HOUSTON DASH DEFEATS RACING LOUISVILLE 4-3
- Michael Thervil
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Written by Michael Thervil
[Houston Dash Defeats Racing Louisville 4-3] Yesterday the Houston Dash displayed not only what teamwork looks like but how professional soccer should be played. This was an exciting match that kept fans and detractors alike on the edge of their seats. The Houston Dash facing off against the Racing Louisville FC and winning 4-3 tied them in terms of wins when you look at the head-to-head historical record for the last 11 matches, they’ve played against each other. Looking at the stats, Racing Louisville possessed the ball slightly more than the Houston Dash at 54% to the Dash’s 46% of the time. Playing aggressively, the Houston Dash took a total of 24 shots to the Racing Louisville 8 shots. Out of the 24 shots the Houston Dash took, they had five shots on goal. The Racing Louisville had 4 shots on goal,
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Looking at the number of blocked shots, the Houston Dash blocked 10 shots from Racing Louisville, Racing Louisville had zero blocked shots. While the total number of passes were close between the two teams, it would be Racing Louisville that would take the lead in this stat with 375 passes with a pass accuracy of 74%. The Houston Dash had 328 total passes and had a pass accuracy rate of 73, just shy of one point from Racing Louisville. The Dash took five corners while the Racing Louisville took three. In terms of ball movement, the Racing Louisville FC took the lead with 20 crosses while the Houston Dash was only able to execute 11 successful crosses.
Racing Louisville was called for bringing offsides twice while the Dash were called for being offsides one time. The Houston Dash also won 50 duels while the Racing Louisville FC won 46. Both teams tied when it came to saves but showed a significant difference when it came to the number of clearances with the Houston Dash having 42 clearances to Racing Louisville 16. It was recorded that the Dash had a total of 14 fouls to Racing Louisville 10 which resulted in the Dash being issued three yellow cards to Racing Louisville two. This is a sign that the Houston Dash played aggressively in this game. No red cards were issued. Both teams tied when it came to penalty goals with two apiece.
It should be noted that Kat Rader scored the Dash’s first goal in the 40th minute of the match followed by Kiki Van Zanten scoring two more goals in the 52nd and 68th minute of the match. Dash midfielder Sarah Puntigam scored the fourth goal of the match at the 99th minute of the match. Racing Louisville’s Taylor Flint scored their team’s first goal at the 24th minute and the 82nd minute of the match. Sarah Webber of the Racing Louisville FC also scored in the 49th minute. The next Houston Dash match will take place, April 25th, at 7pm against the North Carolina Courage at Shell Energy Stadium located in Houston, Texas.
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