{"id":133605,"date":"2025-08-10T05:45:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T05:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/133605\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T05:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T05:45:09","slug":"houston-dynamo-2-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/133605\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Dynamo 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>HOUSTON (Aug. 9, 2025) \u2013 Houston Dynamo 2<\/strong> fell 4-0 to Real Monarchs at <strong>SaberCats Stadium<\/strong> tonight. Despite the result, Dynamo Dos still holds the upper hand in the all-time series against the Monarchs with a 5-1-1 (WLD) record in seven regular season meetings.<\/p>\n<p>Dos have seven regular season matches remaining in the push for playoffs, including four at home and three versus opponents currently above the playoff line.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the match saw defender <strong>Nicolas \u2018Nico\u2019 Ramos<\/strong> make his MLS NEXT Pro debut after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstondynamofc.com\/dynamo2\/news\/houston-dynamo-2-sign-uruguayan-defender-nicolas-ramos-on-loan-from-club-nacional-de-football\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signing<\/a> with Dynamo 2 on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Real Monarchs opened the scoring in the 9th minute when Griffin Dillon delivered a free kick from outside the box, and Marcos Zambrano dove for a header, sending the ball into the bottom right corner. The Monarchs then doubled their lead in the 49th minute when Luca Moisa sent in a cross from the right wing that found Tyler Wolff at the far post for the volley finish.<\/p>\n<p>Zambrano scored his second in the 57th minute after redirecting a pass from Wolff into the center of the goal for the Monarchs\u2019 third of the night. The Monarchs added a fourth and final goal in the 83rd minute after Brayan Sandoval played a backheel pass to Jes\u00fas Barea, who then found Sandoval again for the finish.<\/p>\n<p>Houston\u2019s first dangerous chance came in the 18th minute when midfielder <strong>Josh Bolma<\/strong> controlled the ball inside the box and tapped it to defender <strong>Juan Viveros<\/strong>. Viveros took a first-time shot that went just wide to the left.<\/p>\n<p>Goalkeeper <strong>Pedro Cruz<\/strong> was called into action in the 24th minute when Dillon fired a right-footed shot after recovering a loose ball following a clearance. Cruz blocked the low shot with his right foot, sending it over the crossbar. The shot stopper finished the night with three saves.<\/p>\n<p>The Monarchs nearly extended their lead in the 38th minute when Barea fired a shot from inside the box, but Cruz was well positioned on the left side to handle the attempt.<\/p>\n<p>Dynamo 2 next travel to face Sporting Kansas City II on Sunday, Aug. 17, with kickoff scheduled for 12 p.m. CT. Fans can tune in to the live action via <a href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/sporting-event\/sporting-kc-ii-vs-houston-dynamo-2\/umc.cse.4ushytibtlgq8wy9qvwd14aes?ctx_brand=tvs.sbd.7000\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLS Season Pass on Apple TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON (Aug. 9, 2025) \u2013 Houston Dynamo 2 fell 4-0 to Real Monarchs at SaberCats Stadium tonight. 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