HOUSTON (March 23, 2025) – Houston Dynamo 2 secured a dominant 5-1 victory over North Texas SC at SaberCats Stadium earlier this evening. The win was highlighted by the first professional goals from midfielder Enrique Correa and forward Myles Gardner.
The match also saw four Dynamo Academy players make their professional debuts in Correa, forward Faraji Ramani, defender Omar Flores and forward Sebastiao Nzita, while midfielder Noah Betancourt and defender Gavin Wolff earned their first starts with Dynamo 2.
North Texas took the lead in the 11th minute when Mo Cisset found the back of the net after receiving a ball to the box from Malachi Molina.
Midfielder Lukas Bruegmann leveled the match in the 22nd minute with a left-footed finish inside the box. The combination play started with midfielder Mattheo Dimareli finding Dynamo 2 captain Diego Gonzalez inside the box, where he played a quick ball to Bruegmann in the middle for his first goal of the season.
Dynamo Dos took the lead in the 55th minute when Gonzalez curled a free kick into the bottom right corner. The midfielder lined up 20-yards out and caught the keeper by surprise with a clever strike to the near post.
Correa extended the lead to three in the 71st minute with a powerful strike that found the bottom left corner. Bruegmann assisted on the play, finding the 18-year-old inside the box for the tight angle finish.
Dynamo 2 notched their fourth goal of the match in the 74th minute with a standout finish from forward Exon Arzú. The attacker received the ball from the right flank and created space for a curling shot just outside the box that found the top right corner.
Ten minutes later, Gardner netted Houston’s fifth and last goal of the night, capitalizing on a mistake from the North Texas’ backline with a chip over the visiting goalkeeper.
The Dynamo had their first dangerous chance in the 38th minute when forward Andy Batioja forced a diving save from goalkeeper JT Harms after the Colombian attacker got passed the North Texas defender with a quick chop move.
Gonzalez almost scored his second of the night in the 60th minute after stepping up for another free kick and forcing the North Texas’ keeper to make a high diving save.
Correa fired a shot in the 61st minute from the top of the box that forced the visiting goalkeeper to get low and secure the ball.
Goalkeeper Pedro Cruz was called into action 65th minute after Sam Sarver forced the Brazilian goalkeeper to get high and block the shot away.
Dynamo 2 next travels to face Ventura County FC on Wednesday, March 26 for their first road trip of the year, with kickoff scheduled for 9:00 p.m. CT. Fans can follow the action live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
