SAN JOSE, Calif. – Earthquakes II defeated Houston Dynamo 2 4-3 on Saturday night at PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif. Ousseni Bouda opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a curling shot into the top right side of the net. Houston Dynamo 2 scored three goals in the first half to go into halftime with a 3-1 lead over Quakes II.
Dynamo 2 defender Talen Maples scored an own goal off a deflected Roberto Hategan cross in the 53rd minute. Quakes II completed the come-from-behind victory with goals from Casey Walls and Eduardo Blancas in the 60th and 83rd minutes, respectively.
Earthquakes II will now prepare to face St. Louis CITY2 on the road on Sunday, August 27. The match will kick off from CITYPARK in St. Louis, Mo. at 4 p.m. PT and will be streamed globally on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
MATCH INFORMATION
2023 MLS NEXT Pro Season
Earthquakes II 4 – 3 Houston Dynamo 2
Saturday, August 19, 2023 – PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif.
Scoring Summary:
QII (1-0) – Ousseni Bouda (Cruz Medina) 12’
D2 (1-1) – Diego Gonzalez (Isaiah Reid) 19’
D2 (2-1) – Talen Maples (Isaiah LeFlore) 30’
D2 (3-1) – Talen Maples (unassisted) 44’
QII (3-2) – Talen Maples (own goal) 53’
QII (3-3) – Casey Walls (unassisted) 60’
QII (4-3) – Eduardo Blancas (Aaron Edwards) 83’
Misconduct Summary:
D2 – Tate Lampman (caution) 50’
D2 – Isaiah LeFlore (caution) 57’
QII – Edwyn Mendoza (caution) 62’
QII – Roberto Hategan (caution) 80’
EARTHQUAKES II: Emi Ochoa; Keegan Tingey, Casey Walls (C), Cam Cilley, Oscar Verhoeven (Israel Carrillo 72’); Edwyn Mendoza (Alejandro Cano 68’), Eduardo Blancas, Roberto Hategan (Aaron Edwards 82’), Cruz Medina (Jerry Ayon 72’), Ousseni Bouda; Jose David Serrano (Alex Chow 68’).
Substitutes not used: Eric De La Cerda (GK), Kevin Oseguera, Jermaine Spivey, Roka Tsunehara.
SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 14; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 3
HOUSTON DYNAMO 2: Xavier Valdez; Isaiah LeFlore, Talen Maples (C), Tate Lampman (Omar Grey 62’), Mujeeb Murana; Jacob Evans, Brooklyn Raines (Paolo Rios 71’), Sebastian Rodriguez (Charles Auguste 71’), Papa Ndoye; Diego Gonzalez, Isaiah Reid (Yair Gonzalez 71’).
Substitutes not used: Andrew Pannenberg (GK), Joyner Castillo, Jathan Juarez, Ezekiel Soto, Ifeanyi Udanoh.
SHOTS: 16; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 12; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 3
