HOUSTON DASH’S KAT RADER SAVES TEAM FROM A LOSS AGAINST KC CURRENT
Written by Michael Thervil
[HOUSTON DASH KAT RADER KC CURRENT] Last night's match-up between the Houston Dash and the KC Current was most definitely a match to remember. While it seemed as if the predictions of the naysayers of the Houston Dash were about to come true, faith from the fans of the Houston Dash kicked in as Kat Rader scored a game changing penalty kick which ended the match tied one to one. The first goal of the match was scored by KC Current’s Débora Cristiane de Oliveira (Debinha Miri) at the 44th minute of the match just before the close of the first half. The final score was 1-1.
Looking at the stats from last night, they seemed to be somewhat equal in many areas. The Houston Dash possessed the ball 47% of the time with 341 passes completed out of 421 total passes with a pass accuracy rate of 81%. The KC Current possessed the ball 53% of the time with 369 passes completed out of 459 total passes with a pass accuracy rate of 81%; putting them on par with the Houston Dash. While gameplay between both teams were moderately aggressive, it was the sheer will and determination of both teams that kept the attention of fans throughout the match as the Houston Dash took a total of 12 shots with four shots on goal and blocked three of the KC Current's shots. The Dash took seven shots at the goal from inside of the box and the rest from outside the box.
The KC Current took a total of 15 shots with three of those shots taken landing on goal while blocking three of the shots executed by the Houston Dash. When it came to duels the Dash won 23 while the KC Current won 35. The Dash had 18 throw-ins as KC Current had a total of 24 throw-ins. The Dash also had 23 clearances, the KC Current’s 21. The Dash had 12 crosses to the KC Current’s 22. In terms of saves, the Dash were able to execute 2 saves to the KC Current’s three. The Dash were called for being offsides once while the KC Current was called for being offsides twice. Both teams fared equal in terms of corners (four apiece). The KC Current lead when it came to tackles, the KC Current crushed the Houston Dash with 20 in which 15 were successful to the Dash’s 10 tackles with eight being successful.
Neither team received a red card, but in terms of yellow cards the Houston Dash received one yellow card while the KC Current received three yellow cards. The next Houston Dash match up will feature them going head-to-head against the North Carolina Courage at the first horizon stadium located at 101 Soccer Park Drive, Cary, NC 27511 on Sunday, August 16th. Kickoff starts at 6:00pm.
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