Match Report
| FC Edmonton | FC Edmonton |  |  | Houston Dynamo | Houston Dynamo | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fede Saenz | F. Saenz |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 62 |  | Milton Wright | M. Wright | ||||||||
| Felipe Romero | F. Romero |  | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 |  | Marcos Diaz | M. Diaz | |||||||||
| Juan Bianchi | J. Bianchi | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Christian Crespo | C. Crespo | |||||||||
| Terry Garcia | T. Garcia | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Ignacio Mateo | I. Mateo | |||||||||
| Kupono Miller | K. Miller | | 58 | D | | 5 | | M | 73 |  | Pedro Henrique Adailton | P. Adailton | |||||||||
| Marco Carmona | M. Carmona |  | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Alexander Myers | A. Myers | |||||||||
| Rui Jimenez | R. Jimenez |  | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Alexander Fuentes | A. Fuentes | |||||||||
| Randy Lowry | R. Lowry | | 55 | M | | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Harvey Gilstrap | H. Gilstrap | ||||||||
| Rubén Renteria | R. Renteria | | 65 | A | | 9 | | M | 52 | | Thomas Long | T. Long | |||||||||
| Gabriel Benítez | G. Benítez | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 |  | Fabian Negron | F. Negron | |||||||||
| Dustin Alesci | D. Alesci | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Gene Baker | G. Baker | |||||||||
| Russell Lee | R. Lee | | 61 | G | | 12 | | D | 63 | | Vernon Cooper | V. Cooper | |||||||||
| Gustavo Cafù | G. Cafù | | 59 | A | | 13 | | D | 60 | | Kyle Howard | K. Howard | |||||||||
| Ronnie Ream | R. Ream | | 58 | D | | 14 | | D | 52 | | Kamani Palacio | K. Palacio | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Clarke Stadium where FC Edmonton play host to Houston Dynamo. A crowd of 11,618 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Edmonton are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Houston Dynamo appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Herbert Torres.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Edmonton are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Houston Dynamo appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Herbert Torres.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and FC Edmonton get the match underway!
2.27
0-0Marco Carmona controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rubén Renteria. Rubén Renteria plays a scrappy one-two with Gabriel Benítez and advances towards the goal... Rubén Renteria shoots from just inside the box but it's a woeful effort!
4.02
1-0Terry Garcia pushes mid-way up the pitch. Terry Garcia runs straight at the opposition's defence. Terry Garcia plays the ball forward to Dustin Alesci who has made a great run into the box. Some good footwork from Dustin Alesci provides some space. He shoots at goal. Dustin Alesci scores for FC Edmonton!!
28.06
1-0Rui Jimenez clumsily knocks into Alexander Myers. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alexander Myers runs off the knock.
30.40
Marco Carmona catches Harvey Gilstrap on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Harvey Gilstrap hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.21
1-0Alexander Myers darts forward. Alexander Myers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fede Saenz who gathers it comfortably.
36.25
Juan Bianchi drives a long ball upfield. Rubén Renteria plays a one-two with Gabriel Benítez and advances towards the goal... Some awkward footwork from Rubén Renteria provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.46
Christian Crespo passes the ball forward to Alexander Myers. Alexander Myers threads a neat ball through to Fabian Negron. Fabian Negron shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
42.31
1-0Marco Carmona darts forward. Marco Carmona plays a scrappy one-two with Rubén Renteria and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Marco Carmona provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
45.00
Felipe Romero passes the ball forward to Marco Carmona. Marco Carmona passes the ball forward to Dustin Alesci. Dustin Alesci edges inside the box! Dustin Alesci takes a shot at goal but somehow Milton Wright manages to keep it out.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Edmonton have changed their lineup with Gustavo Cafù replacing Rui Jimenez. Houston Dynamo have changed their lineup with Kyle Howard replacing Pedro Henrique Adailton.
45.00
The second half starts with Houston Dynamo kicking off!
49.04
Ignacio Mateo hacks Rubén Renteria from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rubén Renteria hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.54
Rubén Renteria barges into Marcos Diaz. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marcos Diaz runs off the knock.
60.32
1-0FC Edmonton have made a substitution with Russell Lee replacing Felipe Romero .Houston Dynamo have made a substitution with Vernon Cooper replacing Christian Crespo .
69.41
Terry Garcia plays the ball forward to Randy Lowry. Randy Lowry knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Benítez. Gabriel Benítez rushes past Ignacio Mateo! Gabriel Benítez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
71.17
Marcos Diaz flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Myers controls it well on his chest. Alexander Myers threads a neat ball through to Fabian Negron. Fabian Negron shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
77.10
Houston Dynamo have made a substitution with Kamani Palacio replacing Gene Baker .
78.18
Randy Lowry barges into Alexander Myers. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alexander Myers runs off the knock.
81.16
Marco Carmona flicks the ball to his team mate, Rubén Renteria. Rubén Renteria controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
85.18
Russell Lee hits a low pass to Marco Carmona. Marco Carmona knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Benítez. Gabriel Benítez lofts in a cross ball towards Rubén Renteria. Rubén Renteria is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Rubén Renteria!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
29.4%
42.6%
27.9%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Dustin Alesci of FC Edmonton |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Fede Saenz (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Felipe Romero (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Juan Bianchi (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Terry Garcia (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Kupono Miller (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Marco Carmona (MID) |  | 7 |
| 7. | Rui Jimenez (MID) | | 5 |
| 8. | Randy Lowry (MID) | | 5 |
| 9. | Rubén Renteria (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Gabriel Benítez (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Dustin Alesci (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Russell Lee (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Gustavo Cafù (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Ronnie Ream (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Milton Wright (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Marcos Diaz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Christian Crespo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ignacio Mateo (DEF) | | 6 |
| 5. | Pedro Henrique Adailton (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alexander Myers (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alexander Fuentes (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Harvey Gilstrap (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Thomas Long (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Fabian Negron (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gene Baker (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Vernon Cooper (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Kyle Howard (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Kamani Palacio (DEF) | 6 | |