HOUSTON (March 2, 2024) – The Houston Dynamo lost 2-1 to the New York Red Bulls tonight at Shell Energy Stadium**, ending an MLS home unbeaten streak of nine games dating back to July 2023. It stopped. Coach Ben Olsen.
Houston took the lead in the seventh minute when midfielder Adalberto “Coco” Carrasquilla changed play and found striker Alia Ibrahim on the edge of the box. A Red Bulls defender lost his balance while trying to clear the ball, giving Ibrahim a one-on-one chance. The striker scored his first goal of the year, scoring at the far post. The 22-year-old has one goal and two assists in his last three games.
The Red Bulls equalized in the 43rd minute when Dante Vanzeil’s cross hit Elias Manoel’s back post. Lewis Morgan took advantage of a turnover in Houston’s half to give New York the lead in the 59th minute. The midfielder dribbled the ball to the top of the penalty area and beat Dynamo goalkeeper Steve Clarke at the near post.
The visitors’ first chance of the match came in the 20th minute after Dinamo missed a free kick just outside the penalty area. Emil Forsberg took the free kick, but his shot hit the crossbar and rebounded. In the 27th minute, forward Gabe Segal took a long shot, but it went wide of the near post.
Midfielders Arthur and Carrasquilla created space for the strikers to take long-range shots. Clark was asked to act in the 28 -minute denial of Daniel Edelman in a nearby position. The goalkeeper dynamo ended with three greetings. Houston nearly equalized in the 61st minute after a Red Bulls defender tried to clear a cross from defender Griffin Dorsey.
The ball ricocheted off two Red Bulls defenders and into the hands of Sebastian Kowalczyk, whose shot deflected off the far post. As a result, the Dinamo midfielder was flagged for offside.
In the 63rd minute, Carrasquilla was brought down by a Red Bulls defender, sparking a melee between the two teams that resulted in yellow cards from Dorsey and Red Bulls defender Frankie Amaya. Kowalczyk took the ensuing free kick and met defender Erik Sviatchenko, but his header missed the target.
Houston scored in the 89th minute when forward Amine Bassi lofted the ball into the box from distance to the head of a charging Dorsey, after a defender’s attempt quickly stopped Red Bulls goalkeeper Carlos Coronel from shooting. , almost tied the score. Two minutes later, Carrasquilla retreated outside the box to create space and fired a shot that went wide of the far post.
Dynamo will next host reigning MLS Cup champions Columbus Crew in the first leg of the Concaf Champions Cup Round of 16 on Wednesday, March 6th. The match is scheduled to start at 19:00 Moscow time. Shell Energy Stadium in Connecticut. Columbus will play its return game on Tuesday, March 12th. Tickets for the first game can be purchased here. TEMPS
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