HOUSTON DASH DEFEATS BOSTON LEGACY 3-0
- Michael Thervil
- 21 hours ago
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Written by Michael Thervil
[Houston Dash Boston Legacy] This weekend the Houston Dash set out to prove to fans that they have what it takes for them as a team to win this season; and they did exactly that on the pitch as they faced off against Boston Legacy. With the match resulting in the Houston Dash defeating the Boston Legacy 3-0 it places the Houston Dash in a great position to start the season off with. The Houston Dash possessing the ball slightly less than that of Boston, the Houston Dash proved that you really could do more with less. Houston Dash players Kiki Zanten scored a goal in the 44th and 66th minute of the match, followed by forward Kat Rader at the 66th minute of the match.
With the Boston Legacy possessing the ball 59% of the time with a pass rate of 81% out of 407 total passes, the Houston Dash outperformed Boston as they possessed the ball only 41% of the time with a pass rate of 72% out of 288 passes the total amount of completed passes stood at Houston falling behind with 206 passes completed to Boston's 329. It should be noted that the Houston Dash had 82 missed passes to the Boston Legacy having 78 missed passes, but the Houston Dash led when it came to key passes, getting 12 to Boston's five.
The Houston Dash managed two assists while Boston managed none. In terms of blocked shots, both teams failed equally as both teams had two blocked shots a piece, but the difference was seen as the Houston Dash took 12 shots at the goal inside the box to the Boston Legacy taking six. The Houston Dash took three corners, had 8 crosses with five being successful, and 51 duels won. Boston in contrast took five corners, had a whopping 17 crosses also having five successful crosses, and won 56 duels. Boston led when it came to saves as they had four saves to the Dash’s two. The Dash had 20 clearances compared to Boston's 17 successful clearances. Both teams received calls for being offsides resulting in one a piece. The Houston Dash took a total of 16 shots with seven shots on goal. In contrast, Boston took 11 shots and had the ability to put two shots on target.
The Houston Dash was overshadowed when it came to throwing as they had 22 throw in’s to Boston's 28. In terms of tackles won the Houston Dash had 28 tackles won to the Boston Legacy's 22. The Dash led when it came to successful tackles by having 20 successful passes to Boston's Legacy's 14. The final score of the match resulted in the Houston Dash defeating the Boston Legacy 3-0. The next Houston Dash match-up will take place in Los Angeles at the BMO Stadium against Angel City FC on Friday, March 27th and 9pm. With Angel City FC being number one in the NWSL, Houston Dash fans are wondering if the Houston Dash can outperform Angel City FC on the pitch.
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