With Texas bragging rights on the line, the Houston Dynamo scored late and held off a late charge by San Antonio FC to secure a berth in the Round of 16 of the 2022 US Open Cup with a 1-0 win. A sparse crowd witnessed the match partly due to a late midweek start and […]
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The Dynamo rode the heroics of goalkeeper Michael Nelson and defender Sam Junqua to a 2-1 stoppage time win on Tuesday night
2020 US Open Cup Qualifying Round 1: Athletic Katy loses lead, survives in PKs over 10-man Houston FC
Athletic Katy FC survived a hat trick by Chance Arney, an electrical outage and two extra times to defeat Houston FC 5-4 on penalty kicks on Saturday night.
2019 US Open Cup Round of 16: Houston (Dynamo) has a problem in 2nd half, Minnesota United rallies to stun defending champs
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2019 US Open Cup Round 4: Houston Dynamo hold off Austin Bold rally, advance to Round of 16
The defending US Open Cup champion Houston Dynamo took an early lead and held on to beat the Austin Bold FC, 3-2.
2018 US Open Cup Final: Houston Dynamo’s Mauro Manotas voted TheCup.us Player of the Round
With a brace before the half hour mark, Manotas singlehandedly wrote Houston Dynamo history leading the club to a 3-0 win the 2018 US Open Cup Final.
2018 US Open Cup Final: Houston Dynamo break Union to win first USOC title
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2018 US Open Cup Semifinals: Hat trick by Diego Rossi earns him TheCup.us Player of the Round despite LAFC not advancing
The award is voted on by the staff of TheCup.us and a select panel from the North American Soccer Reporters.
2018 US Open Cup Semifinals: Houston Dynamo survive Rossi’s LAFC comeback, reach Final in PKs
It may have taken 131 minutes of soccer including stoppage and a shootout that went eight rounds but the third time was still the history making charm for the Houston Dynamo as they advanced to the 2018 US Open Cup Final.