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Dynamo at WhitecapsHouston
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Post Game SummaryStat Savant
atDynamo at WhitecapsFranco Negri scored and Houston's defense held firm in a 1-0 victory over Vancouver. The Dynamo controlled the tempo from start to finish, dominating possession and keeping the Whitecaps at arm's length. Houston improves to 12-2-6 while Vancouver drops to 11-4-4. The Dynamo visit St. Louis City on Saturday; the Whitecaps host FC Dallas on Saturday.
Negri's finish was the difference as Houston shut out Vancouver for a clean sheet.
The Dynamo ran the game with 63.5 percent possession, dictating play and limiting the Whitecaps to chances on the margins.
This makes back-to-back victories for Houston in the season series, with the Dynamo now leading the head-to-head 2-0.
The Dynamo sit 2nd in the Western Conference. The Whitecaps sit atop the Western Conference.
The Dynamo are up next home vs Earthquakes (Aug 29), then at Charlotte FC. The Whitecaps are up next at Sporting KC (Aug 29), then home vs St. Louis City.
VAN · 77%UpsetGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Where the result left them, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.
Goals by half across the top, then every player who appeared underneath — starters first, then whoever came on. Shots carry their shots-on-target in brackets; the keeper’s line is saves and goals conceded.
| Half | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOUHouston Dynamo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| VANVancouver Whitecaps | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | POS | G | A | SH | SOG | F | FS | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Halter | CD-L | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Agustín Resch | CD-R | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — |
 Franco Negri | LB | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Ennali | RB | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Agustín Bouzat | AM | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
 Héctor Herrera | LM | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
 Artur | RM | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Mateusz Bogusz | F | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Guilherme Augusto | AM-L | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — |
 Jack McGlynn | AM-R | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Duane Holmes | SUB | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diadie Samassekou | SUB | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcelo Saracchi | SUB | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
 Duncan McGuire | SUB | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Player | SV | GA | F | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jonathan Bond | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
