Houston Dynamo FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
38': Obafemi Awodesu
FT
1 - 3
1 - 3
Sounders keep rolling, defeat short-handed Dynamo
Albert Rusnak scored twice in the second half as the visiting Seattle Sounders defeated the short-handed Houston Dynamo 3-1 on Saturday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 5': Attempt saved. Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ondrej Lingr.
- 6': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 7': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 10': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 10': Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Attempt missed. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Kent with a cross.
- 13': Foul by Ethan Bartlow (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 13': Ryan Kent (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Yeimar Gómez is caught offside.
- 16': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Griffin Dorsey.
- 17': Attempt missed. Ryan Kent (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák following a corner.
- 19': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Ethan Bartlow (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 19': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 19': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Artur with a cross.
- 22': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 23': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 23': Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 28': Hand ball by Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 29': Ethan Bartlow (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 29': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 31': Foul by Ryan Kent (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 31': Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Femi Awodesu (Houston Dynamo FC) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Cristian Roldan.
- 34': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Danny Musovski.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
- 37': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 37': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Hand ball by Femi Awodesu (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 38': Femi Awodesu (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the red card.
- 41': VAR Decision: No Penalty Seattle Sounders FC.
- 41': Delay in match (Houston Dynamo FC). VAR checking.
- 41': VAR Decision: Red Card Femi Awodesu (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 45': Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45'+6': Attempt missed. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ezequiel Ponce.
- 45'+8': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Amine Bassi.
- 45'+10': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+10': Foul by Kim Kee-Hee (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45'+10': Kim Kee-Hee (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+10': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
- 45': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Pablo Ortíz replaces Amine Bassi.
- 45': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Pedro de la Vega replaces Paul Rothrock.
- 46': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 2. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro de la Vega.
- 49': Attempt missed. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 50': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 50': Kim Kee-Hee (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
- 52': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brooklyn Raines.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Kee-Hee.
- 55': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jon Bell replaces Yeimar Gómez.
- 56': Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 56': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro de la Vega.
- 58': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 3. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Kent.
- 59': Foul by Ryan Kent (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 59': Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Attempt saved. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross.
- 62': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
- 60': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Jon Bell.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 64': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ethan Bartlow.
- 64': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Felipe Andrade replaces Ethan Bartlow.
- 65': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Júnior Urso replaces Artur.
- 66': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 66': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jesús Ferreira replaces Albert Rusnák.
- 66': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Georgi Minoungou replaces Ryan Kent.
- 67': Foul by Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 67': Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ondrej Lingr.
- 68': Attempt missed. Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ezequiel Ponce.
- 71': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Sebastian Kowalczyk replaces Ezequiel Ponce.
- 75': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nouhou Tolo is caught offside.
- 78': Delay in match (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 79': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Osaze De Rosario replaces Danny Musovski.
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Alex Roldan.
- 80': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Toyosi Olusanya replaces Ondrej Lingr.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Felipe Andrade (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Foul by Georgi Minoungou (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 83': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Osaze De Rosario (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 84': Toyosi Olusanya (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Osaze De Rosario (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt saved. Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 87': Attempt saved. Georgi Minoungou (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nouhou Tolo.
- 87': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
- 88': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Pablo Ortíz.
- 88': Attempt missed. Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira following a corner.
- 90': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Felipe Andrade (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Alex Roldan.
- 90'+4': Foul by Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+4': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Georgi Minoungou is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 3.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 3.
Statistics
 SEA |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 59.8 | Possession | 40.2 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 495 | Accurate Passes | 304 |
| 542 | Passes | 355 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 12 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 20 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 19,802
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 19,802
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
Houston Dynamo FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Jonathan Bond (GK) |
| 24 | Obafemi Awodesu |
| 4 | Ethan Bartlow |
| 5 | Daniel Steres |
| 25 | Griffin Dorsey |
| 35 | Brooklyn Raines  |
| 6 | Artur |
| 9 | Ondrej Lingr |
| 21 | Jack McGlynn |
| 10 | Ezequiel Ponce |
| 8 | Amine Bassi |
Seattle Sounders FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
| 20 | Kim Kee-Hee |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 16 | Alex Roldan |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
| 18 | Obed Vargas |
| 77 | Ryan Kent |
| 14 | Paul Rothrock |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
| 19 | Daniel Musovski |
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