The Houston Dynamo had their run in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup in the Round of 32 at the hands of Detroit City FC. Houston led 2-0 in the first half but let the lead slip away. They then led 3-2 but also saw Detroit equalize and then win 10-9 in a wild penalty shootout.
MATCH SUMMARY
Houston Dynamo FC 3 (9) - 3 (10) Detroit City FC
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Assistants: Adam Garner, Bill Bolsen III
Fourth Official: Sean Caouette
Attendance: 7,540
Weather: 83 degrees, mostly cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
HOU: Griffin Dorsey (Hector Herrera) 6’
HOU: Latif Blessing (Gabe Segal) 31’
DET: Ryan Williams (unassisted) 41’
DET: Yazeed Matthews (Ali Coote) 75’
HOU: Adalberto Carrasquilla (Amine Bassi) 77’
DET: Maxi Rodriguez (Devon Amoo-Mensah) 83’
Shootout:
HOU: Amine Bassi – MAKE
DET: Yazeed Matthews – MAKE
HOU: Sebastian Kowalczyk – MAKE
DET: Alex Villanueva – MAKE
HOU: Coco Carrasquilla – MAKE
DET: Ben Morris – SAVED
HOU: Jan Gregus – MAKE
DET: James Murphy – MAKE
HOU: Aliyu Ibrahim – MISS
DET: Michael Bryant – MAKE
HOU: Erik Sviatchenko – MAKE
DET: Dominic Gasso – MAKE
HOU: Ethan Bartlow – MAKE
DET: Daniel Espeleta – MAKE
HOU: Griffin Dorsey – MAKE
DET: Deven Amoo-Mensah – MAKE
HOU: Tate Schmitt – MAKE
DET: Connor Rutz – MAKE
HOU: Artur – MAKE
DET: Stephen Carroll – MAKE
HOU: Andrew Tarbell – MISS
DET: Carlos Saldana - MAKE
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
DET: Devon Amoo-Mensah (caution; foul) 19’
DET: Stephen Carroll (caution; foul) 80’
DET: James Murphy (caution; foul) 90+4’
DET: Dominic Gasso (caution; foul) 120’
LINEUPS & STATS
Houston Dynamo FC: Andrew Tarbell; Daniel Steres (Tate Schmitt 101’), Micael (Erik Sviatchenko 63’), Ethan Bartlow, Griffin Dorsey, Brad Smith (Aliyu Ibrahim 83’); Hector Herrera (c) (Artur 46’), Jan Gregus, Sebastian Kowalczyk, Gabe Segal (Amine Bassi 63’), Latif Blessing (Adalberto Carrasquilla 70’)
Unused Substitutes: Steve Clark
Total shots: 30 (Aliyu Ibrahim 4)
Shots on goal: 8 (Aliyu Ibrahim 3)
Fouls: 24 (Latif Blessing 3)
Offside: 5
Corner kicks: 14
Saves: 1 (Andrew Tarbell 1)
Detroit City FC: Carlos Saldana; Devon Amoo-Mensah, Stephen Carroll (c), Michael Bryant, Alex Villanueva; Matt Sheldon (Ben Morris 61’), Abdoulaye Diop (Connor Rutz 79’), Ryan Williams (James Murphy 46’), Maxi Rodriguez (Daniel Espeleta 103’); Victor Bezerra (Yazeed Matthews 61’), Ali Coote (Dominic Gasso 90+5’)
Unused substitutes: Nate Steinwascher
Total shots: 9 (Adboulaye Diop and Ali Coote tied with 2)
Shots on goal: 4 (four players tied with 1)
Fouls: 10 (Maxi Rodriguez 2)
Offside: 0
Corner kicks: 1
Saves: 4 (Carlos Saldana 4)
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the game:
“Congratulations to Detroit. They played a helluva game and were gutsy to comeback a few times. That being said, it is unacceptable that we don’t see that game out after scoring three goals at home. We are disappointed, and we will try to learn from this to make sure it is a turning point for the better in our season. Now we can focus on the league, which might help us too.”
On moving on from this match:
“It’s not the end of the world, but we will use this as a reminder to spice things up a little bit. This is a good reminder about how one or two percent can make the difference. It’s a punch in the face, but we have a good group with the right character here to respond and turn this into a positive and change things for the better in league play.
MEDIOCAMPISTA DEL HOUSTON DYNAMO COCO CARRASQUILLA
Sobre el sentimiento después de este resultado:
“Triste, triste por lo que paso. Hoy fue un partido bastante raro. Va en base en lo que estamos pasando un momento difícil en lo que intentamos no salen las cosas y hoy deja claro que tenemos que exigirnos. Queremos que dar más porque el equipo no quiere entrar en una mala racha y no lo podemos permitir.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO DEFENDER ERIK SVIATCHENKO
On how the team can bounce back:
“We need to improve on the training field. It’s cliche to say, but that is where it comes from. Every single player needs to improve on the small things, which will help spread our wings as a team. That will help things go our way, I’m sure about that. We are at a critical point right now where we need to step up.”
On the team’s performance:
“I think our team comes in waves, which we saw last year. I would prefer stability, so that we can keep building on every game. I am not overly concerned, which comes from my many years in football. In a couple of days, we will be committed to a new game and bring our A-game. It’s a bad feeling to stand here, but we will regroup and get ready for Kansas City.”
On a message to the fans:
“Unity is one of the most important things between fans and supporters. Our team has been in good evolutions over the past year, which must keep going. The fans give us fuel when we see them in the stadium, which is where we thrive. This Dynamo team has been good for the past 18 months, and it will come again. We are doing everything we can to keep the higher waves around longer.”
