HOUSTON (July 18, 2026) \u2013 Houston Dynamo 2\u00a0held on to earn a 2-1 victory versus Colorado Rapids 2 atSaberCats\u00a0Stadium\u00a0tonight behind midfielder\u00a0Gustavo\u00a0Dohmann’s\u00a0second goal of the season and Dynamo Academy midfielder\u00a0Dylan\u00a0Reyes’\u00a0first professional goal. The team’s unbeaten home streak now stands\u00a0atseven matches.<\/p>\n
The result marked Houston’s third win over Colorado this season, completing the sweep of their three-game series. The victory also marked\u00a0Jeremy\u00a0Hurdle’s\u00a0first win as Dynamo 2’s full-time head coach after his promotion earlier this week.<\/p>\n
Both teams finished the match with 10 men after midfielder\u00a0Noah\u00a0Betancourt\u00a0and Rapids 2\u2019s midfielder Sebastian Siegler each received double yellow cards. Betancourt received\u00a0his second yellow in\u00a0first half stoppage time, while Siegler was sent off in the 87th\u00a0minute.<\/p>\n
Notably, the match saw Dynamo Academy forward\u00a0Kian\u00a0Walsh\u00a0make his professional debut after coming on as a substitute in the third minute of second half stoppage time.<\/p>\n
Dohmann gave Dynamo 2 the lead in the 16th\u00a0minute after capitalizing on a Colorado error. The Brazilian midfielder intercepted a pass from Zach Camoagnolo and found the back of the net with a right-footed blast inside the box.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Houston extended their lead in the 23rd\u00a0minute after Reyes\u00a0recovered a miscontrolled ball by a Rapids 2 player and fired a low-driven shot into bottom right corner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Colorado pulled one back in the 54th\u00a0minute when James Cameron found the back of the net inside the box, following a pass from Ali Fadal.<\/p>\n
Reyes had Houston’s first shot on goal in the fifth minute, firing a shot\u00a0from\u00a0distance\u00a0towards\u00a0the bottom left corner that forced a diving save from Camoagnolo.<\/p>\n
Dynamo 2 had a dangerous chance moments before scoring their first goal of the match when attacker\u00a0SamirMohammad\u00a0picked the pocket of a Rapids 2 player, played a quick one-two with forward\u00a0Jahmani \u201cJJ\u201d Bell, and attempted a right-footed shot that forced another diving save from the Colorado goalkeeper.<\/p>\n
Forward\u00a0Arthur\u00a0Sousa\u00a0nearly got himself on the scoresheet in the 23rd\u00a0minute when Mohammad played the Brazilian striker inside the box, but his shot found the hands of Camoagnolo following a diving save to his left.<\/p>\n
Goalkeeper\u00a0Logan\u00a0Erb\u00a0was called into action in the 73rd\u00a0minute, with the 22-year-old reacting quickly to deny a Colorado header at the far post following a cross from a set piece. Erb finished the match with three saves.<\/p>\n