 +11 54
4 San Jose Earthquakes 34 +6 52
Full Standings

Line-Ups

STL St. Louis CITY SC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Roman Bürki (GK)
4 Joakim Nilsson Yellow Card
5 Henry Kessler
38 Jannes Horn
14 Tomas Totland Yellow Card
10 Eduard Löwen
20 Akil Watts
17 Marcel Hartel
36 Cedric Teuchert
9 João Klauss
11 Simon Becher
St. Louis CITY SC Substitutes:
Indiana Vassilev, Jakob Nerwinski, Joshua Yaro, Jayden Reid, Benjamin Lundt, Nökkvi Thórisson, Kyle Hiebert, Rasmus Alm, Jake Girdwood-Reich.

HOU Houston Dynamo FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
12 Steve Clark (GK)
4 Ethan Bartlow
28 Erik Sviatchenko
2 Franco Escobar Yellow Card
25 Griffin Dorsey
6 Artur
35 Brooklyn Raines
18 Ibrahim Aliyu
20 Adalberto Carrasquilla
27 Sebastian Kowalczyk
10 Ezequiel Ponce
Houston Dynamo FC Substitutes:
Júnior Moreno, Andrew Tarbell, Jan Gregus, McKinze Gaines, Tate Schmitt, Micael, Sebastián Ferreira, Brad Smith, Latif Blessing.

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