Houston Dynamo 2 dey carry hot form go Kansas for Sunday match against Sporting Kansas City II. Di team don start di season with six-game unbeaten streak, under Coach Jeremy Hurdle, wey dem name March MLS NEXT Pro Coach of di Month.
Dynamo 2 don score 15 goals and lead di league with five clean sheets. Dem sit second for Western Conference with 17 points and 5-0-1 record. Na only team wey don concede just one goal for 2026, wey be penalty, and no goal from open play.
Di team get 26 goal contributions dis season, with 12 different players wey don find back of di net. Most recent victory na 1-0 shutout road win against Real Monarchs, behind forward Jahmani “JJ” Bell second goal and seven-save performance from goalkeeper Pedro Cruz. Cruz earn MLS NEXT Pro Player of Matchday 7 honors, and di 22-year-old Brazilian lead di league with four clean sheets.
Defender Eiji Hata make im first professional start for dat match, while forward Alan Martins make im professional debut after signing on loan from Comercial Futebol Clube Tietê for February.
For di series history, Dynamo 2 lead SKC II with 6-3-1 record. Dem most recent win for Kansas come for August 2025, 3-1 victory, including goal from attacker Mattheo Dimareli.
Sporting Kansas City II enter Sunday with one victory for last five matches. Dem most recent win na 3-2 home victory against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 on April 19. Missael Rodriguez, Kashan Hines and Zamir Loyo Reynaga score di goals. Di team dey 12th for Western Conference with six points and 1-5-2 record.
Kashan Hines earn MLS NEXT Rising Star of Matchweek 7 after im game-winner. Newcomer Daniel Russo assist for im first goal for Sporting Blue. Midfielder Carter Derksen pick two assists for di game. Goalkeeper Jacob Molinaro earn im first win and make six saves, ranking second for MLS NEXT Pro with 27 saves.
Last week, Houston Dynamo announce signing of Dimareli to MLS NEXT Pro contract through June 2027. Di 16-year-old attacker go join first team on MLS contract as Homegrown Player starting July 2027. Di Cy-Fair native na 21st Dynamo Academy product to sign Homegrown contract with first team and 10th signed by President of Soccer Pat Onstad since February 2022. Dimareli also na 12th Dynamo Academy product to sign professional contract with Dynamo 2.
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