Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes: Highlights, stats, and quotes
(image via Ricky Vega)
The Houston Dynamo lost another match at home, this time a costly 2-1 defeat to the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.
MATCH SUMMARY
Houston Dynamo FC 1-2 San Jose Earthquakes
Saturday, August 23, 2025
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas
Referee: Sergii Boiko
Assistants: Cory Richardson, Stephen McGonagle
Fourth Official: Tori Penso
VAR: Daniel Radford
Attendance: 17,359
Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
SJ: Cristian Arango (DeJuan Jones) 28’
SJ: Ian Harkes (Daniel Munie) 64’
HOU: Antônio Carlos (Jack McGlynn) 72’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
HOU: Jack McGlynn (caution; foul) 21’
SJ: Mark-Anthony Kaye (caution; foul) 30’
HOU: Ezequiel Ponce (caution; foul) 35’
SJ: Cristian Espinoza (caution; foul) 55’
SJ: Reid Roberts (caution; foul) 90’+3’
LINEUPS & STATS
Houston Dynamo FC: Jonathan Bond; Felipe Andrade, Pablo Ortiz (Ethan Bartlow 13’), Antônio Carlos, Griffin Dorsey (Toyosi Olusanya 82’); Artur, Júnior Urso (Duane Holmes 58’), Sebastian Kowalczyk (Lawrence Ennali 58’); Jack McGlynn, Ezequiel Ponce, Ondřej Lingr (Amine Bassi 82’)
Unused substitutes: Jimmy Maurer, Franco Escobar, Daniel Steres, Femi Awodesu
Total shots: 11
Shots on goal: 4
Fouls: 12
Offside: 2
Corner kicks: 8
Saves: 2
San Jose Earthquakes: Daniel; Dave Romney, Reid Roberts, Daniel Munie; Jamar Ricketts (Bruno Wilson 85’), Ian Harkes, Mark-Anthony Kaye (Ronaldo Vieira 46’), DeJuan Jones; Cristian Arango (Josef Martinez 79’), Preston Judd (Ousseni Bouda 65’), Cristian Espinoza (Noel Buck 79’)
Unused Substitutes: Nick Fernandez, Max Floriani, Beau Leroux, Earl Edwards Jr.
Total shots: 10
Shots on goal: 4
Fouls: 8
Offside: 1
Corner kicks: 6
Saves: 3
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the set piece goal:
"(Antônio Carlos) got his head on a few. We had eight corners, and we were fairly dangerous on a lot of them. Unfortunately, we gave one up on the other end, and that is something that continues to haunt us. San Jose is a team that can score goals, and you try to limit them, and to beat them you have to score two goals. It is that simple. It was a pretty even game to my recollection, but they just made more of the important plays than we did."
On the locker room atmosphere:
“We like to win, and that helps the atmosphere. The last couple of weeks have been pretty good. We built some momentum and got two good road results. We are in these games, and at times we are playing at a good level, but we are just not making those plays that really change the game. It is disappointing and frustrating, and I feel for the guys because they are working hard. They are trying to follow game plans, and they are giving everything they have, but things are not really going in the right way for us. Ultimately, that is on me. We are not out of this thing. I have been in MLS long enough to know that you can make a run, but we have got to clean some things up."
HOUSTON DYNAMO DEFENDER ANTONIO CARLOS (TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH)
On his first goal with the Dynamo:
“I am proud of the goal, but of course, we wanted the victory. We are going to fight until the end. This result made it a little difficult in our push for playoffs, but we know the potential that this group has, and we are going to fight together and qualify for the playoffs.”
On what he brings to the team:
“I want to help the young players. I also want to help Ben (Olsen), the coaching staff and everyone on the team earn points. We have had good matches on the road, but at home, which are the most important matches, we have not earned the points we want. We know we can be strong at home, and I am here to help the team earn those points. We must now go into these next matches with a better mentality to qualify for the playoffs.”
