Dynamo fall to Sounders 2-1 in Seattle | Houston Dynamo

Seventeen-year-old midfielder Brooklyn Raines made his Main League Soccer debut when he got here on for midfielder Memo Rodriguez within the thirty ninth minute. {The teenager} is the second-youngest participant in Dynamo historical past to look in a league recreation at 17 years, 177 days outdated. His Houston Dynamo 2 teammate Juan Castilla holds the report at 17 years, 96 days of age when he debuted towards Colorado on Oct. 31, 2021.

Seattle leveled the match at a aim apiece within the sixtieth minute by way of defender Nouhou. Seattle ahead Jordan Morris labored free down the best flank and performed a centering ball to ahead Raul Ruidiaz. Ruidiaz’s shot was blocked, however the ball fell to Nouhou 12 yards from aim and he tucked a low shot contained in the close to submit.

Seattle was awarded a penalty within the 73rd minute when ahead Fredy Montero went down within the penalty space. Midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro stepped to the spot and laced a left-footed shot towards his proper submit, however goalkeeper Steve Clark was fast off his line to disclaim Lodeiro’s penalty. It was the seventh penalty save in Clark’s profession.

The Sounders discovered the go-ahead aim within the 76th by way of a mixture of Nouhou and Montero, nonetheless. After Seattle switched the purpose of assault, Nouhou ran onto a ball on the left wing and curled in a ball that discovered Montero on the six-yard field the place he headed it into the again of the web.

Two minutes after Seattle’s equalizer, ahead Fafa Picault examined Frei with a crisp shot from distance. Picault reduce in on his proper foot from the wing and laced a shot from 25 yards that compelled a save from the Seattle goalkeeper.

Houston had one other probability within the 86th minute when winger Nelson Quiñones gained a foul 35 yards from aim. Carrasquilla curled a free kick right into a harmful space, and the deflected ball compelled Frei to react rapidly to gather it earlier than a Dynamo participant might run on.

Within the 93rd minute, Steres carried the ball into the attacking third and lifted a ball in behind the Seattle protection. Ahead Thor Ulfarsson ran in behind the Sounders again line, however missed getting a toe to the ball by inches.

Defender Griffin Dorsey gained a nook kick within the fifth minute of stoppage time, giving Houston one final probability, however Frei was capable of punch away the nook kick earlier than referee Silviu Petrescu blew his whistle for full time.

The Dynamo return to PNC Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 10 for the beginning of Soccer Kicks Most cancers Weekend as they host longtime rivals Sporting Kansas Metropolis. Followers can tickets for that match right here. Festivities embrace gamers carrying jerseys or warm-up tops that includes the names of pediatric most cancers sufferers, yellow aim nets and nook flags, and quite a lot of fundraising initiatives. For added data go to, HoustonDynamoFC.com/Charities.