HOUSTON DASH SUFFERS DEFEAT FROM NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE 0-1
- Michael Thervil
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Written by Michel Thervil
[Houston Dash North Carolina Courage] Last night the Houston Dash faced off against the North Carolina Courage in a match many Houston Dash fans only described as a feeling of loss of momentum. This is not to say that the Houston Dash didn’t play well, but they simply failed to play as well as they did when compared to their previous matches. Moving in every direction but forward on the pitch, the Houston Dash seemed to have lost steam against the North Carolina Courage. The final score resulted in the Houston Dash losing to the North Carolina Courage 0-1.
Looking into the stats for last night’s match-up between the Houston Dash and the North Carolina Courage, the Houston Dash possessed the ball 52% of the time while the North Carolina Courage possessed the ball 48% of the time. The Houston Dash did lead when it came to successful passes by executing 370 to the North Carolina Courage’s 345. In terms of total shots taken both teams tied with 16total shots taken apiece. However, when it came to shots on target, the North Carolina Courage led with eight shots on target while the Houston Dash had two shots on target. The Dash blocked five shots while the North Carolina Courage were able to block two shots. Looking at passing rates and total number of passes between each team; the Houston Dash had 442 total passes with a pass accuracy of 84% while the North Carolina Courage Had a total of 427 total passes with a pass accuracy rate of 81%.
The Dash took a total of nine corners; the North Carolina Courage took two corners. Both teams were called offside one time. The Houston Dash also fell behind in terms of clearances having only 14 to the North Carolina Courage’s 38. It should be noted that the Houston Dash led when it came to saving by having seven to the North Carolina Courage’s two. The North Carolina Courage led when it came to duels won by winning 53 duels to the Houston Dash’s 42 duels won. While the Houston Dash failed to play as aggressively as the North Carolina Courage, the Houston Dash acquired two yellow cards, no red cards but acquired eight fouls. In contrast, the North Carolina Courage racked up nine fouls, one yellow card, and one red card.
The next Houston Dash match will feature them facing off against the Seattle Reign FC on Friday, May 1st, at 7pm at Houston's own Shell Energy Stadium. You can get your tickets here.
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