HOUSTON DASH DEFEATS ANGEL CITY FC 2-1
- Michael Thervil
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Written by Michael Thervil
[Houston Dash Angel City FC] Tonight's match-up between the Houston Dash and the Angel City FC was definitely considered a change of pace for the Houston Dash according to fans. It seems that the Houston Dash is picking up steam on the pitch as Kat Rader scored the first point of the match at the 17th minute of the match. While it's been a while since the Houston Dash scored within the first 20 minutes of first half, fans are wondering what it will take to make this a trend? The Angel City FC was also able to score a point via penalty kick in the first half at the 26-minute mark as Dash Goalkeeper Hillary Bell struggled to defend against Angel City’s Maiara Niehues’s penalty kick tying the score 1-1 by the end of the first half.
Gameplay at the top of the second half could be considered steady and consistent as both teams maintained the ability to stop the other team from scoring through great ball movement and defensive strategy on the pitch. But for Houston Dash fans it was the 91st minute at the bottom of the second half by Midfielder Maggie Graham who brought the Dash over the hump for a win for tonight's game. For the first time in a while the Houston Dash played as a team with great synergy on this pitch, fans are hoping they will keep it up for when they face off against Gotham FC on Sunday, May 31st, at 2pm in New York. The final score tonight: Houston Dash 2, Angel City FC 1.
The stats for tonight's game resulted in the Houston Dash having two assisted goals, possessing the ball 52% of the time, executing 381 passes, 70 missed passes, 311 passes completed, 11 key passes, with a pass accuracy rate of 82%. Angel City in contrast ended last night's match with zero assist when it came to goals as they possessed the ball 48% of the time. They also executed 334 total passes, with 67 missed passes, 267 total passes completed, tied with the Dash in terms of having 11 key passes, for a pass accuracy rate of 80%. The Houston Dash took a total of 11 shots, with seven shots being on goal; four shots being inside the goal box and seven shots being outside the goal box. Angel City FC total 15 shots, four shots more than a Houston Dash, with three of those shots being on goal, 12 shots from inside the goal box, and three shots outside the goal box.
Houston was able to block two of Angel City's shots while Angel City was able to block seven of Houston's shots. The Dash also took one corner, was called for being offsides one time, won 45 duels, executed 37 clearances with two saves, performed 11 crosses with two of those 11 crosses being successful. The Angel City FC on the other hand took six corners, called for being offsides twice, won 38 duels, had five saves and 16 clearances, executed 21 crosses with three of those crosses being successful. While the Houston Dash had acquired 10 fouls, it would be Angel City that would overtake them by racking up 15 fouls. On the flipside when it came to the issuance of yellow cards the Houston Dash overtook Angel City by acquiring four yellow cards while Angel City acquired two. Neither team was issued any red cards.
Angel City had 28 throw in’s to the Houston Dash’s 18, while the Houston Dash had 18 total tackles with 12 of those tackles being successful. Angel City FC ended the night with a total of 13 tackles with eight of those tackles being successful.
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