{"id":322899,"date":"2025-02-24T03:07:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T02:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/?p=322899"},"modified":"2025-02-24T06:28:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T05:28:49","slug":"bassi-scores-but-his-team-lets-the-victory-slip-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/bassi-scores-but-his-team-lets-the-victory-slip-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Bassi scores but his team lets the victory slip away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Moroccan player Amine Bassi put\u00a0his team, Houston\u00a0Dynamo, ahead\u00a0of\u00a0visiting\u00a0FC\u00a0Dallas,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a0home\u00a0team\u00a0was\u00a0unable\u00a0to\u00a0hold\u00a0the\u00a0lead\u00a0and\u00a0lost\u00a02-1\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Major\u00a0Soccer\u00a0League&#8217;s\u00a0opening round.<\/p>\n\n<p>Amin Bassi opened the score with a header in the 18th minute, but defender Ethan Bartlow accidentally gave the visitors the ball in the penalty area, following a pressing from Croatian Peter Musa who scored the equaliser (55&#8242;).<\/p>\n\n<p>In\u00a0the\u00a073rd\u00a0minute,\u00a0Bassi\u00a0showed\u00a0off\u00a0a\u00a0brilliant\u00a0back-heel\u00a0pass\u00a0that\u00a0found\u00a0Jack\u00a0McGlynn,\u00a0who\u00a0nearly\u00a0gave\u00a0Houston\u00a0the\u00a0lead\u00a0if\u00a0it\u00a0were\u00a0not\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0post\u00a0blocking\u00a0the\u00a0attempt. 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Amin Bassi opened the score with a header in the 18th minute, but defender Ethan Bartlow accidentally gave the visitors the ball in the penalty area, following a pressing from Croatian Peter Musa who scored the equaliser (55&#8242;). In\u00a0the\u00a073rd\u00a0minute,\u00a0Bassi\u00a0showed\u00a0off\u00a0a\u00a0brilliant\u00a0back-heel\u00a0pass\u00a0that\u00a0found\u00a0Jack\u00a0McGlynn,\u00a0who\u00a0nearly\u00a0gave\u00a0Houston\u00a0the\u00a0lead\u00a0if\u00a0it\u00a0were\u00a0not\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0post\u00a0blocking\u00a0the\u00a0attempt. 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