Houston Dynamo vs San Diego FC: Highlights, stats, and quotes
(image via Ricky Vega)
The Houston Dynamo were eliminated from playoff contention after a 4-2 loss to San Diego FC in their penultimate match of the 2025 season.
MATCH SUMMARY
Houston Dynamo FC 2-4 San Diego FC
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas
Referee: Drew Fischer
Assistants: Andrew Bigelow, Felisha Mariscal
Fourth Official: Guido Gonzales Jr.
VAR: Daniel Radford
Attendance: 20,732
Weather: 81 degrees, clear skies
SCORING SUMMARY
HOU: Felipe Andrade (Júnior Urso) 15’
SD: Anders Dreyer (penalty kick) 53’
SD: Luca De La Torre (Willy Kumado) 85’
HOU: Sérgio Santos (Lawrence Ennali) 87’
SD: Anders Dreyer (Amahl Pellegrino) 89’
SD: Amahl Pellegrino (Jeppe Tverskov) 90’+13’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
HOU: Ezequiel Ponce (caution; foul) 39’
SD: Aníbal Godoy (caution; foul) 77’
SD: Aiden Harangi (caution; foul) 78’
SD: Ian Pilcher (caution: foul) 83’
HOU: Lawrence Ennali (caution; foul) 90’+1
LINEUPS & STATS
Houston Dynamo FC: Jonathan Bond; Felipe Andrade (Femi Awodesu 90’+2’), Antônio Carlos, Pablo Ortiz, Griffin Dorsey; Artur (c), Júnior Urso (Sérgio Santos 80’), Duane Holmes (Amine Bassi 67’); Lawrence Ennali, Ezequiel Ponce, Ondřej Lingr (Gabe Segal 87’)
Unused substitutes: Jimmy Maurer, Ethan Bartlow, Erik Dueñas, Diadie Samassékou, Sebastian Kowalczyk
Total shots: 17
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 19
Offside: 1
Corner kicks: 1
Saves: 2
San Diego FC: CJ Dos Santos; Franco Negri (Ian Pilcher 46’), Manu Duah, Christopher McVey, Aiden Harangi (Willy Kumado 84’); Jeppe Tverskov (c), Onni Valakari, Aníbal Godoy (Luca De La Torre 84’); Hirving Lozano (Amahl Pellegrino 46’), Corey Baird (Alex Mighten 75’), Anders Dreyer (Paddy McNair 90’+1’)
Unused Substitutes: Pablo Sisniega, David Vazquez, Emmanuel Boateng
Total shots: 16
Shots on goal: 6
Fouls: 17
Offside: 0
Corner kicks: 7
Saves: 3
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the result:
“We are certainly disappointed. There was a lot of good tonight and a lot of effort. The guys gave everything, and it just was not enough. There are a whole bunch of reasons that we are not in the postseason. Now it is about finishing the season out the right way with pride.”
On the season’s biggest problem:
“It does not work that way. I wish it did. As players and coaches, we know that we all have to get better, which we are honest about. We are going to go to work in the offseason, and we are going to fix it. We are going to put together a team that will make the postseason next year, and we are not going to be in this place because we have a clear pathway.”
On the message to the team:
“It was not necessarily about tonight. It was about the full season. We are going to take a few days and get away. We will get back to work and try to finish the season in the right way. Then we will get to work figuring out how everyone can get better. Because this year, it was not good enough, and that includes me. I have been through this before, and I have rebounded before, so we will. That is the challenge at hand, and it is a challenge I'm excited about.”
HOUSTON DYNAMO MIDFIELDER ARTUR
On the result:
"We played good enough to win tonight. We created some chances but gave up some goals. What happened tonight is something that has happened to us this season, so we need to find a balance in that. I believe we are not an easy team to play against and it is difficult to beat us, but we do need to fix the details. There were some good moments from today and some things we need to improve upon."
On going into next season:
"We need to use this year as a learning experience and as way to start the new season better and improved. We need to keep working hard. One thing the group showed time and time again was that we never stopped fighting. There was not a lack of effort from the team. There were a lot of difficult matches this season where we kept pushing for results, but we just need to get back to work and adjust the things we need to adjust."
On missing the playoffs:
"I am very sad because this is my life - our life. We work very hard and sacrifice a lot to play and to win. Every time we start the preseason, we set goals that we want to achieve, and when we do not reach them, it is difficult to take. It is difficult for us and for our fans that we play for. I have grown a lot emotionally, while trying to be an example that my teammates can look up to, but it is not easy. We have to pick ourselves up and try again."
On the hunger of the team:
"There was never a lack of hunger in our desire to win. There was some inconsistency in performances and lineups, but there was never a lack of effort or unity in the locker room. Whenever we were on the pitch, there were some things we needed to adjust in order to make the playoffs, but there was never a lack of desire to win from the team.”
