In a match that was suspended for 88 minutes due to lightning in the area very late in regulation and ultimately went to added extra time, the Houston Dynamo defeated North Carolina FC 3-2 in the Fourth Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Wednesday night.
Midfielder Memo Rodriguez picked a good time to notch his first goal for the Dynamo first team. The Dynamo Academy and RGV FC product collected an attempted clearance off of a corner kick in the 109th minute and, after a touch to settle the ball, buried a shot from 25 yards into the lower left corner of the net.