Major League Soccer · Sun 2 Apr 2023 · PayPal Park
- Cristian Espinoza 7' (pen)
- Cristian Espinoza 65' (pen)
- Amine Bassi 42' (pen)
The story
San Jose Earthquakes beat Houston Dynamo 2-1 at PayPal Park in Major League Soccer, matchday 6.
San Jose Earthquakes's goals came from Cristian Espinoza (7', pen, 65', pen); Amine Bassi (42', pen) replied for Houston Dynamo.
It was 1-1 at half-time.
Houston Dynamo had 52% of the ball and 6 shots to San Jose Earthquakes' 13.
Match stats
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Key moments
- 7' Cristian Espinoza Penalty · San Jose Earthquakes 1-0
- 42' Amine Bassi Penalty · Houston Dynamo 1-1
- 65' Cristian Espinoza Penalty · San Jose Earthquakes 2-1
Line-ups
San Jose Earthquakes
- JT MarcinkowskiGoalkeeper
- Carlos AkapoDefender
- Paul MarieDefender
- RodriguesDefender
- Jonathan MensahDefender
- Jackson YueillMidfielder
- Jamiro Monteirooff 90'Midfielder
- Michael Baldisimooff 61'Midfielder
- Cade Cowelloff 86'Forward
- Cristian EspinozaForward
- Jeremy Ebobisseoff 86'Forward
Houston Dynamo
- Steve ClarkGoalkeeper
- Teenage HadebeDefender
- Ethan BartlowDefender
- Daniel SteresDefender
- Héctor HerreraMidfielder
- Amine Bassioff 76'Midfielder
- Brooklyn Rainesoff 56'Midfielder
- ArturMidfielder
- Adalberto CarrasquillaMidfielder
- Corey Bairdoff 76'Forward
- Tate Schmittoff 38'Forward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (8)
- 7' ⚽ Cristian Espinoza (pen)
- 17' 🟨 Jonathan Mensah
- 33' 🟨 Carlos Akapo
- 42' ⚽ Amine Bassi (pen)
- 44' 🟨 Daniel Steres
- 59' 🟨 Jamiro Monteiro
- 64' 🟨 Franco Escobar
- 65' ⚽ Cristian Espinoza (pen)
Head to head
2San Jose Earthquakes wins2Draws2Houston Dynamo wins
Last 6 meetings
- 13 Sep 2026San Jose Earthquakes1 - 0Houston Dynamo
- 30 Aug 2026Houston Dynamo0 - 0San Jose Earthquakes
- 24 Aug 2025Houston Dynamo1 - 2San Jose Earthquakes
- 25 May 2025San Jose Earthquakes3 - 3Houston Dynamo
- 18 Jul 2024San Jose Earthquakes0 - 1Houston Dynamo
- 31 Mar 2024Houston Dynamo2 - 1San Jose Earthquakes

