Houston Dynamo FC remain undefeated at Shell Energy Stadium after they defeated Inter Miami CF 1-0 earlier today. With the victory, Houston has become the first team in MLS history to produce four consecutive clean sheet victories at home to open the year.
The Dynamo took the lead in the 72nd minute following a pass from forward Corey Baird to defender Daniel Steres inside the box. The defender placed the shot at the far post for his first goal of the season.
Houston’s first shot of the evening came in the fourth minute off a cross from forward Amine Bassi. The forward found captain Héctor Herrera, but his header just missed the inside of the near post. Herrera returned to the starting lineup after missing Houston’s 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls on April 15.
Dynamo goalkeeper Steve Clark made his first save of the evening in the eighth minute when he denied Leonardo Campana’s header at the bottom corner of the near post. He was forced into action again in the 27th minute, as Franco Negri put the ball in from the left side of the six-yard box at the near post. The ball was finally cleared by defender Teenage Hadebe. Clark finished with five saves against Miami.
Dynamo defender Franco Escobar was denied in the 13th minute by DeAndre Yedlin. Midfielder Adalberto “Coco” Carrasquilla found the Argentine outside back at the far post for a volley that bounced off the Miami defender.
The Dynamo knocked on the door again in the 36th minute off a free kick. Herrera found forward Iván Franco at the far post, and he played the header across the heart of the box, but the ball went behind Hadebe before he could adjust for a shot.
Herrera forced a save in the 44th minute with a shot from the edge of the box. The Dynamo kept applying pressure at the start of the second half following a combination between Bassi and Baird. The duo combined at the edge of the box to create a shot for Baird, but his effort just missed the inside of the near post in the 46th minute.
Houston knocked on the door again in the 64th minute after midfielder Artur played a ball into the edge of the box for Bassi, but the forward’s effort went wide of the far post.
The Dynamo travel to Al Lang Stadium on Wednesday, April 26 to face the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup at 6:30 p.m. CT. The team returns to league action on May 6 at Shell Energy Stadium to host Real Salt Lake.
