You only get one chance at a first impression. For Houston Dynamo 2, it turned out to be a really good one. Houston’s new MLS NEXT Pro team took to the field for their first ever match in the new league Saturday night. Vancouver Whitecaps 2 were the opposition at AVEVA Stadium and it was Houston who came out on top 1-0, thanks to a Marcelo Palomino thunderbolt.
Dynamo Dos started four homegrown players in the starting eleven; Palomino, Brooklyn Raines, Juan Castilla, and Xavier Valdez. Raines, who just turned 17 this month looked the part in a 3-man midfield with Palomino and Castilla.