Houston Dynamo vs Inter Miami: Highlights, stats, and quotes
(image via Aldo Canale)
The Houston Dynamo lost their second straight match to open the 2025 season, with both coming at home. The Dynamo fell behind 3-0 at half time and were down 4-0 before Nicolas Lodeiro scored for Houston.
MATCH SUMMARY
Houston Dynamo FC 1-4 Inter Miami CF
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas
Referee: Joe Dickerson
Assistants: Cameron Blanchard, Meghan Mullen
Fourth Official: Jair Marrufo
VAR: Daniel Radford
Attendance: 20,810
Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
MIA: Telasco Segovia (Luis Suarez) 6’
MIA: Tadeo Allende (Luis Suarez) 37’
MIA: Telasco Segovia (Luis Suarez) 45+2’
MIA: Luis Suarez (Sergio Busquets) 79’
HOU: Nicolas Lodeiro (Erik Dueñas) 85’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
MIA: Yannicl Bright (caution; foul) 16’
HOU: Aliyu Ibrahim (caution; foul) 27’
HOU: Obafemi Awodesu (caution; foul) 59’
HOU: Nicolas Lodeiro (caution; foul) 73’
MIA: Leo Afonso (caution; foul) 90+2’
MIA: Benjamin Cremaschi (caution; foul) 90+4’
MIA: Jordi Alba (caution; foul) 90+5’
MIA: Ian Fray (ejection; violent conduct) after final whistle
LINEUPS & STATS
Houston Dynamo FC: Andrew Tarbell; Franco Escobar (Daniel Steres 55’), Erik Sviatchenko (Ethan Bartlow 46’), Femi Awodesu, Griffin Dorsey; Amine Bassi (Erik Dueñas 76’), Artur, Jack McGlynn; Sebastian Kowalczyk, Ezequiel Ponce (Gabe Segal 84’), Aliyu Ibrahim (Nico Lodeiro 55’)
Unused substitutes: Jimmy Maurer, Michael Halliday, Exon Arzú, Brooklyn Raines
Total shots: 6
Shots on goal: 2
Fouls: 24
Offside: 3
Corner kicks: 2
Saves: 1
Inter Miami CF: Oscar Ustari; Jordi Alba, Gonzalo Lujan, Noah Allen, Ian Fray; Yannick Bright (Federico Redondo 63’), Sergio Busquets (Santiago Morales 82’), Benjamin Cremaschi; Tadeo Allende (Robert Taylor 73’), Luis Suarez (Leo Afonso 82’), Telasco Segovia (David Ruiz 73’)
Unused Substitutes: Drake Callender, Julian Gressel, David Martinez, Maximiliano Falcon
Total shots: 9
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 14
Offside: 3
Corner kicks: 2
Saves: 1
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the match:
“We live by the idea of earning the right to play, and we want to play soccer the right way. We want to be brave and earn the win. But we’re still trying to figure ourselves out, and in these types of games, we have to stay in it with more personality. They're a good team, and I think in the end we were outcoached. The loss hurts, but we’ll keep moving forward.”
On Nicolas Lodeiro:
“It was great to see Nico come in with energy, and he’s going to play a big part this year. He's a guy that can come in and give us the right energy at the right time. Of course, we must evaluate who deserves to be on the field from the start, and Nico will continue to be a part of that evolution.”
On what can help the team move forward:
“If we stop shooting ourselves in the foot, we'll be a competitive team. There’s still good in this, and we have a good team. We’re going to get some new additions and figure out what the best version of this group is. It is on me to pinpoint how we can be more competitive to put ourselves in better positions to win.”
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