Houston Dynamo vs CF Montreal: Highlights, stats, and quotes
(image via Diego Martinez)
The Houston Dynamo lost another home match, falling 3-1 to CF Montreal on Saturday night.
MATCH SUMMARY
Houston Dynamo FC 1-3 CF Montreal
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
Assistants: Kali Smith, Gianni Facchini
Fourth Official: Sergii Boiko
VAR: Carol Anne Chenard
Attendance: 17,845
Weather: 87 degrees, cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
MTL: Prince Owusu (Caden Clark) 30’
MTL: Prince Owusu (Aleksandr Guboglo) 32’
MTL: Jalen Neal (Tom Pearce) 54’
HOU: Ondrej Lingr (Nicolas Lodeiro) 64’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
HOU: Ondrej Lingr (caution; foul) 40’
HOU: Pablo Ortiz (caution; foul) 48’
MTL: George Campbell (caution; foul) 68’
MTL: Dawid Bugaj (caution; foul) 74’
HOU: Duane Holmes (caution; foul) 90+8’
LINEUPS & STATS
Houston Dynamo FC: Jonathan Bond; Pablo Ortiz, Femi Awodesu (Franco Escobar 46’), Griffin Dorsey, Felipe Andrade; Artur, Sebastian Kowalczyk (Nicolas Lodeiro 59’), Júnior Urso (Duane Holmes 78’); Ezequiel Ponce (Gabe Segal 78’), Amine Bassi (Lawrence Ennali 59’), Ondřej Lingr
Unused substitutes: Jimmy Maurer, Ethan Bartlow, Toyosi Olusanya, Brooklyn Raines
Total shots: 18
Shots on goal: 2
Fouls: 13
Offside: 0
Corner kicks: 7
Saves: 5
CF Montreal: Jonathan Sirois; Jalen Neal, Luca Petrasso, George Campbell, Dawid Bugaj; Samuel Piette (Kwadwo Opoku 92’), Victor Loturi; Caden Clark, Aleksandr Guboglo (Jules-Anthony Vilsaint 90+2’), Tom Pearce (Brandan Craig 69’); Prince Owusu
Unused Substitutes: Sébastian Breza, Fernando Álvarez, Sunusi Ibrahim, Emil Gazdov, Owen Graham-Roache
Total shots: 8
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 15
Offside: 0
Corner kicks: 7
Saves: 1
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the result:
“Montréal is a good team in transition, and we got exposed twice by two poor turnovers that cost us. That was the story of the match, and then we had to chase to the very end after we did not capitalize on some early opportunities. We were just not good enough, and our energy was not right. Some of the structure and transition play was not good enough, so that is on me. The good news is we have a bunch of players that want to be on the field, so now it is my job to figure out who are the best ones to put out on the pitch. We have to mix some things up and get guys who have the right mentality and energy out there on the field.”
On his message to the team:
“It is about competition and trying to figure out the best group to put out on the field. Sometimes games make your decisions easy, sometimes they make them hard. I do not think everyone was at their best today, so we are going to find the guys that are ready to roll at their best.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO MIDFIELDER ONDREJ LINGR
On the team’s reaction to the loss:
“We are all disappointed. When I saw the faces in the locker room, everybody was angry. We need to show up on the pitch because we are experienced players. The guys off the bench played really well and helped us. As coach (Ben Olsen) said, it is all about competition right now, and whoever is better at training will play in the matches. We need to push more, and everybody needs to fight for this Club, the fans, the coaches and more. We expect to win home games because of the fans, and this is disappointing for me. I have a lot of emotions, and I hate to lose.”
On what the team needs to improve on:
“We need to do more on the defensive side. That is the whole team, not just the defenders, because it is about all 11 players. If we do not concede goals, we can win every game, because we are a really good team with the ball.”
