Houston vs Mazatlán 2025 Leagues Cup, League Phase
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 18': Lucas Merolla (Mazatlán) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 0, Mazatlán 1. Facundo Almada (Mazatlán) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Benedetti with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Daniel Steres (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Bryan Colula (Mazatlán) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Gabriel Segal (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Mazatlán 1.
- 57': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 0, Mazatlán 2. Fábio Gomes (Mazatlán) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Benedetti following a fast break.
- 58': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Lawrence Ennali replaces Amine Bassi.
- 58': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Gabriel Segal.
- 58': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Jack McGlynn replaces Erik Dueñas.
- 63': Substitution, Mazatlán. Anderson Duarte replaces Iván González because of an injury.
- 63': Substitution, Mazatlán. Dudu Teodora replaces Fábio Gomes.
- 72': Substitution, Mazatlán. Salvador Rodriguez replaces Alberto Herrera.
- 72': Substitution, Mazatlán. Ángel Leyva replaces Lucas Merolla because of an injury.
- 75': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Felipe Andrade replaces Daniel Steres.
- 83': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Duane Holmes replaces Griffin Dorsey.
- 85': Substitution, Mazatlán. Sebastián Fierro replaces Jesús Hernández.
Game Information
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 10,126
Leagues Cup Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+2 | Toluca | 3 | 8 | 0 |
+2 | Pachuca | 3 | 7 | 0 |
+3 | Tigres UANL | 3 | 6 | 1 |
+2 | Puebla | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Statistics
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HOU![]() |
|
---|---|---|
12 | Fouls | 17 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
6 | Saves | 2 |
37.1 | Possession | 62.9 |
5 | SHOTS | 17 |
4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.8 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
249 | Accurate Passes | 460 |
314 | Passes | 517 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 12 |
6 | Crosses | 29 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.4 |
57 | Long Balls | 21 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
17 | Tackles | 18 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
9 | Interceptions | 7 |
27 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
27 | Clearances | 9 |
Houston Dynamo FC (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
32 | Pedro (GK) |
22 | Pablo Ortíz |
24 | Obafemi Awodesu |
5 | Daniel Steres ![]() |
25 | Griffin Dorsey |
8 | Amine Bassi |
35 | Brooklyn Raines ![]() |
30 | Júnior Urso |
17 | Gabriel Segal ![]() |
27 | Sebastian Kowalczyk |
16 | Erik Dueñas |
Mazatlán FC (5-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Ricardo Gutiérrez (GK) |
5 | Facundo Almada |
19 | Lucas Merolla ![]() |
15 | Bryan Colula ![]() |
22 | Alberto Herrera |
199 | Iván González |
18 | Alan Torres |
28 | Jesús Hernández |
23 | Jordan Flores |
90 | Fábio |
10 | Nicolas Benedetti |
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