HOUSTON (May 11, 2026) \u2013 Houston Dynamo FC\u00a0midfielder\u00a0Jack McGlynn\u00a0was named to the\u00a0MLSSoccer.com Team of the Matchday\u00a0for Matchday 12, the league announced today. The honor marks McGlynn\u2019s first of the season and the team\u2019s seventh in 2026.<\/p>\n
The Dynamo\u00a0earned a decisive 4-1 road victory over LAFC at BMO Stadium on Sunday night. The match was highlighted by McGlynn\u2019s brace, which helped secure Houston\u2019s sixth victory in their last seven matches in all competitions.<\/p>\n
McGlynn blasted home a terrific goal from range to start the scoring in the 25th\u00a0minute, as Houston streaked down the left side of the pitch in transition. Attacker\u00a0Guilherme\u00a0got the move started from deep, threading a line-breaking pass to forward\u00a0Lawrence\u00a0Ennali\u00a0on the left side. Ennali sped past the defense before finding McGlynn just outside the LAFC box. McGlynn swung his preferred left foot through the ball on the first touch and found the top corner past LAFC keeper Hugo Lloris for a 1-0 Dynamo advantage, marking each player\u2019s first goal and assist of the season, respectively.<\/p>\n
McGlynn nearly got his brace just before the halftime\u00a0break,\u00a0this one on a shot that was a near mirror image of his first goal. Ennali dragged a pass back to the top of the left side of the LAFC box, and McGlynn once again fired first-time on the left foot. This shot, though, met the outside of the goalpost and careened harmlessly out for a goal kick.<\/p>\n
In the second half, McGlynn\u2019s left foot struck again when Ennali laid another ball off to the U.S. Men\u2019s National Team midfielder in the box, who curled his foot around the ball to send it inside the far post for his second goal of the night.<\/p>\n