Dynamo Lead the Sounders 1-0 in Seattle on Lucas Halter's 26th-Minute Header
Houston struck first at Lumen Field, where Lucas Halter's header just past the midway point of the first half has the Dynamo in front in a late-night regular-season match between two teams already bound for the MLS postseason.
SEATTLE - The Houston Dynamo lead the Seattle Sounders 1-0 at Lumen Field, on a 26th-minute header from Lucas Halter in Wednesday night's late regular-season match, per the live Sportradar file read this cycle. The goal came against the early run of Seattle chances: Cristian Roldan put a shot off target in the 4th minute and another on target, saved, in the 14th, and Nouhou Tolo missed off target in the 18th - all before Halter put Houston in front.
The match, which kicked off at 9:30 p.m. CT, is a postseason-preview kind of night: both clubs had already qualified for the MLS playoffs with games to spare, and Seattle came in with a long unbeaten run in this fixture - the Sounders had not lost to Houston in 11 meetings since October 2021, a streak the Dynamo's early goal is now testing on the road, where Houston has struggled this season.
This is a live file; the match was in its first half at the last verified read, and no final is asserted here. The final score and the full match story file in the overnight cycle within 45 minutes of the final whistle.
