CF Montréal vs Houston Dynamo FC, 2018 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSJeisson Vargas ends Montreal Impact's scoreless drought, beats Houston Dynamo
Jeisson Vargas scored the lone goal to end Montreal's 426-minute stretch without a tally to lift the Impact to a 1-0 victory over Houston Dynamo.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Anthony Jackson-Hamel (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Leonardo (Houston Dynamo).
- 6': Foul by Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo).
- 6': Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Samuel Piette (Montreal Impact).
- 7': Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, Montreal Impact. Saphir Taïder tries a through ball, but Anthony Jackson-Hamel is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt missed. Luis Gil (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 13': Foul by Óscar Boniek García (Houston Dynamo).
- 13': Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Hand ball by Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact).
- 15': Offside, Houston Dynamo. Memo Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Leonardo is caught offside.
- 16': Offside, Montreal Impact. Jukka Raitala tries a through ball, but Ignacio Piatti is caught offside.
- 17': Anthony Jackson-Hamel (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo).
- 18': Hand ball by Jeisson Vargas (Montreal Impact).
- 19': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Kevin Garcia.
- 19': Attempt missed. Jukka Raitala (Montreal Impact) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 20': Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Samuel Piette following a corner.
- 21': Attempt missed. Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Óscar Boniek García.
- 22': Attempt missed. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arturo Álvarez.
- 24': Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Jukka Raitala.
- 25': Attempt saved. Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Jackson-Hamel.
- 28': Evan Bush (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo).
- 29': Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Foul by Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo).
- 31': Rod Fanni (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arturo Álvarez.
- 33': Foul by Luis Gil (Houston Dynamo).
- 33': Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Luis Gil (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Offside, Montreal Impact. Raheem Edwards tries a through ball, but Anthony Jackson-Hamel is caught offside.
- 38': Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Jukka Raitala (Montreal Impact).
- 44': Attempt saved. Raheem Edwards (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 44': Goal! Montreal Impact 1, Houston Dynamo 0. Jeisson Vargas (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Samuel Piette.
- 45': Arturo Álvarez (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Montreal Impact).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Montreal Impact 1, Houston Dynamo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Montreal Impact 1, Houston Dynamo 0.
- 46': Offside, Montreal Impact. Chris Duvall tries a through ball, but Jeisson Vargas is caught offside.
- 47': Foul by Rod Fanni (Montreal Impact).
- 47': Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Óscar Boniek García (Houston Dynamo).
- 49': Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arturo Álvarez.
- 58': Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Romell Quioto replaces Arturo Álvarez.
- 62': Delay in match Romell Quioto (Houston Dynamo) because of an injury.
- 63': Substitution, Montreal Impact. Ken Krolicki replaces Jeisson Vargas.
- 63': Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Mauro Manotas replaces Luis Gil.
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Delay in match Leonardo (Houston Dynamo) because of an injury.
- 65': Raheem Edwards (Montreal Impact) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Attempt missed. Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romell Quioto with a cross.
- 69': Foul by Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo).
- 69': Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Anthony Jackson-Hamel (Montreal Impact) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Edwards with a cross.
- 70': Corner, Montreal Impact. Conceded by Kevin Garcia.
- 72': Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact).
- 73': Delay in match Anthony Jackson-Hamel (Montreal Impact) because of an injury.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Substitution, Montreal Impact. Alejandro Silva replaces Anthony Jackson-Hamel because of an injury.
- 79': Evan Bush (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo).
- 80': Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Tomás Martínez replaces Alberth Elis.
- 80': Attempt missed. Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ken Krolicki.
- 82': Foul by Eric Bird (Houston Dynamo).
- 82': Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Chris Duvall (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Tomás Martínez (Houston Dynamo).
- 84': Tomás Martínez (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Delay in match Chris Duvall (Montreal Impact) because of an injury.
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Offside, Houston Dynamo. Memo Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Mauro Manotas is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Leonardo (Houston Dynamo).
- 90'+3': Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Montreal Impact 1, Houston Dynamo 0.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Montreal Impact 1, Houston Dynamo 0.
Statistics
 HOU |
MTL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 44.3 | Possession | 55.7 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 346 | Accurate Passes | 475 |
| 450 | Passes | 561 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 80 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 41 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 26 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 34 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 21 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 17,512
Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 17,512
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 15 | +15 | 32 |
| 2 | San Diego FC | 17 | +11 | 30 |
| 3 | Minnesota United FC | 17 | +10 | 30 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | +3 | 26 |
Line-Ups
CF Montréal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Bush (GK) |
| 22 | Jukka Raitala |
| 15 | Rod Fanni |
| 3 | Daniel Lovitz |
| 18 | Chris Duvall |
| 16 | Jeisson Vargas |
| 8 | Saphir Taïder |
| 6 | Samuel Piette |
| 11 | Anthony Jackson-Hamel |
| 10 | Ignacio Piatti |
| 14 | Raheem Edwards  |
Houston Dynamo FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Joe Willis (GK) |
| 22 | Leonardo |
| 16 | Kevin Garcia |
| 7 | DaMarcus Beasley |
| 14 | Adam Lundkvist |
| 13 | Luis Gil |
| 25 | Eric Bird |
| 27 | Boniek García |
| 17 | Alberth Elis |
| 8 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 12 | Arturo Álvarez |
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