Colorado Rapids 2 Wins Over Houston Dynamo 2

April 2, 2023 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro) – Colorado Rapids 2 News Release

Colorado Rapids 2 (2-0-0, 6 pts) secured its first road win of the season against Houston Dynamo 2 (0-2-0, 0 pts) at AVEVA Stadium on Sunday night. Midfielder Yosuke Hanya recorded his second goal of the season off a corner kick assist from first team midfielder Oliver Larraz to give Rapids 2 the equalizer. For the second week in a row, the team found the back of the net in stoppage time to earn three points on the night. Forward Caique de Brito scored his first-ever goal for the club in tonight’s win over Dynamo 2.

Notable:

Rapids 2 recorded its second win of the season and its first road win in tonight’s match versus Houston Dynamo 2.

The first two wins of the season have seen stoppage time game winning goals determine the match. The first stoppage time goal was scored by Blake Malone in the home opener against Sporting KC II and the second was scored by Caique de Brito in tonight’s win over Houston Dynamo 2.

M Yosuke Hanya scored his second goal and delivered his first assist of the 2023 season in tonight’s match.

F Caique de Brito scored his first-ever goal for Rapids 2 in the 92nd minute of tonight’s game versus Dynamo 2.

The Rapids delivered Houston Dynamo 2 its first-ever loss at home over the course of the 2022 and 2023 MLS NEXT Pro season.

GK Abraham Rodriguez made five saves on the night.

Defenders Daniel Chacón and Steve Flores; midfielder Daouda Amadou; and forward Pariss Mitchell all made their first appearances of the 2023 MLS NEXT Pro season for Rapids 2 during the team’s match versus Houston Dynamo 2.

Select postgame quotes transcribed below.

COLORADO RAPIDS 2 HEAD COACH ERIK BUSHEY

On the match:

“It was a hard game and a wonderful feeling after it. A windy day here in Houston and the first half it’s in our face and it’s aggressive. They (Houston) are aggressive with the wind, and we were under a lot of pressure. It is the second game in a row where we are not even in the game without Abe (Abraham) Rodriguez. I will say that again. We are not even in the game without Abe Rodriguez. The saves he made, it’s not just like we are under pressure, he is pulling saves from I don’t know where. He was down on the ground, up high, the reactions, it is insane. That is well within Abe’s wheelhouse. Actually, it isn’t surprising, but to do it again and again, it was so phenomenal. Where we weren’t certainly happy with the first half, we are super pleased with the grit and the…