June 18, 2022 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro) – Houston Dynamo 2 News Release
HOUSTON -â¯Theâ¯Houston Dash travel to North Carolina to take on the Courage for the second time this season. Kickoff is slated for 4:00 p.m. CT and fans can stream the game live on Paramount+ and on Twitch for international viewers. Houston Dynamo 2 will also be on the road this weekend as they travel to Oregon to face Timbers 2.
DASH LOOK TO ENTER BREAK WITH MOMENTUM
Sunday’s match will be the final match before the start of the FIFA International window for the Dash. The Dash are looking to bounce back from a loss last Sunday to Portland at home. This was Houston’s first loss in six games and snapped the longest unbeaten run in team history. Houston currently sits in fifth place heading into Sunday’s match with a 3-2-3 record. Goalkeeper Jane Campbell is tied for second least goals allowed in league play with seven.
The Courage are coming off a last-minute victory over the reigning NWSL champions, the Washington Spirit on June 11. North Carolina’s Kaliegh Kurtz scored a goal in the second minute of stoppage time for the victory. Kurtz’s game-winner sealed the Courage’s second victory of the season and the Courage look to climb the standings after a challenging start to the season with a 2-3-1 record heading into Sunday’s match.
Houston and North Carolina played to a 1-1 draw in the first meeting this season at PNC Stadium on May 29. Captain Rachel Daly, who made her 100th career regular season appearance in this game, scored the equalizer in the first half.
WHO:
Houston Dash at North Carolina Courage
Houston Dynamo 2 at Timbers 2
WHEN:
Sunday, June 19 – 4:00p.m. CT
Sunday, June 19, 8 p.m. CT
WHERE:
WakeMed Soccer Park – Cary, North Carolina
Hillsboro Stadium – Hillsboro, Oregon
STREAMING:
Paramount+/Twitch (Intl.)
www.MLSNEXTPro.com
DYNAMO 2 TRAVEL WEST FOR REMATCH WITH TIMBERS 2
Dynamo 2 is back on the road following the team’s first home loss of the season. In last week’s match, Houston fell by a final score of 1-0 against Sporting Kansas City II before the first team’s 1-0 victory in the 11th installment of the Dynamo Charities Cup. With the loss, Dynamo 2 fell to fourth place in the conference standings, which still puts them in position to qualify for the inaugural edition of the MLS NEXT Pro playoffs.
Timbers 2 is currently in 10th place in the Western conference standings, and is coming off a 2-1 loss to first-place North Texas SC. All three goals in this match came in the…
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