The Houston Dynamo entered into the fourth round of the US Open Cup to play North Carolina FC on the road. Going into the game the Dynamo had yet to win a road game in 2017. The Dynamo signed seven RGVFC players to short-term contracts for the game, Charlie Ward and Eric Bird were the RGVFC players to make their way into the starting lineup.
Things got off to a rough start for the Houston Dynamo when North Carolina scored just four minutes into the game. The Dynamo stopped the initial shot into the box. However none of the men in orange shut down the rebound allowing Steven Miller to score from 25 yards out and go up 1-0.