The Houston Dynamo came away with a 3-0 win against the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in their first preseason match under new manager Tab Ramos.
Ramos fielded two different Dynamo lineups in each half of the match played at H-E-B Park in Edinburg, Tex., where Houston's new offseason acquisition Darwin Quintero was up to his usual tricks:
The Dynamo return to H-E-B Park on Saturday to face their USL Championship affiliate, Rio Grande Valley FC.
Houston kick off their 2020 MLS season with one of the most anticipated matches of Week 1 when they host Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez and the LA Galaxy on Saturday, February 29 (3:30 pm ET on Univision & Twitter).
Goals:
- HOU - Niko Hansen - 14th min.
- HOU - Darwin Quintero - 17th min.
- HOU - Victor Cabrera - 2nd half
Lineups:
Houston Dynamo 1st Half: Marko Maric -- Adam Lundkvist, Maynor Figueroa, Kiki Struna, Jose Bizama -- Matias Vera, Boniek Garcia, Memo Rodriguez -- Darwin Quintero, Mauro Manotas, Niko Hansen
Houston Dynamo 2nd Half: Michael Nelson (65' Cody Cropper) -- Sam Junqua, Alejandro Fuenmayor, Victor Cabrera, Zarek Valentin -- Darwin Ceren, Tommy McNamara, Marcelo Palomino, Nico Lemoine -- Christian Ramirez, Michael Salazar
