Toluca FC vs. Houston Dynamo FC | Leagues Cup | Match Highlights | August 9, 2024

yeah one big change in this one fedy Pereira got injured in that last match Lan Garcia comes in in that backline that's an opportunity for the Houston Dynamo yeah only one change Steve Clark comes back into that one tarbo was good but Steve Clark is the starter you bring that to a back line that was really good temperatures were close to the upper 90s with high humidity earlier today and now we're underway in the first half a ticket into the round of 16 up for grabs between Houston Who come out in the purple strips and how much it helped prepare different lines of his team for a match like this tonight alyu knocks it down Basi into some space look how tight Escobar is pinched in alyu from long distance and no rebound to speak up as vulpi down to his left and his first touch of the night we mentioned push forward from the right back spot bending ball in is headed away the teeth to win it right back here's pinned back to get to the in line spilled For a Moment by WPI but the Brazilian keeper right there to pounce on it on the edge of his six buy putting five in the wall and even a six player on the ground down behind the wall and here comes had Hada looking for had forces the save biggest save of the night from Thiago vuli he finds bossi Escobar will join in the fold plenty of space here for Franco through ball intended for Pon alyu right foot and in the end it's a pretty safe save for vulpi domestic level as well as with the national team turnover to maybe with a chance here Mikel couldn't get it off his feet and the shot deflects it in you'll see here almost looks like it's going wide the shot but it deflects off of Griffin dorsy and makes it but now you look at the lines how deep they are from TCA again just baiting the Dynamo into to Taking Chances Pon has gotten in behind trying to spin Pon still working and Pon makes it one-1 that is a response and that is Ezekiel ponce's first in a Dynamo shirt what a bit of skill from the Argentine and this is how you break down a low block you see not a lot of space it's about those quick Dynamic movements and that's going to be really close in terms of whether or not that's on side Vega combining inside Aro return pass cut out there by Artur and the followup shot finds the gloves Steve Clark early moments of this second half second corner of the night for the Dynamo head onto the top of the six back post ball out in front mik he's on side but again you see the timing of his run and you see the player at the top of the six sitting with Mikel as he turns around that cut back is there leaving Escobar on side second corner of half number two in the third on the night we know what happened on the second just moments ago Hada From The Far Side venko heading it vulpi to knock it down and Ed is going to keep it in play numbers forward here for Houston out in front and it's 3-1 Pon with the brace Houston on fire here in half number two bpan our Center official here as Ezekiel Pon makes his way over trying to get a better understanding of what's going on and this one's going to come back be an offside call kowalek Skates away from pressure into space bossi bossi bosi the offside flag will negate it one more time not timing his run and that's a moment there rogo where you want to start to run towards the center back that you're approaching just to curve and angle Ben olon mentioned this that when they attack with six it's so many players there you don't even have enough in the defensive out toward the penalty spot touched away not out of danger yet though if you're Houston Dominguez one more time Ur sliding over good ball into the back post headed away out in front and Clark with the fingertip save Reigns able to keep the possession alive as he sends it wide kowalek waits for the overlapping run timing of the runs from dorsy out in front and it go just wide that would have been the move and Hera would have been able to seal it it's allowing TCA to linger out in front and the left footed effort from Morales goes right at Steve Clark Brazilian keeper would take one Dominguez with the service glancing header wide and it's 2-2 huca continued to throw numbers forward and they are finally rewarded with an equalizer I think it's Ruiz arriving late on the back post and there it is just a nice finish the flick on again unable to put this game Out Of Reach the little details start to add up if you can't find a way to reward yourself taking his time the slow run up to try and put it past bupy and he does Dynamo strike first and he shut down his counterpart buping in the upper corner no chance at all well Struck from the TCA [Applause] keeper goal stutter step and finishes home it's 2-1 for the Dynamo really good Stutter Step there forcing vpy to have to react Morales to see if he can bring this one level Clark hands on his knees the left side of your screen Morales Morales Morales to put Houston ahead one more time roundabout way up to the ball stutter step and he saved vulpi down to his right with a big save on the 22-year-old he was heading left and watch him change his Direction not sure if he comes off that line a little bit early but with the equalizer in stoppage time and Lopez to book the ticket to the next round and he does TCA will live to see another day take a look at that winning strike Heath efficient and driven into the corner yeah again side netting almost kissing off the post