Houston Dynamo FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSBrian White, Whitecaps pull out draw with Dynamo
Brian White scored in the 73rd minute in his first match action since Aug. 27 to lift the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps to a 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezequiel Ponce.
- 4': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Ryan Raposo.
- 5': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Bjørn Utvik.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 5': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Ryan Raposo.
- 10': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Ibrahim Aliyu is caught offside.
- 12': Attempt saved. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 17': Foul by Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 17': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 19': Foul by Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 19': Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 21': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 21': Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 24': Attempt saved. Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bjørn Utvik.
- 24': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Steve Clark.
- 25': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Amine Bassi is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 26': Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Bjørn Utvik (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 32': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 32': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 33': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Amine Bassi is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 34': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Artur.
- 37': Yohei Takaoka (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Foul by Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 38': Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Foul by Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 39': Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 42': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Bjørn Utvik.
- 43': Attempt missed. Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 45': Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 45'+3': Penalty Houston Dynamo FC. Amine Bassi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+3': Penalty conceded by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+4': VAR Decision: Penalty Houston Dynamo FC.
- 45'+7': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Alessandro Schöpf replaces Pedro Vite.
- 45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ralph Priso-Mbongue replaces Andrés Cubas.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Kowalczyk with a through ball.
- 48': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 50': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Sebastian Berhalter.
- 50': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Sam Adekugbe.
- 54': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 54': Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Raposo with a cross.
- 55': Attempt missed. Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross.
- 56': Fafá Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 57': Micael (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bjørn Utvik.
- 60': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White replaces Ryan Raposo.
- 61': Hand ball by Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 62': Attempt blocked. Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross.
- 62': Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
- 63': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Bjørn Utvik is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt saved. Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 67': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Mathías Laborda.
- 68': Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Alessandro Schöpf (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 70': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Latif Blessing replaces Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 70': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Édier Ocampo replaces Sam Adekugbe.
- 70': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brooklyn Raines replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 71': Attempt missed. Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fafá Picault with a cross.
- 72': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 72': Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fafá Picault with a cross.
- 77': Foul by Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 77': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Micael is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Daniel Steres replaces Franco Escobar.
- 78': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. McKinze Gaines replaces Sebastian Kowalczyk.
- 79': Delay in match (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 80': Latif Blessing (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Alessandro Schöpf.
- 83': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastián Ferreira replaces Ezequiel Ponce.
- 85': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Édier Ocampo.
- 87': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tristan Blackmon replaces Ryan Gauld.
- 88': Foul by Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 88': Latif Blessing (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Latif Blessing is caught offside.
- 90': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+4': Ralph Priso-Mbongue (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
Statistics
 VAN |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 32.1 | Possession | 67.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 256 | Accurate Passes | 595 |
| 306 | Passes | 643 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 35 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 6 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 40 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 40 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 14,282
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 14,282
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 6 | +5 | 13 |
| 2 | Austin FC | 6 | +2 | 12 |
| 3 | San Diego FC | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | 6 | +3 | 11 |
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 |
| 20 | Adalberto Carrasquilla |
| 6 | Artur |
| 10 | Ezequiel Ponce |
| 18 | Ibrahim Aliyu |
| 27 | Sebastian Kowalczyk |
Vancouver Whitecaps (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yohei Takaoka (GK) |
| 4 | Ranko Veselinovic |
| 15 | Bjørn Inge Utvik |
| 2 | Mathías Laborda |
| 20 | Andrés Cubas |
| 45 | Pedro Vite |
| 16 | Sebastian Berhalter |
| 3 | Sam Adekugbe |
| 7 | Ryan Raposo |
| 11 | Fafà Picault |
| 25 | Ryan Gauld |
MLS News
Inter Miami coach bemoans ref call: A red card here or on the moon
Javier Mascherano questioned the decision to not send off Nathan Ordaz, saying it would have prompted a red card "here and in China and the moon."
Messi tracker: Goals, assists, key moments for Inter Miami
With Lionel Messi in the final year of his contract with Inter Miami, ESPN provides game-by-game analysis of the World Cup winner's performances.
USMNT's Tyler Adams: Promotion-relegation would improve MLS
USMNT midfielder Tyler Adams has voiced his support for bringing promotion and relegation to MLS, saying it would improve the competitiveness of the league.
The retired MLS All-Stars looking for one last Open Cup run
Why are so many former MLS All-Stars converging in Iowa to lead a fourth-division team on a U.S. Open Cup run?
Lionel Messi fit as Inter Miami eyes 'big step' into semifinals
Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano recognized the importance of reaching the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals as a young club, but warned against taking the quarterfinal series against LAFC for granted.