MLS

FT Saturday, February 21, 2026
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Houston Dynamo FC WLLDW 2
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Match Report

Santos debut double leads Houston rally to beat Chicago

- Guilherme Santos scored two goals in the second half of his MLS debut to rally the Houston Dynamo to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire in a season opener on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
2
57.5
Possession
42.5
6
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
422
Accurate Passes
310
515
Passes
376
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.1
47
Long Balls
51
15
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
8
9
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
14
21
Effective Clearances
21
21
Clearances
21

Head to Head

CHI leads series 3-2

Lineups

HOU · 3-4-2-1

  1. 31Jonathan BondG
  2. 3Antônio CarlosCD
  3. 5Lucas HalterCD-L
  4. 28Erik SviatchenkoCD-R
  5. 8Jack McGlynnCM-L
  6. 30Agustín BouzatCM-R
  7. 11Lawrence EnnaliLM
  8. 14Duane HolmesRM
  9. 10Ezequiel PonceF
  10. 20Guilherme AugustoCF-L
  11. 19Mateusz BoguszCF-R

CHI · 5-4-1

  1. 1Chris BradyG
  2. 16Joel WatermanCD
  3. 4Mbekezeli MbokaziCD-L
  4. 5Samual RogersCD-R
  5. 7Maren Haile-SelassieLB
  6. 2Leonardo BarrosoRB
  7. 42D'Avilla Dje TahCM-L
  8. 6Anton SaletrosCM-R
  9. 11Philip ZinckernagelLM
  10. 17Robin LodRM
  11. 9Hugo CuypersF

Timeline

  1. 13' Duane Holmes (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 26' Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 0, Chicago Fire FC 1. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  4. 66' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a through ball.
  5. 75' Lucas Halter (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 76' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Christopher Cupps replaces Sam Rogers.
  7. 76' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Chris Mueller replaces Robin Lod.
  8. 77' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 1. Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  9. 79' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ondrej Lingr replaces Duane Holmes.
  10. 84' Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 85' Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 87' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Franco Negri replaces Guilherme because of an injury.
  13. 87' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Diadié Samassékou replaces Jack McGlynn.
  14. 88' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Sergio Oregel replaces Dje Tah D'Avilla.
  15. 88' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Puso Dithejane replaces Mbekezeli Mbokazi.
  16. 90'+3' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nick Markanich replaces Lawrence Ennali.

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