MLS

FT Saturday, July 5, 2025
Houston Dynamo FC LLLWW 4
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San Diego FC WWWWL 3
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HOU224
SD123
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Match Report

Dynamo rally late, edge San Diego FC in stoppage time

Ezequiel Ponce scored a pair of late goals, including the go-ahead score in the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time, as the visiting Houston Dynamo rallied to earn a 4-3 victory over San Diego FC on Saturday.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
8
6
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
1
40.7
Possession
59.3
7
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
7
0.7
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
359
Accurate Passes
527
419
Passes
597
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
5
Crosses
23
0.2
Cross %
0.2
40
Long Balls
41
18
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
17
10
Tackles
24
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
6
41
Effective Clearances
9
41
Clearances
9

Highlights

00:59 Lawrence Ennali gets on the scoresheet for Houston Dynamo Watch on ESPN 00:58 Milan Iloski gets on the scoresheet for San Diego FC Watch on ESPN 01:06 Franco Escobar scores in the 45 + 3' Watch on ESPN 00:54 Luca Bombino scores goal for San Diego FC Watch on ESPN

Lineups

SD · 4-3-3

  1. 1CJ dos SantosG
  2. 17Paddy McNairCD-L
  3. 97Christopher McVeyCD-R
  4. 27Luca BombinoLB
  5. 33Oscar VerhoevenRB
  6. 6Jeppe TverskovCM
  7. 8Onni ValakariLM
  8. 20Aníbal GodoyRM
  9. 32Milan IloskiF
  10. 77Alex MightenLF
  11. 10Anders DreyerRF

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Jonathan BondG
  2. 22Pablo OrtízCD-L
  3. 4Ethan BartlowCD-R
  4. 2Franco EscobarLB
  5. 36Felipe AndradeRB
  6. 8Amine BassiAM
  7. 35Brooklyn RainesLM
  8. 6ArturRM
  9. 10Ezequiel PonceF
  10. 11Lawrence EnnaliAM-L
  11. 9Ondrej LingrAM-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! San Diego 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Milan Iloski (San Diego) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Onni Valakari with a headed pass.
  2. 36' Goal! San Diego 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Lawrence Ennali (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amine Bassi following a fast break.
  3. 45'+2' Goal! San Diego 1, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ethan Bartlow.
  4. 53' Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 54' Goal! San Diego 2, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Luca Bombino (San Diego) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeppe Tverskov with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  6. 56' Substitution, San Diego. Ian Pilcher replaces Paddy McNair.
  7. 56' Substitution, San Diego. Hirving Lozano replaces Alex Mighten.
  8. 58' Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 62' Ethan Bartlow (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 62' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Duane Holmes replaces Lawrence Ennali.
  11. 67' Goal! San Diego 3, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Onni Valakari (San Diego) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anders Dreyer.
  12. 76' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Erik Dueñas replaces Ondrej Lingr.
  13. 84' CJ dos Santos (San Diego) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 87' Goal! San Diego 3, Houston Dynamo FC 3. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  15. 90' Substitution, San Diego. Tomás Ángel replaces Aníbal Godoy.
  16. 90'+1' Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+2' Duane Holmes (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+10' Goal! San Diego 3, Houston Dynamo FC 4. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ethan Bartlow with a through ball.
  19. 90'+14' Erik Dueñas (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90'+15' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Griffin Dorsey replaces Amine Bassi.

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