San Diego vs Houston 2025 MLS, Regular Season
FT
3 - 4
3 - 4
- 36': Lawrence Ennali
- 45'+2': Franco Escobar
- 87': Ezequiel Ponce (P)
- 90'+10': Ezequiel Ponce
Dynamo rally late, edge San Diego FC in stoppage time
Ezequiel Ponce scored a pair of late goals, including the go-ahead score in the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time, as the visiting Houston Dynamo rallied to earn a 4-3 victory over San Diego FC on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 25': Goal! San Diego 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Milan Iloski (San Diego) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Onni Valakari with a headed pass.
- 36': Goal! San Diego 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Lawrence Ennali (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amine Bassi following a fast break.
- 45'+2': Goal! San Diego 1, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ethan Bartlow.
- 45': Second Half begins San Diego 1, Houston Dynamo FC 2.
- 53': Ondrej Lingr (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 54': Goal! San Diego 2, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Luca Bombino (San Diego) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeppe Tverskov with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 56': Substitution, San Diego. Ian Pilcher replaces Paddy McNair.
- 56': Substitution, San Diego. Hirving Lozano replaces Alex Mighten.
- 58': Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Ethan Bartlow (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Duane Holmes replaces Lawrence Ennali.
- 67': Goal! San Diego 3, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Onni Valakari (San Diego) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anders Dreyer.
- 76': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Erik Dueñas replaces Ondrej Lingr.
- 84': CJ dos Santos (San Diego) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Goal! San Diego 3, Houston Dynamo FC 3. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 90': Substitution, San Diego. Tomás Ángel replaces Aníbal Godoy.
- 90'+1': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Duane Holmes (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+10': Goal! San Diego 3, Houston Dynamo FC 4. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ethan Bartlow.
- 90'+14': Erik Dueñas (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+15': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Griffin Dorsey replaces Amine Bassi.
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Snapdragon Stadium
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Venue: Snapdragon Stadium
Location: San Diego, California, USA
MLS Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +15 | San Diego FC | 21 | 39 | 6 |
| +13 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 38 | 4 |
| +11 | Minnesota United FC | 21 | 37 | 4 |
| +2 | Portland Timbers | 20 | 33 | 5 |
Statistics
 HOU |
SD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 8 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 40.8 | Possession | 59.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 358 | Accurate Passes | 527 |
| 421 | Passes | 598 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 5 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 10 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 40 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 40 | Clearances | 9 |
San Diego FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Dos Santos (GK)  |
| 17 | Paddy McNair |
| 97 | Christopher McVey |
| 27 | Luca Bombino |
| 33 | Oscar Verhoeven |
| 6 | Jeppe Tverskov |
| 8 | Onni Valakari |
| 20 | Aníbal Godoy |
| 32 | Milan Iloski |
| 77 | Alex Mighten |
| 10 | Anders Dreyer |
Houston Dynamo FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Jonathan Bond (GK) |
| 22 | Pablo Ortíz |
| 4 | Ethan Bartlow |
| 2 | Franco Escobar |
| 36 | Felipe De Andrade Vieira |
| 8 | Amine Bassi |
| 35 | Brooklyn Raines |
| 6 | Artur |
| 10 | Ezequiel Ponce |
| 11 | Lawrence Ennali |
| 9 | Ondrej Lingr |
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