COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Sept. 13, 2025) – Houston Dynamo FC fell, 2-1, on the road to Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.
Colorado took the lead in the 10th minute off a set piece play that saw Cole Bassett find the bottom left corner from outside the box.
Forward Ezequiel Ponce had an early chance in the second minute of the match, firing a powerful right-footed shot that just sailed over the crossbar.
Goalkeeper Jonathan Bond was called into action in the seventh minute when the Englishman got low to safely secure a long distance shot from Paxten Aaronson.
Defender Felipe Andrade freed himself up on the right flank and found Ponce in the box in the 30th minute for a header that missed the far post by inches.
Bond was called into action again in the 41st minute, diving to his left to deny a low-driven shot from Rafael Navarro.
Dynamo captain and midfielder Artur found the hands of goalkeeper Zack Steffen in the 45th minute with a curling shot from outside the box.
In the 51st minute, a floated set piece from Jack McGlynn dropped in front of goal, and a shot from halftime substitute Pablo Ortiz was saved and cleared.
Fourteen minutes later, Lawrence Ennali gave up his body to keep a ball in-play along the sideline. His touch found Ponce near the corner of the Colorado box. Ponce slotted across the top of the area to a wide open McGlynn, whose left-footed shot went just wide of frame.
In the 68th minute, McGlynn made sure he wouldn’t miss again. Ennali beat a defender along the left side, making his way to the endline, and chipping toward the back post for a streaking McGlynn who had a simple first-time tap home from close range for a 1-1 score.
In the fourth minute of second half stoppage time Dynamo goalkeeper Bond played hero, as Colorado’s Ku-Depietro had a diving header at the top of the six-yard box.
But two minutes later, Colorado would find a winner, as Paxten Aaronson nodded a corner off of Andrade and in for a 2-1 lead they would not relinquish. Artur was sent off with a second yellow just before the full-time whistle.
Houston returns to Shell Energy Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 20, to host the Portland Timbers on Noche Latina. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CT, and Dynamo fans can secure their tickets HERE.
