Houston Dynamo FC vs FC Cincinnati

September 19, 2026

By FC Cincinnati

September 19^th, 2026

FC Cincinnati battled back from a two-goal, second-half deficit to earn a 2-2 draw at Houston Dynamo FC Saturday night. Kévin Denkey’s 90’+7 equalizer from the spot secured a point and marked FCC’s fifth stoppage-time equalizer of the season.

The Orange and Blue (8-8-9, 33 points) earned an important point to begin a three-match road trip.

The hosts went into halftime with the lead as Guilherme scored a free kick from right outside the box for Houston in the 38th minute. The Dynamo doubled their lead just six minutes into the second half as Mateusz Bogusz scored from the penalty spot following a foul in the box.

From there, FC Cincinnati went on the front foot and finally found the breakthrough in the 73rd minute with Bryan Ramirez’s second goal of the season. Sustained pressure from FC Cincinnati paid off in the 73rd minute. Kenji Mboma Dem played Evander into the box who drove to the endline before cutting back to find Kévin Denkey, who directed the ball to Ramirez for a tap-in in front of goal.

The Orange and Blue found their equalizer deep into the match after Kenji Mboma Dem drew a foul in the box, setting up Kévin Denkey’s leveler seven minutes into second-half stoppage time. Denkey stepped up to slot home the equalizer from the spot.