KCW 0-1 HOUKansas City falls to Houston 1-0 on the day that Roger Espinoza and Davy Arnaud see time for their respective national teams. Kei Kamara scored the lone goal here in front of a sellout crowd of 10,385. We've sold out our last 5 and 7 on the season. Thanks to all the fans who came out tonight! Check out the notables and quotes below.
• Kansas City is now 5-6-4, 19 pts on the season in MLS play.
• The Wizards are 1-4-2 all-time against Houston in the regular season.
• The Wizards sold out their 7th game of the season.
• Kansas City has sold out the last five home matches at CommunityAmerica Ballpark.
• Rauwshan McKenzie made his first career start and appearance Saturday, playing 90 minutes at center back.
• Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman made his 318th regular-season appearance in MLS play, moving into 2nd place behind only New England’s Steve Ralston.
• Hartman has not missed a minute of play in the last 97 games, a 8730-minute streak.
• His consecutive minutes played streak is the best all-time in MLS.
• He is the only Wizards player to be on the field for every minute of MLS play this season.
• Kansas City outshot Houston 15-9.
• Dynamo outfouled Kansas City 16-10.
• Houston defender Mike Chabala recorded his 1st assist as a professional Saturday.
• Defender Jimmy Conrad (USA) and midfielders Davy Arnaud (USA) and Roger Espinoza (Honduras) were out on National Team duty.
• Espinoza started and played 68 minutes for Honduras in a 1-0 win over Haiti.
• Arnaud entered in the 70th minute for the United States in a 4-0 win over Grenada.
• Conrad did not dress for the United States, still nursing a hamstring tweak.
• Kansas City was without goalkeeper Eric Kronberg, defender Chance Myers, midfielder Kevin Souter and striker Adam Cristman due to injury.
• The Wizards return to play immediately, traveling to face Seattle Sounders FC Tuesday in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match.
• Kansas City returns to MLS play next Saturday, July 11 against the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium.
• The match will be part of a soccer tripleheader that night, including a pair of CONCACAG Gold Cup games.
• The United States will play Haiti, and Honduras will play Grenada.
• If Davy Arnaud and/or Jimmy Conrad plays for the United States and Roger Espinoza plays for Honduras, a Wizards player will take part in all three games of the tripleheader.
• After Saturday’s match, the Wizards put on the official fireworks display of Kansas City, Kansas.
• The Wizards hosted several family-friendly events to celebrate America’s Independence Day including: a dunk tank, soccer inflatables, apple bobbing, sidewalk chalk and a halftime relay race.
• Kansas City next returns to CommunityAmerica Ballpark Saturday, July 25 as the Los Angeles Galaxy come to town.
• The match is scheduled to be David Beckham’s 2nd MLS appearance since rejoining Galaxy.
Quotes:
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS HEAD COACH CURT ONALFO
On the game
“We had a whole bunch of shots at the end of the game, one of which hit the post. Things change when you’re playing against good teams and you give up a goal. Once that happens, they look to attack less, and you have less opportunities, and when you have those opportunities they become more precious. It was a night where we had the better chances. I thought we performed better, but the score line reads differently.”
On Houston
“They’re an extremely tough team to play against. They don’t give anything away and they fight their tails off. The difference in the game is that we gave them a pretty soft goal. Having said that, I thought we responded fine. We worked extremely hard, played with desire and heart. The guys left it on the field. That’s when it’s most disappointing, when you feel like you performed well enough to get something out of it.”
On Rauwshan McKenzie’s first MLS start
“I thought he did a solid job. He was very good on the night, and he’s only going to get better.”
On missed opportunities
“Rauwshan had an opportunity in the first half on the ball from Lopez. That’s one we can probably put away. As they got a little bit tired, we got more chances. We made some tactical adjustments that I think helped us. We had two clear chances near the end of the game, and when you make those adjustments and you have two clear chances, you figure you bury one and walk away with a point.”
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS DEFENDER LANCE WATSON
On the game
“We only gave up one or two really good chances, and they were fortunate enough to put one away. That’s what Houston is good at. They’ve been able to take their chances this year, put them away. They did that tonight and the rest of the game they kind of sat back and made it hard for us.”
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS FORWARD ABE THOMPSON
On Kansas City’s missed chances offensively
“In the first half we weren’t pleased with the amount of chances that we created. In the second half, I thought we created enough chances. To be fair, I think on another day maybe they go in, and tonight they didn’t. That’s our own fault at the end of the day.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH DOMINIC KINNEAR
On low scoring game
“We didn't have a lot of chances to score a bunch of goals. Every game is different. It was a tough night for us. We started off pretty well. We had a couple looks to maybe go two ahead and we didn't take advantage of them. We knew Kansas City was going to make a big push. We might have had a bit of luck on our side tonight, too.”
On getting the win
“They were throwing a lot of numbers forward and they had some great service in there. It was just one of those nights that we just had to get something out of it. We're not going to sit here and say we were all over them. But we walked out winners and we were happy getting the three points. There were some opportunities there.”
On the team's effort
“All-around team effort. I think it was one of those nights, individually, it wasn't a beautiful night for us. But I think team wise, it was a gritty performance.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO DEFENDER MIKE CHABALA
On the win
“It was fantastic. It maybe wasn't pretty at the end but we dug in with those guys away. A win is a win. We were playing away from home and the Wizards play really well at home. They made a heck of an effort at the end. And they made it really difficult for us. Pat Onstad made some great saves and guys did their job. We held strong.”
On his first career assist
“I mean it's just early in and Dom gave me a green light. He just said get forward, get around him, and use my strength to get forward and get it around to Corey, making an option for him to play wider and have him take them on and Corey played it perfectly. It was nice and easy, we do it in training every Thursday. We just made a good ball crossing and Kei did the rest of the work.
HOUSTON DYNAMO FORWARD KEI KAMARA
On the goal
“It was a great play from everyone. It started from the back and then up to the middle. And the ball went wide. Coach has been telling those two guys on the left side to overlap each other, and it was a good run.”
On his tribute to Michael Jackson
“The celebration I had in my pocket. It was all just (for) fun. It's disappointing to see that Michael (Jackson) is gone. But it's the only thing I can do to celebrate Michael. I used to perform like Michael back when I was a little kid in Africa in talent shows. I had to bring that one out.”
On the win
“Yeah it's on the road. If we can get three points out of it, no matter how bad you play. We didn't come out here and play our best but Kansas City is a good team. They kept putting on pressure. They kept going, they kept going and the fans were behind them. But they were unlucky and we're just happy to go home with three points.”
• Kansas City is now 5-6-4, 19 pts on the season in MLS play.
• The Wizards are 1-4-2 all-time against Houston in the regular season.
• The Wizards sold out their 7th game of the season.
• Kansas City has sold out the last five home matches at CommunityAmerica Ballpark.
• Rauwshan McKenzie made his first career start and appearance Saturday, playing 90 minutes at center back.
• Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman made his 318th regular-season appearance in MLS play, moving into 2nd place behind only New England’s Steve Ralston.
• Hartman has not missed a minute of play in the last 97 games, a 8730-minute streak.
• His consecutive minutes played streak is the best all-time in MLS.
• He is the only Wizards player to be on the field for every minute of MLS play this season.
• Kansas City outshot Houston 15-9.
• Dynamo outfouled Kansas City 16-10.
• Houston defender Mike Chabala recorded his 1st assist as a professional Saturday.
• Defender Jimmy Conrad (USA) and midfielders Davy Arnaud (USA) and Roger Espinoza (Honduras) were out on National Team duty.
• Espinoza started and played 68 minutes for Honduras in a 1-0 win over Haiti.
• Arnaud entered in the 70th minute for the United States in a 4-0 win over Grenada.
• Conrad did not dress for the United States, still nursing a hamstring tweak.
• Kansas City was without goalkeeper Eric Kronberg, defender Chance Myers, midfielder Kevin Souter and striker Adam Cristman due to injury.
• The Wizards return to play immediately, traveling to face Seattle Sounders FC Tuesday in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match.
• Kansas City returns to MLS play next Saturday, July 11 against the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium.
• The match will be part of a soccer tripleheader that night, including a pair of CONCACAG Gold Cup games.
• The United States will play Haiti, and Honduras will play Grenada.
• If Davy Arnaud and/or Jimmy Conrad plays for the United States and Roger Espinoza plays for Honduras, a Wizards player will take part in all three games of the tripleheader.
• After Saturday’s match, the Wizards put on the official fireworks display of Kansas City, Kansas.
• The Wizards hosted several family-friendly events to celebrate America’s Independence Day including: a dunk tank, soccer inflatables, apple bobbing, sidewalk chalk and a halftime relay race.
• Kansas City next returns to CommunityAmerica Ballpark Saturday, July 25 as the Los Angeles Galaxy come to town.
• The match is scheduled to be David Beckham’s 2nd MLS appearance since rejoining Galaxy.
Quotes:
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS HEAD COACH CURT ONALFO
On the game
“We had a whole bunch of shots at the end of the game, one of which hit the post. Things change when you’re playing against good teams and you give up a goal. Once that happens, they look to attack less, and you have less opportunities, and when you have those opportunities they become more precious. It was a night where we had the better chances. I thought we performed better, but the score line reads differently.”
On Houston
“They’re an extremely tough team to play against. They don’t give anything away and they fight their tails off. The difference in the game is that we gave them a pretty soft goal. Having said that, I thought we responded fine. We worked extremely hard, played with desire and heart. The guys left it on the field. That’s when it’s most disappointing, when you feel like you performed well enough to get something out of it.”
On Rauwshan McKenzie’s first MLS start
“I thought he did a solid job. He was very good on the night, and he’s only going to get better.”
On missed opportunities
“Rauwshan had an opportunity in the first half on the ball from Lopez. That’s one we can probably put away. As they got a little bit tired, we got more chances. We made some tactical adjustments that I think helped us. We had two clear chances near the end of the game, and when you make those adjustments and you have two clear chances, you figure you bury one and walk away with a point.”
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS DEFENDER LANCE WATSON
On the game
“We only gave up one or two really good chances, and they were fortunate enough to put one away. That’s what Houston is good at. They’ve been able to take their chances this year, put them away. They did that tonight and the rest of the game they kind of sat back and made it hard for us.”
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS FORWARD ABE THOMPSON
On Kansas City’s missed chances offensively
“In the first half we weren’t pleased with the amount of chances that we created. In the second half, I thought we created enough chances. To be fair, I think on another day maybe they go in, and tonight they didn’t. That’s our own fault at the end of the day.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH DOMINIC KINNEAR
On low scoring game
“We didn't have a lot of chances to score a bunch of goals. Every game is different. It was a tough night for us. We started off pretty well. We had a couple looks to maybe go two ahead and we didn't take advantage of them. We knew Kansas City was going to make a big push. We might have had a bit of luck on our side tonight, too.”
On getting the win
“They were throwing a lot of numbers forward and they had some great service in there. It was just one of those nights that we just had to get something out of it. We're not going to sit here and say we were all over them. But we walked out winners and we were happy getting the three points. There were some opportunities there.”
On the team's effort
“All-around team effort. I think it was one of those nights, individually, it wasn't a beautiful night for us. But I think team wise, it was a gritty performance.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO DEFENDER MIKE CHABALA
On the win
“It was fantastic. It maybe wasn't pretty at the end but we dug in with those guys away. A win is a win. We were playing away from home and the Wizards play really well at home. They made a heck of an effort at the end. And they made it really difficult for us. Pat Onstad made some great saves and guys did their job. We held strong.”
On his first career assist
“I mean it's just early in and Dom gave me a green light. He just said get forward, get around him, and use my strength to get forward and get it around to Corey, making an option for him to play wider and have him take them on and Corey played it perfectly. It was nice and easy, we do it in training every Thursday. We just made a good ball crossing and Kei did the rest of the work.
HOUSTON DYNAMO FORWARD KEI KAMARA
On the goal
“It was a great play from everyone. It started from the back and then up to the middle. And the ball went wide. Coach has been telling those two guys on the left side to overlap each other, and it was a good run.”
On his tribute to Michael Jackson
“The celebration I had in my pocket. It was all just (for) fun. It's disappointing to see that Michael (Jackson) is gone. But it's the only thing I can do to celebrate Michael. I used to perform like Michael back when I was a little kid in Africa in talent shows. I had to bring that one out.”
On the win
“Yeah it's on the road. If we can get three points out of it, no matter how bad you play. We didn't come out here and play our best but Kansas City is a good team. They kept putting on pressure. They kept going, they kept going and the fans were behind them. But they were unlucky and we're just happy to go home with three points.”
3 comments:
So did the Houston fans that lit the smoke bomb get thrown in jail? Cause that's what the Cauldron was told would happen to them if they lit any smoke bombs tonight.
Come on don't want to set yourselves up for a double standard.
Seriously. We get harassed every game by security for something, yet Santos, Houston fans etc seem to get run of the place.
uhh, is the gold cup over yet?
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