Houston Dynamo 2 Fall to Colorado Rapids 2 in Penalty Shootout After 1-1 Draw

August 15, 2022 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro) – Houston Dynamo 2 News Release

NEED TO KNOW:

FW Kyle Edwards scored his fourth goal of the season; MF Marcelo Palomino recorded his second assist

Match ended regulation tied & went directly to a penalty kick shootout

Houston is off next weekend before traveling to Minnesota to take on MNUFC2 for the third and final time this regular season at Allianz Field on Saturday, August 27 at 6:00 p.m. CT.

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Postgame quotes from Dynamo 2 head coach Kenny Bundy, FW Kyle Edwards and DF Talen Maples

Highlights from the match

HOUSTON (Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022) – Houston Dynamo 2 suffered their first blemish at AVEVA Stadium after playing Colorado Rapids 2 to a 1-1 draw. Rapids 2 took the ensuing penalty shootout 5-4.

Rapids 2 broke through with the first goal of the game in the 50th minute as the ball fell inside of the penalty area to Robinson Aguirre, who took a low shot that went through Houston’s defense and into the back of the net for a goal.

Houston wasted no time in responding to Colorado’s opener with a goal of its own. Midfielder Marcelo Palomino chipped a pass over a Rapids 2 defender and found forward Kyle Edwards, who controlled the ball and got a shot off that found the back of the net in the 53rd minute to tie the game level at 1-1. It was Edwards’ fourth goal of the season in just ten games played.

In the penalty shootout, the Rapids converted all five of their attempts and goalkeeper Abraham Rodriguez made one save, giving Rapids 2 the margin needed for a 5-4 win and an extra point gained in the MLS NEXT Pro table.

The first attacking play of the night for Houston came in the 15th minute, as Palomino received a pass from forward Beto Avila at the top of the 18-yard box before taking a shot the went just over the cross bar and out of play for a Colorado goal kick.

Colorado generated a corner kick in the 31st minute when defender Sterling Penniston-John blocked a Rapids 2 cross inside the box. On the ensuing corner kick in the 32nd minute, Dynamo 2 goalkeeper Xavier Valdez came off his line to punch away the ball to avert the attacking play and ensure that the match remained scoreless. Valdez then went on to save a shot from outside of the penalty area from Daouda Amadou in the 33rd minute. On the night, Valdez finished with three saves.

Houston nearly scored in the 41st minute when midfielder Juan Castilla found midfielder Brooklyn Raines with a perfect through ball inside of the penalty area. Raines…