Houston Dynamo FC vs CF Montréal, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
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Owusu nets double in Montreal's stunner in Houston
Prince Owusu's first half brace Saturday night enabled visiting CF Montreal to win for just the second time in 18 matches this year with a 3-1 verdict over the Houston Dynamo.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Victor Loturi (CF Montréal).
- 1': Corner,Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by George Campbell.
- 2': Attempt missed. Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 7': Foul by Dawid Bugaj (CF Montréal).
- 7': Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Femi Awodesu (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Prince Owusu (CF Montréal).
- 10': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ondrej Lingr with a cross.
- 13': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
- 13': Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Femi Awodesu (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Prince Owusu (CF Montréal).
- 16': Attempt missed. Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 17': Dawid Bugaj (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 19': Corner,Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Dawid Bugaj.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Bassi with a cross.
- 24': Attempt missed. Tom Pearce (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Loturi.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Bassi.
- 30': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 0, CF Montréal 1. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Caden Clark following a fast break.
- 32': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 0, CF Montréal 2. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Guboglo with a cross following a fast break.
- 38': Attempt saved. Tom Pearce (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jonathan Bond (Houston Dynamo FC). Assisted by Caden Clark.
- 39': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
- 40': Attempt saved. Sebastian Kowalczyk (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner by Jonathan Sirois (CF Montréal).
- 40': Foul by Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 40': George Campbell (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Júnior Urso.
- 45': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Caden Clark (CF Montréal).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45'+2': Tom Pearce (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, CF Montréal 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 0, CF Montréal 2.
- 45': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Franco Escobar replaces Femi Awodesu.
- 47': Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Jalen Neal (CF Montréal).
- 48': Pablo Ortíz (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 50': Hand ball by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 50': Aleksandr Guboglo (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Felipe Andrade (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 51': Aleksandr Guboglo (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Pablo Ortíz (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Pablo Ortíz (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 0, CF Montréal 3. Jalen Neal (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Pearce with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 56': Foul by Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 56': Tom Pearce (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Attempt missed. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luca Petrasso with a cross.
- 59': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Lawrence Ennali replaces Amine Bassi.
- 59': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nicolás Lodeiro replaces Sebastian Kowalczyk.
- 60': Felipe Andrade (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Victor Loturi (CF Montréal).
- 63': Corner,Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by George Campbell.
- 64': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, CF Montréal 3. Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Foul by Lawrence Ennali (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 65': Victor Loturi (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
- 66': Nicolás Lodeiro (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Corner,Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Tom Pearce.
- 68': Attempt missed. Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Ondrej Lingr following a corner.
- 68': Attempt missed. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ondrej Lingr with a cross following a corner.
- 68': George Campbell (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Substitution, CF Montréal. Brandan Craig replaces Tom Pearce.
- 73': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 73': Victor Loturi (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Dawid Bugaj (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Brandan Craig (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Corner,CF Montréal. Conceded by Griffin Dorsey.
- 76': Attempt saved. Jalen Neal (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jonathan Bond (Houston Dynamo FC). Assisted by Luca Petrasso with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Gabriel Segal replaces Ezequiel Ponce.
- 78': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Duane Holmes replaces Júnior Urso.
- 79': Foul by Aleksandr Guboglo (CF Montréal).
- 79': Lawrence Ennali (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Caden Clark (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Felipe Andrade (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 82': Corner,CF Montréal. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
- 82': Foul by Prince Owusu (CF Montréal).
- 82': Pablo Ortíz (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Caden Clark (CF Montréal).
- 83': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 89': Foul by Duane Holmes (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 89': Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Corner,CF Montréal. Conceded by Felipe Andrade.
- 90': Corner,CF Montréal. Conceded by Artur.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Lawrence Ennali (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Segal.
- 90'+2': Substitution, CF Montréal. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint replaces Aleksandr Guboglo.
- 90'+2': Substitution, CF Montréal. Mahala Opoku replaces Samuel Piette.
- 90'+3': Corner,Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Brandan Craig.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Pablo Ortíz (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+4': Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Corner,CF Montréal. Conceded by Felipe Andrade.
- 90'+5': Corner,CF Montréal. Conceded by Artur.
- 90'+5': Corner,CF Montréal. Conceded by Griffin Dorsey.
- 90'+6': Foul by Victor Loturi (CF Montréal).
- 90'+6': Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Duane Holmes (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ondrej Lingr.
- 90'+7': Corner,Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by George Campbell.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Segal (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+8': Foul by Duane Holmes (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+8': Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Duane Holmes (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+9': Felipe Andrade (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Foul by Prince Owusu (CF Montréal).
- 90'+9': Corner,Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by George Campbell.
- 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, CF Montréal 3.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 1, CF Montréal 3.
Statistics
 MTL |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.3 | Possession | 62.7 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 262 | Accurate Passes | 459 |
| 319 | Passes | 530 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 12 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 20 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 42 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 42 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 17,845
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 17,845
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Cincinnati | 24 | +8 | 48 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 24 | +17 | 47 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 24 | +17 | 47 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 24 | +7 | 44 |
Line-Ups
Houston Dynamo FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Jonathan Bond (GK) |
| 22 | Pablo Ortíz  |
| 24 | Obafemi Awodesu |
| 36 | Felipe Andrade |
| 25 | Griffin Dorsey |
| 8 | Amine Bassi |
| 30 | Júnior Urso |
| 6 | Artur |
| 10 | Ezequiel Ponce |
| 27 | Sebastian Kowalczyk |
| 9 | Ondrej Lingr |
CF Montréal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Jonathan Sirois (GK) |
| 2 | Jalen Neal |
| 24 | George Campbell |
| 13 | Luca Petrasso |
| 27 | Dawid Bugaj |
| 23 | Caden Clark |
| 6 | Samuel Piette |
| 22 | Victor Loturi |
| 9 | Prince Owusu |
| 3 | Tom Pearce |
| 39 | Aleksandr Guboglo |
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