HOUSTON (July 29, 2025) – Houston Dynamo FC fell to Tigres UANL by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday night in the opening match of 2025 Leagues Cup play, in front of a sold-out crowd of 21,792 at Shell Energy Stadium. Ondřej Lingr scored the lone goal for Dynamo FC in defeat.
A relatively even first half saw Tigres hold most of the possession, and a slight edge in shots and shots on target, but Houston continued to push forward, finding key moments of danger that resulted in six attempts in the first 45 minutes.
Jonathan Bond was tall to the task for much of the opening frame, making key saves to keep the match level in the early going. In particular, two saves within five minutes late in the first half kept Dynamo in the running. In the 36th minute, Diego Lainez took a low, line-breaking feed from Ángel Correa inside the 18-yard box, slotted across to Edgar Lopez, who fired on the left foot, but couldn’t beat Bond, who parried the shot away to stay even.
The initial breakthrough for Tigres would come in the third-and-final minute of first half added time, as Juan Brunetta played a long diagonal ball from well within the Tigres half to a streaking Correa, who brought the ball down, turned and fired on his right foot from just outside the area, beating a diving Bond for a 1-0 advantage at the break.
Dynamo would battle back just moments into the second half. A misplaced Tigres pass in the midfield found the foot of Brooklyn Raines, who took two touches before slotting into the box for a streaking Lingr, who did the rest; slotting near post past Guzman Nahuel to level the score and shift the momentum in Houston’s favor.
In the 63rd minute, a misplaced pass from Bond preceded a return to the lead for Tigres. Under pressure, Bond attempted to find an outlet along the left slide, but the pass was intercepted by Diego Lainez, who cut inside and fired a strike on the left foot for a 2-1 lead.
Tigres would double their advantage in the 70th minute, as Artur attempted to play a long pass back to Bond under pressure, but left it well short, allowing Correa to run into space behind the defense and deke Bond for their third score of the match.
The Liga MX visitors added a late score off the foot of Jonathan Ozziel Herrera to round out the 4-1 final tally.
In the remaining Phase One matches, the Dynamo host Liga MX’s sides Mazatlán F.C. on Friday, Aug. 1, and C.F. Pachuca on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Both kickoffs are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CT at Shell Energy Stadium and fans can secure their tickets HERE.
