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Dynamo Fall 2-0 to Montréal in Season Finale

November 3, 2021 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Houston Dynamo FC News Release


MONTREAL - Houston Dynamo FC concluded its season with a 2-0 defeat to CF Montréal this evening at Stade Saputo.

The first goal of the game came in the 58th minute when CF Montreal won a corner kick, and after Houston goalkeeper Kyle Morton prevented the first shot on goal from going in, the ricochet fell to defender Rudy Camacho, who backheeled the ball into the net to give Montreal a 1-0 lead.

Montreal doubled its lead four minutes later, once again off of a corner kick. This time, midfielder Djordje Mihailovic found the head of defender Kamal Miller in the 62nd minute, who placed the ball past Morton and gave Montreal a 2-0 lead.

The first chance of the game for the Dynamo came after forward Griffin Dorsey worked his way up the right flank while dribbling past multiple Montreal defenders and won a corner kick in the 11th minute. Forward Ari Lassiter took the corner but was unable to connect with any of his teammates as the defense cleared the ball away from danger.

CF Montréal had an opportunity to score in the 23rd minute after Joaquín Torres gained possession in the midfield and worked his way past the Dynamo defense. However, Lassiter came in from his attacking position to make a goal-saving tackle to keep the score level.

Just before Montréal's first goal, midfielder Memo Rodriguez nearly put Houston ahead with a nifty individual effort. The Dynamo Academy alum used a crafty feint to create space between two defenders before dribbling past another to the top of the penalty area. He found space for a shot, but his left-footed effort was saved by Montréal goalkeeper Sebastian Breza.

In his MLS debut, goalkeeper Kyle Morton finished with five saves, including one in the 39th minute. Montreal was able to work the ball in and around the Houston goal until Ibrahim Sunusi got a shot off from short distance. Morton, however, was able to corral the ball and prevent Montreal from taking the lead. Morton came up with another strong save just before halftime to deny Ahmed Hamdi and keep things scoreless going into the break.

In addition to Morton, head coach Tab Ramos made a concerted effort to play several younger players this evening. Twenty-year old defender Ian Hoffmann made his second consecutive start at right back and 17-year-old midfielder Juan Castilla, who made his professional debut on Sunday afternoon against Colorado at PNC Stadium, came on in the 81st minute. Midfielder Coco Carrasquilla, 22, came on in the 71st minute while the 22-year-old Dorsey started and put in a 62-minute shift.

Tonight's match was the final one of the 2021 regular season for the Dynamo. Houston ends its season with a 6-16-12 record overall.

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CF Montreal (12-11-10; 46 pts.) 2-0 Houston Dynamo FC (6-16-12; 30 pts.)

MLS Regular Season - Week 33

Stade Saputo - Montreal, Quebec Canada

SCORING SUMMARY

TEAM 1H 2H FT

CF Montréal 0 2 2

Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0

MTL: Rudy Camacho 3 (unassisted) 58

MTL: Kamal Miller 1 (Djordje Mihailovic 16) 62

LINEUPS:

CF Montréal: Sebastian Breza; Kamal Miller, Rudy Camacho, Joel Waterman; Zachary Brault-Guillard; Ahmed Hamdi (Samuel Piette 67), Victor Wanyama (Emanuel Maciel 67), Mathieu Choinière, Zachary Brault-Guillard; Joaquín Torres (Matko Miljevic 83), Djordje Mihailovic (Lassi Lappalainen 74); Ibrahim Sunusi (Romell Quioto 66)

Unused substitutes: Bjørn Maars Johnsen, Clément Bayiha, Zorhan Ludovic Bassong, James Pantemis

Total shots: 16 (Irahim Sunusi 3); Shots on goal: 6 (Rudy Camacho, Ahmed Hamdi, Matko Miljevic, Kamal Miller, Ibrahim Sunusi, Victor Wanyama 1); Fouls: 11 (Romell Quioto 2); Offside: 2; Corner kicks: 7; Saves: 3 (Sebastian Breza 3)

Houston Dynamo FC: Kyle Morton; Adam Lundkvist, Sam Junqua, Tim Parker (c), Alejandro Fuenmayor, Ian Hoffmann; Matias Vera (Joe Corona 61), Darwin Ceren (Adalberto Carrasquilla 71); Griffin Dorsey (Tyler Pasher 62), Ari Lassiter (Fafa Picault 71), Memo Rodriguez (Juan Castilla 81)

Unused substitutes: Marko Maric, Zarek Valentin, Boniek Garcia, Derrick Jones

Total shots: 9 (Memo Rodriguez 3); Shots on goal: 3 (Ari Lassiter 2); Fouls: 9 (Alejandro Fuenmayor 3); Offside: 2; Corner kicks: 5; Saves: 5 (Kyle Morton 5)

DISCIPLINE:

HOU: Ian Hoffman (caution, foul) 44

HOU: Ari Lassiter (caution, foul) 53

HOU: Adalberto Carrasquilla (caution; foul) 85

MTL: Sebastian Breza (caution; handball) 90+1

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ted Unkel

Assistant Referee: Kyle Atkins

Assistant Referee: Peter Balciunas

Fourth Official: Drew Fischer

VAR: Jon Freemon

Weather: 35 degrees, clear skies

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