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Houston Dynamo FC Defeat Top Seed from Liga MX in Leagues Cup

August 3, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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HOUSTON - Houston Dynamo FC advanced to the Leagues Cup Round of 16 after a 5-3 penalty shootout victory over the top-seeded team from Liga MX C.F. Pachuca on Wednesday night at Shell Energy Stadium.

Houston will next face the winner of Charlotte FC and Cruz Azul, who play at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Thursday, August 3 at 7:30 p.m. CT.

Dynamo goalkeeper Steve Clark made the only save of the penalty shootout, diving to the left to stop Pachuca's fourth kick from Tony Figueroa. Midfielder Luis Caicedo buried Houston's fifth kick into the left side netting to send the home crowd into rapture.

Forward Aliyu Ibrahim had Houston's first shot of the night in the sixth minute after midfielder Griffin Dorsey delivered a looping ball into the six-yard box from the right side. The 22-year-old's shot was blocked to keep the score tied early.

Pachuca almost opened scoring the 22nd minute when Érick Sánchez took a shot from long range. Clark managed to get his body in front of the ball to send it wide of the post. The veteran goalkeeper ended the match with two saves.

Defender Erik Sviatchenko managed Houston's first shot in target in the 30th minute after captain Héctor Herrera delivered a dangerous ball from a corner kick. The Danish international could not get enough power to beat goalkeeper Carlos Moreno.

In the 38th minute, defender Franco Escobar hustled to a ball rolling on the left side of the pitch, beat two defenders and found defender Micael in space in the penalty box, but the Brazilian's shot went just over the cross bar.

The best chance of the first half came when midfielder Adalberto "Coco" Carrasquilla found forward Amine Bassi with a weighted pass as he was heading into penalty box. The 25-year-old's first-touch shot forced a point-blank save from Moreno.

Clark made an opposite side, fingertip save in the 47th minute to send the ball over the crossbar when David Terans attempted an ambitious shot from outside the left corner of the penalty box.

In the 53rd minute, Herrera ran though the midfield with the ball and slotted it to forward Nelson Quiñónes running into the left side of the penalty box, but the Colombian's shot was blocked by the Pachuca defender.

The 65th minute saw Dorsey running up the right wing with the ball. The midfielder backheeled it to forward Corey Baird, who let the ball go through to Bassi, but the forward just missed the target to the right.

Quiñónes was brought down with a tactical foul in the 70th minute after he broke free from his defender to the left of the penalty box. Herrera went directly for goal on the ensuing free kick, which almost had enough movement to dip under the bar.

Pachuca almost took the late lead in the 79th minute when Sánchez's shot from outside the middle of the penalty box carried just over the cross bar.

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Houston Dynamo FC 0-0 (5-3 pen.) C.F. Pachuca

Leagues Cup - Round of 32

Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas

Attendance: 10,431

SCORING SUMMARY

TEAM 1H 2H FT

Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0

C.F. Pachcua 0 0 0

SHOOTOUT:

HOU: Thorleifur Úlfarsson - MAKE

PAC: Gustavo Cabral - MAKE

HOU: Nelson Quiñónes - MAKE

PAC: Illian Hernández - MAKE

HOU: Héctor Herrera - MAKE

PAC: Érick Sánchez - MAKE

HOU:Griffin Dorsey - MAKE

PAC: Tony Figueroa - MISS

HOU: Luís Caicedo - MAKE

LINEUPS:

Houston Dynamo FC: Steve Clark, Franco Escobar, Micael, Erik Sviatchenko, Griffin Dorsey, Héctor Herrera (C), Artur, Corey Baird (Thorleifur Úlfarsson 82'), Amine Bassi (Luis Caicedo 68'), Adalberto Carrasquilla (Iván Franco 82'), Aliyu Ibrahim (Nelson Quiñónes 45')

Unused substitutes: Andrew Tarbell, Xavier Valdez, Brad Smith, Ethan Bartlow, Daniel Steres, Charles Aguste, Mujeeb Murana, Brooklyn Raines

Total shots: 12 (Four players tied with 2); Shots on goal: 2 (Erik Sviatchenko and Corey Baird tied with 2); Fouls: 11 (Artur 3); Offside: 0; Corner kicks: 7; Saves: 2 (Steve Clark 2)

C.F. Pachuca: Carlos Moreno, Miguel Rodríguez (Byron Castillo 80'), Sergio Barreto, Gustavo Cabral (C), José Castillo, Bryan González (Marino Hinestroza 66'), Elías Montiel, Érick Sánchez, David Terans (Tony Figeroa 67'), Roberto de la Rosa (Jesús Hernández 80'), Lucas Di Yorio (Illian Hernández 77')

Unused substitutes: José Eulogio, Carlos Rodas, Jahziel Marchand, Pedro Pedraza, Jorge Berlanga, René López, Alexei Dominguez

Total shots: 15 (David Terans 3); Shots on goal: 2 (Érick Sánchez and David Terans tied with 1); Fouls: 9 (Érick Sánchez and José Castillo tied with 2); Offside: 1 (David Terans); Corner kicks: 8; Saves: 2 (Carlos Moreno 2)

DISCIPLINE:

HOU: Artur (caution; foul) 53'

HOU: Héctor Herrera (caution; foul) 60'

PAC: Miguel Rodríguez (caution; foul) 62'

HOU: Franco Escobar (caution; foul) 63'

PAC: José Castillo (caution; foul) 68'

PAC: Érick Sánchez (caution; foul) 69'

PAC: Gustavo Cabral (caution; foul) 70'

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Edgar Allan Morales Olvera

Assistant: Enrique Martínez Sandoval

Assistant: Michel Caballero Galicia

Fourth Official: Ismael Rosario López Peñuelas

VAR: Oscar Mejía García

Weather: 91 degrees, clear skies

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