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#Houston Dash schedule (all competitions)

#Chicago Red Stars vs. Houston Dash

Competition: NWSL regular season

Date: Saturday, July 6 - 12:00 PM

Venue: SeatGeek Stadium - Bridgeview, IL

TV: ESPN (English), ESPN Deportes (Spanish)

Stream: ESPN+

#Houston Dash vs. Tigres UANL

Competition: NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

Date: Sunday, July 28 - 8:00 PM

Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, TX

Stream: Paramount+, NWSL+

How to watch: Houston Dash and all NWSL games will be broadcasted in multiple platforms over the course of the season. Streaming and/or broadcast information for Dash games will be posted here every month. Complete broadcast information can be found in the NWSL website.

NWSL+: NWSL+ is a streaming service where most of the games will be shown. An account is required to watch but there is no subscription fee.

Space City Home Network: SCHN will be televising nine Dash games this season through their main and alternate channels.

Tickets: single-game tickets are sold through Seatgeek, the club's ticketing partner.

Pre-game and Watch Parties: Check with Bayou City Republic for the most current info.

Parking: Lots B and C are open for Dynamo and Dash games but plan ahead if the Astros are playing on the same day. There are other paid lots underneath I-69. Street parking is available across Emancipation Avenue past the stadium.

METRORail: You can get to Shell Energy Stadium via METRORail by taking the train to the EaDo/Stadium station on the purple and green lines.

Where’s the petition to bring her to Houston? 😭

I’m hoping to watch CeCe Kizer play the KC Current on Friday. However, she wasn’t part of the lineup against SD Wave. Anyone know anything?

My 4 year old is so excited to watch a match after growing up 3 blocks from the Thorns & being season ticket holders in Portland. We are 100% in on the dash but we have yet to make a game since being transferred here for work. Not sure how the parking/food on that side of town are. Any recommendations are appreciated. We are 20 min away from the stadium according to maps & of course we are trying to keep it affordable. Sorry for any typos due toy phone. Thanks! Happy pride!

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#Houston Dash schedule (all competitions)

#Racing Louisville FC vs. Houston Dash

Competition: NWSL regular season

Date: Friday, June 7 - 7:00 PM

Venue: Lynn Family Stadium - Louisville, KY

TV: Space City Home Network

Stream: NWSL+

#Houston Dash vs. Angel City FC

Competition: NWSL regular season

Date: Saturday, June 15 - 8:30 PM

Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, TX

TV: ION

#Houston Dash vs. San Diego Wave

Competition: NWSL regular season

Date: Saturday, June 22 - 6:30 PM

Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, TX

TV: ION

#Kansas City Current vs. Houston Dash

Competition: NWSL regular season

Date: Friday, June 28 - 7:00 PM

Venue: CPKC Stadium - Kansas City, MO

Stream: Amazon Prime Video

How to watch: Houston Dash and all NWSL games will be broadcasted in multiple platforms over the course of the season. Streaming and/or broadcast information for Dash games will be posted here every month. Complete broadcast information can be found in the NWSL website.

NWSL+: NWSL+ is a streaming service where most of the games will be shown. An account is required to watch but there is no subscription fee.

Space City Home Network: SCHN will be televising nine Dash games this season through their main and alternate channels.

Tickets: single-game tickets are sold through Seatgeek, the club's ticketing partner.

Pre-game and Watch Parties: Check with Bayou City Republic for the most current info.

Parking: Lots B and C are open for Dynamo and Dash games but plan ahead if the Astros are playing on the same day. There are other paid lots underneath I-69. Street parking is available across Emancipation Avenue past the stadium.

METRORail: You can get to Shell Energy Stadium via METRORail by taking the train to the EaDo/Stadium station on the purple and green lines.

Hello, Dash fans! I volunteer with Prideraiser, a coalition of 100+ soccer supporters groups that organize an annual Pride Month event where we raise funds for local LGBTQ+ charities and do outreach to bring new fans to our clubs. We have helped raise more than $880 thousand for local charities since 2017. Our platform is all-volunteer, 100% free, easy to use, and we do not sell our data.

Houston Dash is the only NWSL team not represented, and we'd love to bring your supporters into the fold!

Can anyone here refer someone in a supporters group leadership role to us, our socials, or this post? prideraiser.org/about explains most everything they might want to know. I very much appreciate any wisdom and help that you can provide

Tarciane is a force, and her presence brought some much needed energy!! Plus then some formation changes opened up, moving Schmidt into the midfield and letting Bachmann play more forward. That, and now we can use through balls for Alozie

I didn't expect that ending, but that was a nail biter

Initial press release said “The transfer is pending receipt of her P-1 visa and international transfer certificate.”

Any news from the team on this? Is she training with the squad? Has there been any expectation from the team of when she’s be in the match day squad?

Anyone else super disappointed in the absolute lack of communicate from the team, league, and stadium right now???

I’m over Alonso. We have some truly great players, but he’s shuffling them around to weird positions and it’s not working—like, at all. Thank god we have Campbell as GK. She’s the ultimate failsafe for poor management.

Ummm… that’s not Nielsen 😅😅😅

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#Houston Dash schedule (all competitions)

#Houston Dash vs. Kansas City Current

Competition: NWSL regular season

Date: Sunday, May 5 - 12:00 PM

Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, TX

TV: CBS

Stream: Paramount+

#Houston Dash vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC

Competition: NWSL regular season

Date: Wednesday, May 8 - 7:00 PM

Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network 2

Stream: NWSL+

#Angel City FC vs. Houston Dash

Competition: NWSL regular season

Date: Sunday, May 12 - 6:30 PM

Venue: BMO Stadium - Los Angeles, CA

TV: Space City Home Network

Stream: NWSL+

#Houston Dash vs. Portland Thorns

Competition: NWSL regular season

Date: Friday, May 17 - 7:00 PM

Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network 2

Stream: NWSL+

#Houston Dash vs. North Carolina Courage

Competition: NWSL regular season

Date: Friday, May 24 - 7:00 PM

Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network 2

Stream: NWSL+

How to watch: Houston Dash and all NWSL games will be broadcasted in multiple platforms over the course of the season. Streaming and/or broadcast information for Dash games will be posted here every month. Complete broadcast information can be found in the NWSL website.

NWSL+: NWSL+ is a streaming service where most of the games will be shown. An account is required to watch but there is no subscription fee.

Space City Home Network: SCHN will be televising nine Dash games this season through their main and alternate channels.

Tickets: single-game tickets are sold through Seatgeek, the club's ticketing partner.

Pre-game and Watch Parties: Check with Bayou City Republic for the most current info.

Parking: Lots B and C are open for Dynamo games but plan ahead if the Astros are playing on the same day. There are other paid lots underneath I-69. Street parking is available across Emancipation Avenue past the stadium.

METRORail: You can get to Shell Energy Stadium via METRORail by taking the train to the EaDo/Stadium station on the purple and green lines.

https://www.goal.com/en-ug/lists/houston-dash--sign-brazilian-sensation-tarciane-blockbuster-nwsl-transfer-paying-corinthians-the-third-highest-transfer-fee-in-women-s-soccer-history/blte0c4303ba7f82890

Nice to see the Dash adding some talented youth to the roster.

Right before the Wave/Pride kickoff, the announcers highlighted the Sanchez trade request, then said it was being reported that she’d been traded to the San Diego Wave.

As a Dash fan, I’m super bummed—Sanchez is a phenomenal player and would’ve really helped us, but she deserves to be somewhere she feels comfortable. That said, her trade request coming so abruptly, just a few months after her record signing, makes me wonder if there are more serious issues going on with the leadership/FO.

What do y’all think about this?

I wonder if Shell Energy will have the GK tops on site. Or only NWSL . com

Hi Dash fans. I’ve been analyzing Bay FC games and part of the review warrants taking a look at how the opposition team sets up to get a full picture of the game. Sharing my match notes if people here are interested in some tactical observations. And of course, tried to maintain a neutral perspective.

Formation

• Starting XI

3-4-1-2 (attacking in opposition half) - Three CBs, two wide midfielders in line with two CMs, one CAM, and two STs.

3-1-4-2 (possession in defensive third) - Andressa pushes up, Rubensson goes into a lone pivot, and Ordonez slightly retreats. Instances where they maintain the double pivot.

3-2-2-1-2/5-2-1-2 (when defending) - Wide midfielders drop to wing backs, or further if under greater pressure.

• 81’ - 3-4-3

Wingers played in inside channels and looked to overload right side in certain attacking sequences. Ordonez playing a false 9 and defensively dropped to CAM/CM.

• Defensive Corners

#7 Sanchez standing on near post

CBs are zonal on top of goal area: #8 Petersen/#13 Schmidt/#17 Puntigam (CBs maintains open-play formation irregardless of corner side)

#12 K.Van Zanten provided protection for GK

#16 A.West covering short corner

#10 Andressa A. covering deeper attacking players to close near side deep crossing.

Rest of the players are player marking in the box

• Defensive Free-Kick

Team maintains a high defensive line for free kick situations.

Starting XI

GK #1 J.Campbell* (C) - Short goal kicks to CBs. Long throws to wide players. Occasionally played long to Ordonez

RCB #8 C.Petersen* - Switched to LCB at half time

CB #13 S.Schmidt* - Shifts to LCB on goal kick. Occasionally progressed with ball to beat first line of press.

LCB #17 S.Puntigam* - Higher placed to apply early pressure on Bay’s RW/RB. Pushed to LB on goal kick and when play progressed up the left wing. Yellow on 44’ to prevent Bay ST from running past. Switched to RCB at half time. Ball lost on 47’ in dangerous situation. Played a few long balls to Alozie from the RCB position.

RDM #10 Andressa A. (subbed on v. Louisville) - Played LS in previous game. Was a bit more conservative with positioning in early stages but grew offensively as the game progressed. Switched to LDM on 21’. Subbed off 60’

LDM #31 E.Rubensson (subbed on v. Louisville) - Played CDM in previous game. Switch to RDM on 21’. Subbed off 68’

RM/RWB #12 K.Van Zanten (subbed on v. Louisville) - Formed a 4 in the back defensively when ball was on the opposite flank or from a Campbell goal kick. Second half looked to dribble with the ball vertically. Subbed off 60’

LM/LWB #7 M.Sanchez* - Played RM/RWB in previous game. Assigned free kicks and corners from both sides. Delivered cross for the first goal.

AM #9 D.Ordonez* - Played RS in previous game. First half, played in the opposite inside channel to Andressa to create triangles with nearest wide player or CBs. Marked Bay’s CDM. Got into the box at back post when ball was wide in attacking third/crossing opportunities. Completed for Bay’s long goal kicks. Nearest target for team’s throw ins from both sides. Second half, played higher up when team was in position, as a 10. Showed strength to win the 50/50 against Loera in the build up to the goal. Moved to ST on 81’. Poor penalty but converted off the rebound. Player of the match.

RS #11 M.Alozie (not selected v. Louisville) - Subtly screened Bay's CB to give Ordonez space for her first goal. Switched to LS on 36’, switched back on 41’. Subbed off 81’

LS #16 A.West (subbed on v. Louisville) - Played LM/LWB in previous game. Switched to RS on 36’, switched back on 41’. Subbed off 81’

Substitutes

LDM #15 B.Olivieri* - Played RCM in previous game. Subbed on 60’. Moved to LW on 81’ but shifted across to create overloads on the right. Cross from the right to get the handball for the penalty.

RM/RWB #30 A.Patterson* - Played LM/LWB in previous game. Subbed on 60’. Yellow on 90’+2’

LDM? #6 H.Solaun* - Played CDM in previous game. Subbed on 68’. Moved to RDM on 81’. Allowed Kundananji to cut in for Bay’s 2nd goal. Lovely placed shot into bottom corner (slight deflection).

LDM #19 B.Briede (subbed on v. Louisville) - Played LCM in previous game. Subbed on 81’

RW #14 Y.Nagasato* - Played LCM in previous game. Subbed on 81’

Unused Substitutes: #20 S.Hirst, #22 C.Soto, #33 J.Harris, #99 E.Alvarado

* - denotes started previous match.

Observations

For the starting lineup, everyone apart from the GK and CBs played a different role against Bay FC, compared to how they lined up against Louisville (Alozie didn’t play vs. Louisville). The biggest system change that Alonso implemented was flipping the midfield triangle defensively from a lone anchor to a double pivot. This created a midfield matchup, one-to-one, in defensive scenarios (CAM v CDM, LDM v RCM, RDM v LCM, HOU-BAY respectively). The player that was critical to this system was Ordonez. But not for the goals that she scored or playing as a traditional “10”. In the first half, she was tasked as a facilitator to help the team progress vertically.

Ordonez/Formation

Against Louisville, Houston had a great deal of possession in their defensive third. But had trouble with controlled vertical progression up the field against Louisville’s 4-2-3-1 press. In the first half, when Dash had controlled position in their own third against Bay, Ordonez would drop into deep channels and play one touch passes, with her back to goal. She’d receive the ball from the CBs and play it to wide players or to another CB. This would allow Dash to beat the first press and progress as a team in a controlled fashion. It also created a numerical advantage in midfield as Bay’s CDM needed to cover distance to apply pressure, and consequently vacate Bay’s anchor position for their backline.

Defensively, she played in the 10 role, limiting and marking Loera, Bay’s CDM. Offensively, with possession in the defensive half, she was playing as a RCM/LCM beside Andressa. As possession progressed up the field, she got into central attacking positions, and made herself an aerial threat in the box when the ball was in wide attacking positions. I suspect this is how Alonso will counteract playing against a 4-3-3 as it allows immediate pressure on the opposition midfield. Against a 4-2-3-1, he may potentially maintain the single pivot (3-1-4-2) to work against the opposition CAM.

Her role changed in the second half, with Alonso looking to go more direct. She occupied a traditional “10” role in both defensive/offensive phases and Dash looked to progress via the right flank through Van Zanten/Patterson (which gave space for Sanchez on the opposite wing to get on the ball higher up).

In the 81st minute, the formation switched to a 3-4-3. Ordonez played somewhat of a false 9, with Nagasato and Olivieri occasionally ahead of Ordonez. Defensively, Ordonez was still tracking Loera into midfield and occasionally dropped deeper for her aerial presence defensively. It was interesting to see the focus into the right flank, with Olivieri shifting across to play beside Nagasato, to create overloads on that side to test Bay's rookie LB S.King.

Sanchez/Width

I also want to highlight the flank switch that Sanchez made, compared to her position vs. Louisville. Dash benefited from the natural width Sanchez provided as a left footer on the left wing. She was able to progress with dribbles or passes down the wing, whereas against Louisville, Sanchez was placed on the right flank and would look centrally or cut inside. An example of this was on 9:03; Sanchez played a long and wide pass to West down the left flank. And also deliver crosses for the first and third goal. I still think the team would benefit greatly if Sanchez could operate in one of the attacking roles on either side in a 3-4-3, if there was a natural left footer to play in the LWB/LM position.

West and Alozie also did their part to provide width in higher parts of the field and were well placed for outlet balls in wide areas. And also pulling Bay's CBs to wider positions.

Favorite Play

22:20-23:20: Alozie wins the ball and the team resets. Ordonez making off the ball movements and great pass by Petersen to find her. Followed by great link up play with Van Zanten with simple/effective passing to start the attack. And Ordonez continues off the ball movements to influence the play

Final Thoughts

The xG tilted towards Dash, due to the penalty, but it was an exciting and evenly contested game. The individual player profiles were a bit bare as I was more focused on Alonso's system. But it is obvious that Houston had more situational positioning which I didn't comprehensively cover. And the formations listed at the beginning are a rough gauge of average positioning. But props to Alonso for finding a midfield system to counter Bay's possession based play. From an outsider looking in, he seems to want the players to be versatile (playing in numerous positions), to create interchangeability within the team. And also benefit from a better understanding of the various roles within the system that he wants to implement. Ordonez was player of the match, not only for the goal contributions, but also for how she carried out her more defined role. I've left a link below if anyone wants to check out observations from the Louisville v Houston game as a comparison.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BayFC/comments/1bqg4pz/bay_fc_vs_houston_dash_matchday_3_prematch/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3