MLS NEXT Pro Houston Dynamo 2

Dynamo 2 Defeat Earthquakes II 1-0

Published on April 4, 2022 under MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
Houston Dynamo 2 News Release


HOUSTON - Houston Dynamo 2 closed a two-game homestand with a 1-0 victory over Earthquakes II at Aveva Stadium this evening.

Dynamo 2 wasted little time opening up the scoring in this game courtesy of a header from forward Papa N'Doye. Forward Beto Avila won a free kick in the 6th minute outside the box, midfielder Marcelo Palomino, who scored the game winner off a free kick last week, crossed the ball into the box. After knocking off an Earthquakes defender, the ball fell to N'Doye, who headed it into the back of the net in the seventh minute for his first professional goal.

N'Doye nearly scored a brace in the 20th minute, when he took a free kick from the right side of the 18-yard-box that forced the Earthquakes' goalkeeper into a leaping save that then had to be cleared off the line by a defender at the last second.

In the 23rd minute, Palomino nearly became the first Dynamo 2 player to score in back-to-back games, when he got the ball on the wing and maneuvered his way past the defense to create enough space to get a shot off. The shot was on target and forced the keeper to make a diving save that sent the ball out of bounds for a Houston corner kick.

This match featured the debuts of defender Sterling Penniston-John, defender Reese Miller and forward Joyner Castillo. Castillo missed Houston's opening game due to a training camp with the U-20 Honduran National Team.

Dynamo 2 travel to Kansas next Sunday for their first road trip of the season. The team will face Sporting KC II in Lawrence, Kansas at 6 p.m. CT and fans can watch the stream on MLSNextPro.com. Dynamo 2 will return to action in Houston on April 16 as part of a doubleheader with the Dynamo first team against the Portland Timbers. For tickets and additional information, visit HoustonDynamoFC.com.

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Houston Dynamo 2 (2-0-0; 6 pts.) 1-0 Earthquakes II (1-1-0; 3 pts.)

2022 MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season - Game 2

AVEVA Stadium - Houston, Texas

Attendance: 1,087

SCORING SUMMARY

TEAM 1H 2H FT

Houston Dynamo 2 1 0 1

Earthquakes II 0 0 0

HOU: Papa N'Doye 1 (unassisted) 7'

LINEUPS:

Houston Dynamo 2: Xavier Valdez; Mujeeb Murana (Reese Miller 80'), Talen Maples, Sterling Penniston-John, Ian Hoffman; Juan Castilla, Brooklyn Raines (Diego Gonzalez 57), Marcelo Palomino; Beto Avila (D'Alessandro Herrera 65), Cesar Cordova (Joyner Castillo 56), Papa N'Doye (Jathan Juarez 65)

Unused substitutes: Andrew Pannenberg, Erick Monge, Danny Rios, Bryce Barnum

Total shots: 7 (Marcelo Palomino 2); Shots on goal: 4 (Sterling Penniston-John, Marcelo Palomin, Papa N'Doye and Reese Miller tied with 1); Fouls: 11 (Juan Castilla and Beto Avila tied with 2); Offside: 3; Corner kicks: 5; Saves: 2 (Xavier Valdez 2)

Earthquakes II: Emmanuel Ochoa; Omar Lemus, Casey Walls, Alejandro Cano, Christopher Grey; Nathan Scott (George Asomani 75), Eduardo Blancas Maravilla, Jerry Ayon; Maximillian Arfsten, Diego Otoya (Miles Robinson 64), Joaquin Eisenberg (Erick Reyes Alvarado 46)

Unused substitutes: Eric De La Cerda, Ethan Kohler, Israel Carillo Perez, Diogo Baptista

Total shots: 10 (Eduardo Blancas and Maximillian Arfsten tied with 3); Shots on goal: 2 (Eduardo Blancas and Diego Otoyan tied with 1); Fouls: 12 (Nathan Scott 4); Offside: 1; Corner kicks: 5; Saves: 3 (Emmanuel Ochoa 3)

DISCIPLINE:

SJ: Alejandro Cano (caution; foul) 6'

HOU: Juan Castilla (caution; foul) 24'

SJ: Jerry Ayon (caution; foul) 62'

SJ: Casey Walls (caution; tactical foul) 82'

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Melvin Rivas

Assistant Referee: Jennifer Durmaine

Assistant Referee: Jacobo Zuniga

Fourth Official: Estefania Estrada

Weather: 68 degrees and cloudy

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