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Houston Dynamo — FC Cincinnati: 2:2, Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo L23 Aug · Away St. Louis City SC · 1:2D30 Aug · Home San Jose Earthquakes · 0:0D6 Sep · Away Charlotte · 0:0W10 Sep · Home Real Salt Lake · 2:1L13 Sep · Away San Jose Earthquakes · 0:1D20 Sep · Home FC Cincinnati · 2:2
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FC Cincinnati W20 Aug · Home New York City FC · 2:1D23 Aug · Home Seattle Sounders · 1:1L30 Aug · Away Nashville SC · 0:4L10 Sep · Away Philadelphia Union · 0:5D13 Sep · Home Charlotte · 3:3D20 Sep · Away Houston Dynamo · 2:2
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium City: Houston

In the Major League Soccer game on 20 September 2026, Houston Dynamo beat FC Cincinnati 2:2. Match numbers: shots on target 2:8, corners 3:7.

Match report

Houston Dynamo shared the points with Cincinnati in a 2-2 draw at Shell Energy Stadium on Sunday evening. The result from Major League Soccer's Regular Season - 26 keeps Houston second in the table with 44 points from 26 games, while Cincinnati remain ninth with 33 points from 25 matches.

Houston took control through two goals in the space of 35 minutes. Guilherme opened the scoring in the 38th minute before M. Bogusz added a penalty in the 50th. The hosts were comfortable enough to make three changes at half-time, bringing on E. Echenique, O. Nwobodo and N. Hagglund for Cincinnati.

But Cincinnati turned up the pressure after the break. B. J. Ramirez Leon restored Houston's lead in the 73rd minute, only for the visitors to respond. K. Denkey converted a penalty in the 90th minute plus seven to complete his brace and salvage a point for his side.

The statistics tell the story of who had the better game. Cincinnati dominated possession at 57 per cent and registered 115 attacks compared to Houston's 51. They created 2.69 expected goals to Houston's 1.2 and had eight shots on target to two. Yet Houston held firm when it mattered.

The result means Houston maintain their position in second place, three points clear of the teams below them. Cincinnati's draw extends a difficult run — they have lost three of their last five matches and failed to keep a clean sheet in any of those games.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 43 – 57.00
Shots on target 2 – 8
Shots off target 3 – 10
Expected goals 1.20 – 2.69

Match events

  1. 38' 1:0 Houston Dynamo Goal Guilherme
  2. 50' 2:0 Houston Dynamo Penalty M. Bogusz
  3. 55' 2:0 FC Cincinnati Substitution E. Echenique off: B. J. Ramirez Leon
  4. 55' 2:0 FC Cincinnati Substitution O. Nwobodo off: T. Barlow
  5. 55' 2:0 FC Cincinnati Substitution N. Hagglund off: T. Hadebe
  6. 68' 2:0 Houston Dynamo Substitution A. Bouzat off: D. Samassekou
  7. 73' 2:1 FC Cincinnati Goal B. J. Ramirez Leon assist: K. Denkey
  8. 82' 2:1 Houston Dynamo Substitution L. Ennali off: I. Aliyu
  9. 82' 2:1 Houston Dynamo Substitution H. Herrera off: M. Arana
  10. 85' 2:1 FC Cincinnati Substitution P. Bucha off: K. Smith
  11. 88' 2:1 FC Cincinnati Substitution G. Valenzuela off: A. Jabbari
  12. 90+5' 2:1 Houston Dynamo Substitution Guilherme off: D. McGuire
  13. 90+7' 2:2 FC Cincinnati Penalty K. Denkey

Statistics

43 Possession, % 57.00
2 Shots on target 8
3 Shots off target 10
1.20 Expected goals 2.69
2 Big chances 3
51 Attacks 115
3 Corners 7
7 Fouls 13
13 Free kicks 7
0 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
15 Goal kicks 3
12 Throw-ins 15
All statistics
3/1127% Aerial duels 8/1173%
73 Backward passes 84
2 Blocked shots 8
35 Clearances 5
2/450% Crosses 7/2825%
5/1631% Dribbles 11/1573%
0.25 Expected assists 1.98
57 Failed passes 43
6 Goalkeeper saves 0
5 Interceptions 11
5 Key passes 20
19/4542% Long passes 16/2955%
49 Passes into the final third 173
147 Passes in the opposition half 388
284 Passes in own half 198
0.29 Shot accuracy 0.31
2 Shots from outside the box 11
5 Shots inside the box 15
3/743% Tackles 11/1573%
427 Total passes 558

Line-ups

Houston Dynamo

Starting XI
# Player number
31 Jonathan Bond 31
3 Antônio Carlos Cunha Capocasali Júnior 3
5 Lucas Halter 5
6 José Artur de Lima Junior 6
21 Franco Negri 21
36 Felipe Andrade 36
11 Lawrence Ennali 11
16 Héctor Miguel Herrera López 16
30 Agustín Bouzat 30
19 Mateusz Piotr Bogusz 19
20 Guilherme 20
Substitutes
# Player number
26 Blake Gillingham 26
37 G. Rivera 37
14 Duane Holmes 14
18 Diadie Samassékou 18
22 Matthew Arana 22
17 Nick Markanich 17
23 Duncan McGuire 23
24 Ibrahim Aliu 24
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FC Cincinnati

Starting XI
# Player number
18 Roman Celentano 18
4 Nick Hagglund 4
11 Samuel Gidi 11
12 Miles Robinson 12
5 Obinna Nwobodo 5
10 Evander 10
17 K. Mboma 17
20 Pavel Bucha 20
66 Ender Jesús Echenique Peña 66
9 Ahoueke Steeve Kévin Denkey 9
22 G. Valenzuela 22
Substitutes
# Player number
13 Evan Louro 13
2 Alvas Powell 2
15 Teenage Lingani Hadebe 15
24 Kyle Smith 24
29 Bryan Josías Ramírez León 29
88 A. Chirela 88
14 Christian Fletcher 14
16 Tom Barlow 16
99 Ayoub Jabbari 99
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L23 Aug · Away St. Louis City SC · 1:2D30 Aug · Home San Jose Earthquakes · 0:0D6 Sep · Away Charlotte · 0:0W10 Sep · Home Real Salt Lake · 2:1L13 Sep · Away San Jose Earthquakes · 0:1D20 Sep · Home FC Cincinnati · 2:2

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