Ezequiel Ponce scored his 10th goal to lift the Houston Dynamo to what could be a crucial 1-0 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers on Saturday night.
Ezequiel Ponce scored his eighth goal of the season midway to the first half, Duane Holmes added his first MLS goal in the second, and the visiting Houston Dynamo held on to 3-2 victory despite a furious late rally by St.
Ezequiel Ponce scored a pair of late goals, including the go-ahead score in the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time, as the visiting Houston Dynamo rallied to earn a 4-3 victory over San Diego FC on Saturday.
Ezequiel Ponce scored in the 66th minute Saturday night and the Houston Dynamo earned three points with a 1-0 blanking of visiting St. Louis City SC. Houston (6-9-5, 23 points) generated the goal off a cross into the box.
Ondrej Lingr scored in the 61st minute in his first start for Houston and Ezequiel Ponce added an insurance tally 18 minutes later to carry the host Dynamo to a 2-0 victory over short-handed Austin FC on Saturday in a Western Conference match between Lone Star State rivals.
Erik Sviatchenko's curling shot off a pass from Coco Carrasquilla in the 68th minute was the deciding goal as playoff-bound Houston Dynamo FC defeated the visiting New England Revolution 2-1 on Wednesday in a late-season interconference clash.
Summer signings Ezequiel Ponce and Lawrence Ennali each scored their first MLS goals and the Houston Dynamo completed an impressive 2-0 upset at defending Western Conference champion LAFC on Saturday night.
Major League Soccer teams have enjoyed a hiatus from league play since July 20, but clubs stayed busy on the field with the Leagues Cup and off the field with the summer transfer window.
The Houston Dynamo acquired Argentine striker Ezequiel Ponce for a club-record transfer fee on Monday. Houston did not disclose the amount. Multiple reports said the MLS club paid $8 million to Greece's AEK Athens.