HOUSTON (AP) — Ondřej Lingr scored his second purpose in as many MLS appearances, Ezequiel Ponce additionally scored a purpose and the Houston Dynamo beat Austin FC 2-0 on Saturday evening.
Jonathan Bond had two saves for the Dynamo and recorded his first shutout since 2023.
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Lingr — who made his MLS debut final day out when he subbed on within the seventy fifth minute after which scored — opened the scoring within the 61st, placing away a volley off a failed clearance by Owen Wolff.
Houston (2-4-4) is unbeaten in 4 straight video games, starting with a 1-0 house win over Los Angeles FC on April 5.
Ponce, on the counter-attack, put away a feed from Griffin Dorsey to make it 2-0 within the 79th.
Brad Stuver had 5 saves for Austin (5-4-1).
Brendan Hines-lke (suspension) didn’t play for Austin after receiving a purple card in a 1-0 win over the defending MLS Cup champion LA Galaxy final day out.
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