Chicago Fire lose season opener 2-1 to Houston Dynamo
HOUSTON — Guilherme Santos scored two goals in the second half of his MLS debut to rally the Houston Dynamo to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire in the season opener Saturday night.
Santos found the net for the first time in the 67th minute – with assists from Jack McGlynn and Ezequiel Ponce – to tie the game 1-1. He scored the unassisted game-winner 11 minutes later on a deflection.
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Santos joined Dynamo after scoring 95 goals in 429 appearances for Brazilian Serie A club Santos FC.
Hugo Cuypers picked up where he left off last season, scoring unassisted in the 31st minute to give the Fire a 1-0 lead. Cuypers scored 17 goals in 33 matches last season and has scored 10 times in 31 matches in 2024 – his first season in the league.
Jonathan Bond totaled two saves for the Dynamo, while Chris Brady saved two shots for the Fire.
Coach Gregg Berhalter led the Fire last season to their first playoff appearance since 2017 and their first playoff victory since 2009.
To be continued
- Fire: against CF Montreal in the home opener on Saturday.
- Dynamo: against Los Angeles FC on Saturday.
