San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 Houston Dynamo FC: final score
MLSFinal
San Jose Earthquakes beat Houston Dynamo FC 1-0 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 in the MLS.
Goals: Daniel Munie 38'.
San Jose Earthquakes sit 4th on 48 points.
Houston Dynamo FC sit 5th on 48 points.
San Jose Earthquakes have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Houston Dynamo FC have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: San Jose Earthquakes won 1, Houston Dynamo FC won 2, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- MLS
- Start time
- Saturday, September 12, 2026, 10:30 PM (ET)
- Venue
- PayPal Park, San Jose, California
- Where to watch
- Apple TV (In the United States · ESPN)
The match in numbers
- San Jose Earthquakes beat Houston Dynamo FC 1-0.
- Daniel Munie opened the scoring for San Jose Earthquakes on 38'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, San Jose Earthquakes 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
- 90'+4'Second Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
- 90'+3'Attempt saved. Mateusz Bogusz (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Angus Gunn (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 90'+3'Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Dave Romney.
- 90'+1'Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Luka Jovanovic is caught offside.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Foul by Nick Markanich (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'Jack Jasinski (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'Foul by Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 88'Attempt saved. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angus Gunn (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 88'Attempt saved. Nick Markanich (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Angus Gunn (San Jose Earthquakes). Assisted by Lawrence Ennali with a cross.
- 88'Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Arana.
- 88'Attempt blocked. Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Guilherme.
- 86'Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86'Foul by Luka Jovanovic (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 85'Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Franco Negri replaces Felipe Andrade.
- 85'Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85'Foul by Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 84'Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84'Foul by Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 83'Lucas Halter (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83'Foul by Nick Fernandez (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 82'Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Luka Jovanovic replaces Ousseni Bouda.
- 82'Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan replaces Eduard Löwen.
- 82'Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Guilherme is caught offside.
- 80'Attempt missed. Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lawrence Ennali.
- 78'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78'Delay in match (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 78'Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Matthew Arana replaces Duncan McGuire.
- 77'Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nick Markanich replaces Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 77'Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 75'Agustin Resch (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75'Foul by Agustin Resch (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 75'Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74'Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74'Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 72'Foul by Felipe Andrade (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 72'Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71'Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Benji Kikanovic.
- 69'Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ian Harkes replaces Niko Tsakiris.
- 69'Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Nick Fernandez replaces Beau Leroux.
- 67'Lawrence Ennali (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67'Foul by Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 66'Foul by Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 66'Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65'Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Héctor Herrera replaces Diadié Samassékou.
- 61'Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
- 61'Attempt saved. Lucas Halter (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Angus Gunn (San Jose Earthquakes). Assisted by Agustin Resch.
- 60'Attempt saved. Felipe Andrade (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Angus Gunn (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 60'Lawrence Ennali (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60'Foul by Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 54'Jamar Ricketts (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54'Foul by Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 52'Attempt blocked. Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 50'Foul by Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 50'Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49'Foul by Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 49'Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48'Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 48'Diadié Samassékou (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'Second Half begins San Jose Earthquakes 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
- 45'+3'First Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
- 45'+2'Attempt blocked. Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Beau Leroux with a cross.
- 45'+2'Handball by Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 43'Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43'Foul by Agustin Resch (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 38'Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Daniel Munie (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Beau Leroux following a corner.
- 37'Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Felipe Andrade.
- 35'Foul by Jack Jasinski (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 35'Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33'Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Benji Kikanovic is caught offside.
- 32'Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Niko Tsakiris.
- 31'Attempt missed. Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 29'Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benji Kikanovic with a cross.
- 29'Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29'Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 28'Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda is caught offside.
- 27'Attempt blocked. Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 26'Jamar Ricketts (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26'Foul by Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 25'Jack Jasinski (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25'Foul by Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 22'Attempt missed. Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eduard Löwen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 22'Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22'Foul by Felipe Andrade (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 19'Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18'Foul by Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 18'Felipe Andrade (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17'Attempt blocked. Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niko Tsakiris with a cross.
- 15'Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 15'Duncan McGuire (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12'Jamar Ricketts (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12'Foul by Felipe Andrade (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 10'Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 7'Attempt blocked. Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 7'Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7'Foul by Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 6'Foul by Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 6'Duncan McGuire (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5'Attempt missed. Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dave Romney with a cross.
- 3'Foul by Duncan McGuire (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 3'Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2'Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2'Foul by Jack Jasinski (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 1'Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 1'Diadié Samassékou (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1'Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting lineups
San Jose Earthquakes · 3-4-2-1
4Dave RomneyCD-L
Substitutes
Houston Dynamo FC · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
37Gilberto RiveraSUB
17Nicholas MarkanichSUB
Game stats
SJHOU
37.6Possession (%)62.4
10Shots11
1Shots on target5
1Corners3
17Fouls14
3Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Offsides1
6Saves0
Last 5 games
San Jose Earthquakes
LMinnesota United FC5-1Aug 22, 2026
D@ Houston Dynamo FC0-0Aug 29, 2026
D@ Austin FC1-1Sep 5, 2026
W@ San Diego FC3-2Sep 9, 2026
WHouston Dynamo FC1-0Sep 12, 2026
Houston Dynamo FC
L@ St. Louis CITY SC2-1Aug 22, 2026
DSan Jose Earthquakes0-0Aug 29, 2026
D@ Charlotte FC0-0Sep 5, 2026
WReal Salt Lake2-1Sep 9, 2026
L@ San Jose Earthquakes1-0Sep 12, 2026
Head-to-head record
1
San Jose
2
Draws
2
Houston
Last meetings
Aug 29, 2026Houston Dynamo FC0 – 0San Jose Earthquakes
Aug 23, 2025Houston Dynamo FC1 – 2San Jose Earthquakes
May 24, 2025San Jose Earthquakes3 – 3Houston Dynamo FC
Jul 17, 2024San Jose Earthquakes0 – 1Houston Dynamo FC
Mar 30, 2024Houston Dynamo FC2 – 1San Jose Earthquakes
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | +31 | 55 | LDDWL |
| 2 |  Dallas | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | +11 | 54 | WLWDW |
| 3 |  St. Louis | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | +12 | 51 | WWDLL |
| 4 |  San Jose | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | +7 | 48 | LDDWW |
| 5 |  Houston | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | +2 | 48 | LDDWL |
| 6 |  LAFC | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | +15 | 46 | DLDWD |
| 7 |  Seattle | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | +2 | 43 | WWLDD |
| 8 |  Colorado | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | +1 | 42 | LDDDW |
| 9 |  LA Galaxy | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | -9 | 40 | WWLWD |
| 10 |  Salt Lake | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 39 | WLDWW |
| 11 |  Portland | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 37 | LDLDW |
| 12 |  San Diego | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 35 | DLDDD |
| 13 |  Minnesota | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 35 | LDDWD |
| 14 |  Austin | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | -17 | 34 | DLLLW |
| 15 |  Kansas City | 31 | 6 | 4 | 21 | -40 | 22 | LDLLL |
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FAQ
What was the score in San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo FC?
San Jose Earthquakes beat Houston Dynamo FC 1-0 on Saturday, September 12 (MLS).
Who scored in San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo FC?
Goals: Daniel Munie 38'.
When do San Jose Earthquakes play next?
San Jose Earthquakes play Colorado Rapids on Wednesday, October 28 at 10:30 PM (ET).
When do Houston Dynamo FC play next?
Houston Dynamo FC play Seattle Sounders FC on Wednesday, October 28 at 10:30 PM (ET).
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