LOS ANGELES (June 28, 2026) – Houston Dynamo 2 fell 3-1 on road to LAFC2 at
USC – Rawlinson Stadium earlier this evening. Midfielder Gustavo Dohmann scored
Houston’s lone goal of the match.
Both teams played with 10 men after LAFC2 defender Christian Diaz was sent off in the
35th minute for fouling defender Reese Miller with a high boot, and Houston’s forward
Myles Gardner received his second yellow card in the 49th minute.
Notably, the match saw forward Alan Martins and Dynamo Academy midfielder Dylan
Reyes make their first professional starts.
The Los Angeles team took the lead in the first minute of the match when Liam Lambert
found the bottom right corner of the net.
Dohmann leveled the match for Houston in the 45th minute with a left-footed finish into
the bottom right corner from the center of the box. The play began when attacker Samir
Mohammad freed himself from an LAFC2 defender on the right side of the box and
played a ball towards the back post. LAFC2’s backline headed the ball away, but it
landed at the feet of Dohmann to notch his first professional goal.LAFC2 retook the lead in the 68th minute after Luke Goodman found the back of the net
with a long-range shot. They then extended their lead in the 89th minute when DeCarlo
Guerra converted from the penalty spot after goalkeeper Logan Erb was deemed to
have fouled an LAFC2 player inside the box.
Striker Arthur Sousa had Houston’s first shot on target in the fifth minute with a right-
footed strike that found the hands of Ethan Scally at the near post.
Dynamo 2 almost got on the score sheet in the 15th minute when a corner delivery from
Mohammad found midfielder Noah Betancourt in the box for a header that missed the
far post by inches.
Erb was called into action in the 52nd minute, getting low to safety secure a left-footed
strike from Marius Aiyenero inside the box. The shot stopper finished the night with five
saves.
Erb delivered another key save in the 77th minute, diving to his right to deny an outside
the box shot from Aiyenero.
Houston returns to SaberCats Stadium for the first time since March 21 to face
MNUFC2 on Sunday, July 5 with kickoff scheduled for 6:00 p.m. CT. Fans can secure
their tickets HERE.
